by Legs McNeil
First published 1997
In the twilight of Andy Warhol's New York, a new sound is stirring - raw, nihilistic, and utterly addictive. Legs McNeil, the man who coined the term "punk," teams up with Gillian McCain to capture the voices behind the movement. From Lou Reed to Iggy Pop, Patti Smith to Malcolm McLaren, the architects of punk spill their guts on the outrageous scene that changed music forever. This definitive account reads like a fast-paced novel, but the energy it celebrates - and the tragedies it contains - are all too real.
Genres: 20th-century, non-fiction, music, punk, alternative-medicine, social-movements
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, intimate
Tropes: non-fiction, social-commentary
Setting: New York
Period: Twilight
496 pages · Paperback · Grove Press
Content warnings: addiction, drug-use