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Please Kill Me : The Uncensored Oral History of Punk by Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain (2006, Perfect)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherGROVE/Atlantic, Incorporated
ISBN-100802142648
ISBN-139780802142641
eBay Product ID (ePID)4573256
Product Key Features
Book TitlePlease Kill Me : the Uncensored Oral History of Punk
Number of Pages488 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2006
TopicGenres & Styles / Punk, Popular Culture, Genres & Styles / Rock, United States / General, Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal
IllustratorYes
GenreMusic, Social Science, History
AuthorLegs Mcneil, Gillian Mccain
FormatPerfect
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight17 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN79-002333
ReviewsRanks up there with the great rock & roll books of all time." -- Time Out New York This book tells it like it was. It is the very first book to do so." --William S. Burroughs Does for the Ramones what the disciples did for Jesus." — LA Weekly Dishes the crud on everyone . . . candid, inside, and detailed." — The New Yorker Lurid, insolent, disorderly, funny, sometimes gross, sometimes mean and occasionally touching." — The New York Times The riotously funny story of New York punk told by those who were there." — Daily News, Ranks up there with the great rock & roll books of all time." – Time Out New York This book tells it like it was. It is the very first book to do so." –William S. Burroughs Does for the Ramones what the disciples did for Jesus." — LA Weekly Dishes the crud on everyone . . . candid, inside, and detailed." — The New Yorker Lurid, insolent, disorderly, funny, sometimes gross, sometimes mean and occasionally touching." — The New York Times The riotously funny story of New York punk told by those who were there." — Daily News, "Ranks up there with the great rock & roll books of all time." Time Out New York "This book tells it like it was. It is the very first book to do so." William S. Burroughs "Does for the Ramones what the disciples did for Jesus." -LA Weekly "Dishes the crud on everyone . . . candid, inside, and detailed." -The New Yorker "Lurid, insolent, disorderly, funny, sometimes gross, sometimes mean and occasionally touching." -The New York Times "The riotously funny story of New York punk told by those who were there." -Daily News, "Ranks up there with the great rock & roll books of all time." - Time Out New York "This book tells it like it was. It is the very first book to do so." -William S. Burroughs "Does for the Ramones what the disciples did for Jesus." -- LA Weekly "Dishes the crud on everyone . . . candid, inside, and detailed." -- The New Yorker "Lurid, insolent, disorderly, funny, sometimes gross, sometimes mean and occasionally touching." -- The New York Times "The riotously funny story of New York punk told by those who were there." -- Daily News
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal781.66
SynopsisATime OutandNew York Daily NewsTop Ten Book of the Year upon its release,Please Kill Mebrings the sound of the punk generation to life. Iggy Pop, Danny Fields, Dee Dee and Joey Ramone, Nico, Patti Smith, and scores of other famous and infamous punk figures lend their voices to this definitive account of that outrageous, explosive era. From its origins in the twilight years of Andy Warhol's New York reign to its last gasps as eighties corporate rock, the phenomenon that was known as punk is scrutinized, eulogized, and idealized by the people who were there and who made it happen., A Time Out and Daily News Top Ten Book of the Year upon its initial release, Please Kill Me is the first oral history of the most nihilist of all pop movements. Iggy Pop, Danny Fields, Dee Dee and Joey Ramone, Malcom McLaren, Jim Carroll, and scores of other famous and infamous punk figures lend their voices to this definitive account of that outrageous, explosive era. From its origins in the twilight years of Andy Warhol's New York reign to its last gasps as eighties corporate rock, the phenomenon known as punk is scrutinized, eulogized, and idealized by the people who were there and who made it happen., Now in paperback, this first oral history of the most nihilistic of all pop movements brings the sound of the punk generation chillingly to life with 50 new pages of depraved testimony. "Please Kill Me" reads like a fast-paced novel, but the tragedies it contains are all too human and all too real. photos., A Time Out and Daily News Top Ten Book of the Year upon its initial release, Please Kill Me is the first oral history of the most nihilist of all pop movements. Iggy Pop, Danny Fields, Dee Dee and Joey Ramone, Malcom McLaren, Jim Carroll, and scores of other famous and infamous punk figures lend their voices to this definitive account of that outrageous, explosive era. From its origins in the twilight years of Andy Warhol s New York reign to its last gasps as eighties corporate rock, the phenomenon known as punk is scrutinized, eulogized, and idealized by the people who were there and who made it happen. "
LC Classification NumberPQ2625.A716
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