Under the Big Black Sun explores the nascent Los Angeles punk rock movement and its evolution to hardcore punk as it's never been told before. Authors John Doe and Tom DeSavia have woven together an enthralling story of the legendary West Coast scene from 1977-1982 by enlisting the voices of people who were there. The book shares chapter-length tales from the authors along with personal essays from famous (and infamous) players in the scene. Additional authors include: Exene Cervenka (X), Henry Rollins (Black Flag), Mike ...
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Under the Big Black Sun explores the nascent Los Angeles punk rock movement and its evolution to hardcore punk as it's never been told before. Authors John Doe and Tom DeSavia have woven together an enthralling story of the legendary West Coast scene from 1977-1982 by enlisting the voices of people who were there. The book shares chapter-length tales from the authors along with personal essays from famous (and infamous) players in the scene. Additional authors include: Exene Cervenka (X), Henry Rollins (Black Flag), Mike Watt (The Minutemen), Jane Wiedlin and Charlotte Caffey (Go-Go's), Dave Alvin (The Blasters), Chris D. (The Flesh Eaters), Robert Lopez (The Zeros, El Vez), Jack Grisham (T.S.O.L.), Teresa Covarrubias (The Brat), as well as scenesters and journalists Pleasant Gehman, Kristine McKenna, and Chris Morris. Through interstitial commentary, John Doe "narrates" this journey through the land of film noir sunshine, Hollywood back alleys, and suburban sprawl, the place where he met his artistic counterparts Exene, DJ Bonebrake, and Billy Zoom and formed X, the band that became synonymous with, and in many ways defined, L.A. punk.Focusing on punk's evolutionary years, Under the Big Black Sun shares stories of friendship and love, ambition and feuds, grandiose dreams and cultural rage, all combined with the tattered, glossy sheen of pop culture weirdness that epitomized the operations of Hollywood's underbelly. Readers will travel to the clubs that defined the scene, as well as to the street corners, empty lots, apartment complexes, and squats that served as de facto salons for the musicians, artists, and fringe players that hashed out what would become punk rock in Los Angeles.L.A. punk was born from rock'n' roll, from country and blues and Latin music, the true next step in the evolution of rock'n' roll music. It was born of art, culture, political, and economic frustration. It spoke of a Los Angeles that existed when regionalism still reigned in the USA. It sounded like Los Angeles.For the first time, the stories and photos from this now-fabled era are presented from those on the front lines. Stories that most have never heard about the art that was born under the big black sun.
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Good in Good jacket. Hardcover in DJ with moderate reading wear; water damage to DJ and outer edge of some pages, otherwise book is clean, unmarked. In stock. Ships from MN, USA.
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New in new dust jacket. Signed by author. Signed and dated by Co-Author John Doe of LA Punk Rock Band X, in person. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 336 p. Contains: Unspecified. Audience: General/trade. A New (Pristine Condition) copy in a New (Pristine Condition) dust jacket; a copy purchased at the event, never read, opened only for signing. First Edition-Third Printing with a full number line ending with a 3. Signed and dated on the Title page, by Co-Author and LA Punk Rock Band X member John Doe, in person, during his book promotion tour for this book, in New York City on August 13, 2016. A photo of John during the event, and an event announcement will be included. "Under The Big Black Sun" examines the evolution of Los Angeles punk rock between 1977 to 1982, covering the years between the emergence of punk as an underground phenomenon, and ending as some of the musicians in the scene crossed over to mainstream success. This collectible book features guest chapters by Exene Cervenka, co-lead vocalists of X; Jane Wiedlin and Charlotte Caffey of The Go-Go's; Mike Watt of Minuteman; and Henry Rollins of Black Flag. Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong wrote the Foreword for the book. The audiobook version of this book was a Grammy Award Nominee for Best Spoken Word Album in 2017. Rest assured, this signed collectible copy is well protected in an archival Mylar cover; and will be very carefully packaged with protective material; and will be shipped in a new box. We always treat all of our books, and book buyers with the utmost respect.
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Hardcover in dust jacket. SIGNED by John Doe, the singer and bassist of the legendary punk band X and additionally signed by Robert Lopez (of the early LA punk band The Zeros and aka "El Vez") Clean text-NO writing, NO highlighting to text. Very good/Very good. Oversized. Clean text--NO writing, NO highlighting to text. PLEASE NOTE: Domestic US media (standard) US orders ONLY. NO international orders.
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