Left of the dial
Subtitle: conversations with punk icons
By: David Ensminger
Publisher: PM Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Oakland, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9781604866414
Subjects: Interviews; History and criticism; Punk rock music; Punk rock musicians
Other titles: Conversations with punk icons
Description: Featuring interviews with leading figures of the punk underground, including Ian MacKaye, from Minor Threat and Fugazi; Jello Biafra, from Dead Kennedys; and Dave Dictor, from MDC, this book probes the legacy of punk's sometimes fuzzy political ideology, its homegrown traditions, and its rupturing of social norms. Passionate, far-reaching, and fresh, these conversations illuminate punk's oral history with candor and humor by focusing on the history of ideologies and values as understood by performers, instead of as represented by discographies or gig memories. The book also features rare photographs shot during the heyday of punk and hardcore, and a massive punk flyer collection that celebrates a visual history of the bands represented.
Table of contents: title: Peter Case (Nerves, Plimsouls); title: Captin Sensible (The Damned); title: Tony Kinman (The Dils); title: El Vez (The Zeros); title: Charlie Harper (UK Subs); title: The Deaf Club : an un-oral history; title: Mike Palm (Agent Orange); title: Gregg Turner (Angry Samoans); title: Ian MacKaye (Minor Threat, Fugazi); title: Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys); title: Gary Floyd (Dicks, Sister Double Happiness); title: Mike Watt (Minutemen, fIREHOSE); title: Shawn Stern (Youth Brigade); title: Kira Roessler (Black Flag, Dos); title: Jack Grisham (TSOL); title: Keith Morris (Circle Jerks, Off!); title: Fred "Freak" Smith (Beefeater); title: U-Ron Bondage (Really Red); title: Vic Bondi (Articles of Faith, Alloy); title: Lisa Fancher (Frontier Records); title: Dave Dictor (MDC); title: Thomas Barnett (Strike Anywhere).