Title: Disco's out ... murder's in! : the true story of frank the shank and L.A.'s deadliest punk rock gang /
Authors: Mattioli, Heath,; Spacone, David,
Year: 2015
Subjects: La Mirada Punks (Gang); Punk culture California Los Angeles.; Gangs California Los Angeles.; Gangs; Punk culture; California Los Angeles
Abstract: "Famous for its revolutionary aspects in musical, political, sexual identity and consumerist spheres, punk rock also has its lesser-known gangster ethos as well, explained here by players in the various punk gangs in Disco's Out . . . Murder's In!, a nonfiction title that has been optioned for an upcoming movie.The Los Angeles, Orange County and South Bay punk scenes, populated by offspring from blue collar families who responded to the violence and aggression of punk songs and shows. A number of them formed punk gangs that got into beatings, drug dealing and murder. Among them, no gang was more notorious than La Mirada Punks, or LMP. Says LMP chieftain Frank the Shank after getting arrested by police for murder: After having my hands in so much bloodshed over the years, I most certainly had it coming. I deserved whatever I got. Unexpectedly Frank was bailed-out from prison by his father's friend, a mob gangster. Too many people died at the hands of punk rock violence, said Frank. I got lucky, some didn't. As an ultra-violent punk rock gangster, I admit my part in ruining the scene. L.A. punk was a magical moment of youth expression like no other. And the gangs ruined punk rock. I still have people telling me today that they quit punk because of LMP. I dig graves at a small cemetery just outside Los Angeles. What else would you expect for Frank the Shank?"--Publisher's description.
Contents: The sons of Sid Vicious -- Youth gone mad -- The boys next door -- Unfair warning -- Young, loud, and naughty -- Season's beatings -- Life of riot -- Night of my life... night of my knife -- Chapter hate -- Too much monkey business -- Sotto capo -- Mongoloose -- Eat my fuck -- Low class of 1984 -- Generational scars -- It's over for me... it's over for you -- Holy pig -- 10-15 -- Aftermath. Non-filter truth.