Book description
'To see The Clash on the White Riot tour was like discovering
how to be a rock star: you just did it yourself. You didn't wait for
someone to come and discover you. That was the most important thing
that came out of punk... We came home and we cut our hair and bought
skinny trousers. It was year zero. That was the moment for me' Billy Bragg
Punk Rock is a book like no other. It is an oral history of a
radical movement which exploded in Seventies Britain. With its own
clothes, hair, artwork, fanzines and radical politics, Punk boasted a
DIY ethos that meant anyone could take part. The scene was uniquely
vibrant and energetic, leaving an extraordinary legacy of notorious
events, charismatic characters and inspirational music.
John Robb has spent over a year interviewing more than 100
contributors including Glen Matlock, Mick Jones, Don Letts, Slash,
Billy Bragg, Hugh Cornwell and Captain Sensible. Now, for the first
time, they give the inside view on events such as The Sex Pistols'
swearing live on the Bill Grundy TV show and staging their
anti-Jubilee riverboat party on the Thames, famous gigs at The Roxy
and 100 Club, and the groundbreaking records by The Pistols, The
Clash, The Damned and others.
From the widely debated roots of punk in the late-Sixties through to
the fallout of the post-punk period in 1984, and the ongoing influence
on today's bands, Punk Rock is the definitive oral history of
an inimitable and exciting movement.
John Robb is a musician, writer, music journalist and TV
presenter. He formed the seminal punk/alt-rock band The
Membranes in 1977, and still carries the punk flame today as lead
singer of Goldblade, renowned for their incendiary live shows.
He has written acclaimed biographies of The Stone Roses and The
Charlatans, as well as The Nineties: What the F**k Was That All
About?, all published by Ebury Press.
http://www. goldblade. com
