The Best of Punk Magazine (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780061958359)

The very best of Punk--the legendary magazine thatdefined an era--finds new life in this stunning anthology, featuring originalarticles along with behind-the-scenes commentary and the backstory on eachissue as told by editor-in-chief John Holmstrom. Punkwas the Bible of the urban counterculture movement. It not only gave punkmusic its name, but influenced the East Village art scene and steered the punkaesthetic and attitude. The Best of Punk Magazine includes high-qualityreprints of hard-to-find original issues, as well as rare and unseen photos, essays, interviews, and even handwritten contributions from the likes of AndyWarhol, Lou Reed, Debbie Harry, the Ramones, the Sex Pistols, Lester Bangs, Legs McNeil, Lenny Kaye, and many more. For collectors, lifelong punks, andthose just discovering what punk is all about, this is the chance see thehistory of the movement come back to life.

Author: John Holmstrom
ISBN-10: 0061958352
ISBN-13: 9780061958359
Publisher: It Books
Language: English
Published: 12/18/2012
Pages: 372
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 4.32lbs
Size: 11.82h x 9.28w x 1.17d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/21/2013
New York Times Book Review 04/07/2013 pg. 18