num_pages: 265
description: How can so many people pledge allegiance to punk something with no fixed identity? Depending on who and where you are punk can be an outlet excuse lifestyle escapism conversation community ideology sales category social movement punishable offense badge of authenticity reason to drink beer forever or an aesthetic of belligerent incompetence. And if someone has a strong belief about what punk is odds are they have even stronger feelings about what punk is not.Sam McPheeters championed many different versions. Over the course of two decades he fronted Born Against released dozens of records and fanzines and toured seventeen times across the northern hemisphere. In this collection of essays profiles criticism and personal history he examines the diverse realms he intersectedNew York hardcore Riot Grrrl Gilman street the hidden enclaves of Olympia New England and downtown Los Angelesand the forces of mental illness and creative inspiration that drove him and others in the first place.
language: English
title: Mutations: The Many Strange Faces of Hardcore Punk
publisher: Rare Bird Books, A Barnacle Book