Wholesale Punk in 50 Pieces: Kevin Dettmar

Punk in 50 Pieces Punk Rock, Post-Punk, New Wave, and the Five Years That Changed Pop Music Forever Kevin Dettmar Non-Fiction Hardcover MUSIC/Genres & Styles / Punk Published for the 50th anniversary of punk crashing onto the scene, a cultural history of fifty iconic songs and unforgettable moments that destroyed then redefined rock n’ roll. Once upon a time—November 26, 1976, to be precise—a band named the Sex Pistols dropped “Anarchy in the U.K.,” and a musical movement called punk rock came, saw, and conquered.Fifty years later, the question remains: What the hell was that?Punk in Fifty Pieces retells the story of punk’s cultural earthquake and how early classic punk (The Ramones, Patti Smith, Iggy Pop) gave birth to post-punk (Joy Division, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Gang of Four), New Wave (Talking Heads, Blondie, Devo) and a rock n’ roll revolution.A great, new addition to the shelf that holds Please Kill Me, Lipstick Traces and England’s Dreaming, Punk in Fifty Pieces is the perfect playlist for discovery by a new generation of rebels without a cause and for die-hards who traded the mosh pit for two cars in the garage–but have never forgotten the music.Includes chapters featuring: The Sex Pistols, “Anarchy in the U.K."The Damned, “Neat Neat Neat"Devo, “Mongoloid” / “Jocko Homo"Television, “Marquee Moon"Elvis Costello, “Alison"The Germs, “Forming"Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers, “Roadrunner"The Adverts, “Gary Gilmore’s Eyes"Ian Dury, “Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll"Pere Ubu, “The Modern Dance"The Safety PinRichard Hell and the Voidoids, “Blank Generation"The Stranglers, “No More Heroes"X-Ray Spex, “Oh Bondage Up Yours!"Tom Robinson Band, “2–4–6–8 Motorway"Dead Boys, “Sonic Reducer"Plastic Bertrand, “Ça Plane Pour Moi"Talking Heads, “Psycho Killer"Magazine, “Shot by Both Sides"Nick Lowe, “I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass"The Only Ones, “Another Girl, Another Planet"Doc Martens BootsThe Police, “Roxanne"The Normal, “Warm Leatherette"The Clash, “(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais"Wire, “Dot Dash"Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Hong Kong Garden"The Buzzcocks, “Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve?)"Generation X, “Your Generation"Joe Jackson, “Is She Really Going Out with Him?"The Jam, “Down in the Tube Station at Midnight"Public Image Ltd, “Public Image"Perfecto Black Leather JacketStiff Little Fingers, “Alternative Ulster"The Bags, “Survive"The Raincoats, “Fairytale in the Supermarket"Blondie, “One Way or Another"The Cure, “Boys Don’t Cry"The B–52s, “Rock Lobster"The Boomtown Rats, “I Don’t Like Mondays"Gary Numan, “Cars"The Slits, “Typical Girls"XTC, “Making Plans for Nigel"ZinesThe Go-Go’s, “We Got the Beat"Dead Kennedys, “Holiday in Cambodia"Joy Division, “Love Will Tear Us Apart"The Pretenders, “Precious"The Fall, “Totally Wired"Adam and the Ants, “‘Antmusic'"The Au Pairs, “It’s Obvious"X, “White Girl"Gang of Four, “What We All Want"The Psychedelic Furs, “Pretty in Pink"