A bibliography of punk rock

Below is a bibliography of punk rock books. Please send comments and corrections to me.

Caveat emptor: “Definition of rock journalism: People who can’t write, doing interviews with people who can’t think, in order to prepare articles for people who can’t read. ” (Frank Zappa in The Real Frank Zappa Book. To see how Zappa and punk could be related, see Ben Watson’s ultra-tangential, humorous and erudite Frank Zappa’s Negative Dialectic of Poodle Play.<

Zine, magazine and journal articles are not included here. If something is missing, please let me know.

• General
• Academic Works
• Magazines
• Sex Pistols
• The Ramones
• Iggy Pop & The Stooges
• The Clash
• Prodigy
• Hardcore
• Straight Edge
• Skinheads
• Photo Books
• …And Learn How to Play
• Fiction and Short Stories

• General

  • Aksiutina, Ol’ga (1999). Pank Virus v Rossii. Moscow, Russia: LEAN, 319 pp., illustrated, includes discography.
  • Anonymous (1984). I Want To Go To London: New Wave and Punk Travel Guides. Books Nippan. Scarce!
  • Andersen, Mark & Jenkins, Mark (2001). Dance of Days: Two Decades of Punk in the Nation’s Capital. New York: Soft Skull Press, 421 pp., illustrated. A history of the Washington, DC scene.
    
  • Anscombe, Isabella & Blair, Dike (1978). Punk Rock Style/Stance/People/Stars.
  • Arnold, Gina (1997). Kiss This: Punk in the Present Tense. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 205 pp., illustrated.
  • Antonia, Nina (2003). Johnny Thunders: In Cold Blood Cherry Red Books.
    
  • Antonia, Nina (2003). The New York Dolls: Too Much Too Soon. London: Omnibus Press, 224 pp.
    
  • Azerrad, Michael (2002). Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991. Back Bay Books, 528 pp.
    
  • Baker, Glenn A. & Coupe, Sutart (1981). The New Music. New York: Harmony Books, 127 pp.
  • Balls, Richard (2001). England’s Glory: The Life of Ian Dury. London: Omnibus Press, 300 pp.
    
  • Bessy, Claude; Cervenka, Exene; Morris, Chris; Carillo, Sean & Doe, John (1999). Forming: The Early Days of L.A. Punk. Santa Monica, CA: Smart Art Press, 95 pp., illustrated.
    
  • Blowdryer, Jennifer; Sprinkle, Annie & Crisp, Quentin (1997). White Trash Debutante. New York: Galhattan Press, 94 pp., illustrated. Blowdryer’s autobiography.
  • Bockris, Victor (date?). NYC Babylon From Beat to Punk. Music Sales+ Corporation. Apparently an earlier edition of Bockris (2000) Beat Punks.
  • Bockris, Victor (2000). Beat Punks. Da Capo, 304 pp., illustrated. A survey of the New York City underground from the 1950s to the 1990s.
  • Boston, Virginia (1978). Punk Rock. [a.k.a. Shockwave] New York: Viking.
  • Boston, Virginia (date?). Shockwave. Plexus, 128 pp.
  • Breslin, Theresa; McGonigal, Jim & Whyte, Hamish, eds. (2002). My Mum’s a Punk. Scottish Children’s Press, 112 pp.
  • Burchill, Julie; Parsons, Tony & Kaye, Lenny (1987). The Boy Looked at Johnny: The Obituary of Rock and Roll. New York: Faber & Faber, 95 pp., illustrated.
  • Büsser, Martin (date?) If the Kids are United: Von Punk zu Hardcore und zurück [From Punk to Hardcore and Back]. Verlag Jens Neumann, 145 pp.
  • Caifa, Janice (1985). Movimento Punk na Cidade: A Invasao dos Bandos Sub. Rio de Janeiro: J. Zahar Editor, 148 pp., illustrated.
  • Carducci, Joe (1993). Rock & the Pop Narcotic. Los Angeles, CA: 2.13.61, 529 pp. Revised edition. An amazing, obsessive, intelligent, sometimes hilarious rant. Focuses on Black Flag, but covers anything and everything.
  • Caruncho, Eric S. (date?). Punks, Poets, Poseurs: Reportage on Pinoy Rock & Roll. Pasig City, Philippines: Anvil Publications, 279 pp.
  • Carver, Lisa Crystal (2003). Drugs Are Nice: A Post-Punk Memoir. Soft Skull Press, 220 pp., illustrated.
  • Cohen, Evan (1999). I Was a Murder Junkie: The Last Days of GG Allin. Recess Records, 153 pp.
  • Colegrave, Stephen & Sulivan, Chris (2001). Punk: A Life Apart. London: Cassell, 399 pp., illustrated.
  • Coles, Stuart (2003). Punks: Street Revolution. Plexus Publications, 128 pp., illustrated.
  • Coon, Caroline (1983). 1988: New Wave Punk Rock Explosion. London: Omnibus Press, 128 pp., illustrated.
  • Cope, Julian (date?). Head On: Memories of the Liverpool Punk Scene. Head Heritage.
  • Costa, Salvador (date?). Punk. Producciones Editoriales, 96 pp.
  • County, Jayne (1996). Man Enough to Be a Woman. Serpent’s Tail.
  • Cox, Paul & Fawcett, Tom (2005). DIY Do It Yourself: The Rough Trade Story. Orion, 384 pp.
  • Cuda, Heidi Siegmund (2000). Sublime’s Brad Nowell: Crazy Fool (Portrait of a Punk). Lou Dog Publishing, 153 pp.
  • Diehl, Matt (2005). Distill This! New York: St. Martin’ Press, 256 pp.
  • Diggle, Steve; Rawlins, Terry & Clarke, John Cooper (2003). Harmony in My Head: The Original Buzzcock, Steve Diggle’s Rock’N’Roll Oddysey. Helter Skelter Publishing, 256 pp.
  • Farseth, Erik [Erick?] (2001). Wipe Away My Eyes: A History: Underground Culture and Politics, 1979-1999. Abandoned House Books. Focuses on the Minneapolis, Minnesota scene.
  • Fielding, Garry (1996). Loud, Proud ’N’ Punk: The Business. S. T. Publishing, 96 pp., illustrated. A history of the British punk band, The Business.
  • Gibbs, Alvin (1996). Destroy: The Definitive History of Punk. Edinburgh, Scotland / San Francisco, CA: AK Press, 286 pp.
  • Gilmour, Sarah (2000). The 70’s: Punks, Glam Rockers, & New Romantics (20^th Century Fashion). Gareth Stevens, 32 pp., illustrated.
  • Gimarc, George (date?) Empty Dustbin: Punk Diary. New York: Vintage. This is apparently an early edition of Punk Diary.
  • Gimarc, George (1994). Punk Diary: 1970-1979. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 263 pp., illustrated, includes CD-ROM. This is an excellent, obsessively compiled book. The massive index is available on-line.
  • Gimarc, George (1997). Post Punk Diary: 1980-1982. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 374 pp., illustrated, includes CD-ROM. This continues Punk Diary., with many bands that are punk-influenced rather than punk per se. The massive index is available on-line.
  • Gimarc, George (2005). Punk Diary: The Ultimate Trainspotter's Guide to Underground Rock, 1970-1982. Backbeat Books, 750 pp., illustrated, includes CD-ROM. This book combines Punk Diary with Post Punk Diary and added material. The massive index is available on-line.
  • Gjedsted, Jens (1986?). Dansk Rock fra Pigtråd til Punk: Leksikon 1956-1985. 318 pp. A dictionary of Danish rock through the punk era.
  • Gough, Sue (1996). Punk Rocker from Hell Heinemann Educational Books. This is apparently a children's book.
  • Greenwald, Andy (2003). Irony Is for Suckers: Punk Rock, the Web, and the Emo Generation. New York: St. Martin’s Griffin, 320 pp.
  • Greenwald, Andy (2003). Nothing Feels Good: Punk, Rock, Teenagers, and Emo. New York: St. Martin’s Griffin, 320 pp.
  • Hafeneger, Benno (date?). Punks in der Grossstadt: Punks in der Provinz: Projektberichte aus der Jugendarbeit. Leske + Budrich, 124 pp.
  • Harry, Debbie & Stein, Chris (1998). Making Tracks : The Rise of Blondie. Da Capo Press, 192 pp.
  • Hayward, Philip, ed. (1993). From Pop to Punk to Postmodernism: Popular Music and Australian Culture from the 1960s to the 1990s. Australian Cultural Studies. Allen & Unwin, 188 pp. A children’s book.
  • Heylin, Clinton (1993). From the Velvets to the Voidoids: A Pre-punk History for the Post-punk World. New York: Penguin Books, 384 pp., illustrated, includes discography. Out of print: A new edition was published in 2005 as From the Velvets to the Voidoids: The Birth of American Punk Rock.
  • Home, Stewart (1999). Cranked Up Really High. Hove, UK: CodeX, 208 pp. An opinionated coverage of the early days of British punk.
  • Jasper, Maura & Mancini, Hilken (2004). Punk Rock Aerobics: 75 Killer Moves, 50 Punk Classics, and 25 Reasons to Get Off Your Ass and Exercise. Da Capo Press, 208 pp., illustrated. * A fun way to get cranked up!
  • Jaerisch, Burkhard (1992). Flex! The Book. A discography of hardcore and punk. Out of print. A web site update exists.
  • Johns, Brian (1988). Entranced: Siouxsie & the Banshees Story. London: Omnibus Press.
  • Joynson, Vernon (2001). Up Yours! A Guide to UK Punk, New Wave and Early Post-Punk. Borderline Productions, 552 pp., illustrated.
  • Kester, Marian & Fitzgerald, f-Stop (1983). Dead Kennedys: The Unauthorized Version. San Francisco: Last Gasp, 65 pp., illustrated.
  • Kindersley, Tania (1996). Goodbye, Johnny Thunders. Hodder & Stoughton, 312 pp.
  • Kirstan, Ralf (1996). Pogographi 4: German Punk & Hardcore Discography 1977-89. Out of print.
  • Kozak, Roman; Roberts, Ebet & Jackson, Dianne (1988). This Ain’t No Disco: The Story of CBGB. New York: Faber & Faber, illustrated.
  • Kreimer, Juan Carlos (1993). Punk: La Muerte Joven. [Punk: The Youth Death] Distal, 2^nd edition.
  • Kristal, Hilly (2005). CBGB & OMFUG: Thirty Years from the Home of Underground Rock New York: Harry N. Abrams, 160 pp.
  • Lazell, Barry & Cale, John (1995). Punk! An A-Z. London: Hamlyn, 1^st edition, 159 pp., illustrated.
  • Lazell, Barry (1999). Punk! An A-Z. Music Book Services, 2^nd edition.
  • Levine, Noah (2003). Dharma Punx: A Memoir. San Francisco, CA: Harper SanFrancisco, 272 pp. Tales of a Buddhist American punk.
  • Manson, Shirley (2003). Siouxsie and the Banshees: The Authorised Biography. Sanctuary Publishing, 288 pp.
  • Marko, Paul. www.punk77.co.uk. A history of punk in the United Kingdom.
  • Mathur, Paul (date?). Ever After: The Official Story of Siouxsie & the Banshees. Out of print.
  • May, Michael (date?). Provokation Punk: Versuch einer Neufassung des Stilbegriffes in der Jugendforschung. Brandes & Apsel, 181 pp.
  • McGartland, Tony (1995). Buzzcocks: The Complete History. Independent Music Press.
  • McNeil, Legs & McCain, Gillian, eds. (1997). Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk. New York: Penguin, 450 pp., illustrated, 2^nd edition. An excellent and readable stitching together of various punk voices.
  • Metz, Allan (2002). Blondie, from Punk to Present: A Pictorial History. Musical Legacy Publications, 514 pp., illustrated. The most comprehensive book on Blondie and Deborah Harry.
  • Mick, Rock & Harry, Debbie (2003). Picture This: The Many Faces of Blondie. Sanctuary Publishing, 216 pp.
  • Monroe, Alexei (2005). Interrogation Machine: Laibach and NSK (Short Circuits). Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 400 pp., illustrated.
  • Morrissey, Steven (1995). New York Dolls. Babylon Books, 50 pp.
  • Mullen, Brendan; Bolles, Don & Parfrey, Adam (2002). Lexicon Devil: The Fast Times and Short Life of Darby Crash and the Germs. Los Angeles, CA: Feral House, 294 pp., illustrated.
  • Ott, Jeff (2000). My World: Ramblings of an Aging Gutter Punk. Sub City, 190 pp. Ott was a member of the band Fifteen.
  • Palmer, Myles (1998). New Wave Explosion: How Punk Became New Wave Became the 80s. Cherry Lane Music.
  • Pierce, Jeffrey Lee (1998). Go Tell the Mountain: Stories and Lyrics of Jeffrey Lee Pierce. Los Angeles, CA: 2.18.61, 128 pp. Last Testament of the Gun Club. Out of print:
  • Pietri, Stéphane (1977). Punk: Seventeen Rock. R. Deforges, 171 pp.
  • Poulson, Henrik Bech (2005). ’77-The Year of Punk & New Wave. Helter Skelter Publishing.
  • Randall, Daniel (2000). Things Aren’t What They Seem. Santa Cruz: Daniel Randall, unpaginated. Honorable-mention winner in the junior-senior division of the Annual High School Book Collection Contest, University of California, Santa Cruz.
  • Regan, Leo (1994). Public Enemies. Andre Deutsch, 112 pp. This is about punk gangs in Britain.
  • Reid, Jamie (1987). The Incomplete Works of Jamie Reid. New York: Faber & Faber, 144 pp., illustrated. The work of the artist who designed most of the Sex Pistols posters and album covers.
  • Resh, Jon (2001). Amped: Notes from a Go-Nowhere Punk Band. Viper Press. Written by a member of the band “Spoke.”
  • Rimbaud, Penny [J. J.] (1998). Shibboleth: My Revolting Life. Edinburgh, Scotland / San Francisco, CA: AK Press, 343 pp. The autobiography of a member of Crass.
  • Robbins, Ira A. (1983). The Trouser Press Guide to New Wave Records. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 389 pp.
  • Rollins, Henry (). Get In the Van: On the Road with Black Flag. Los Angeles: 2.13.61, 247 pp., illustrated.
  • Ruskin, Yvonne Sewall (1998). High on Rebellion: Inside the Underground at Max’s Kansas City. New York: Thunder’s Mouth Press, 224 pp.
  • Savage, Jon (1996). Time Travel: From the Sex Pistols to Nirvana: Pop, Media and Sexuality 1976-96. London: Chatto & Windus, 424 pp.
  • Selzer, Michael (1979). Terrorist Chic: An Exploration of Violence in the Seventies. E. P. Dutton.
  • Small, Doug (2005). The Story Of Green Day. London: Omnibus Press, 96 pp., illustrated.
  • Snowden, Don & Leonard, Gary (1997). Make the Music Go Bang! The Early L. A. Punk Scene. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 179 pp., illustrated.
  • Spitz, Marc & Mullen, Brendan (2001). We Got the Neutron Bomb: The Untold Story of L.A. Punk. Three Rivers Press, 296 pp., illustrated.
  • Sprouse, Martin, compiler (1991). Threat by Example: A Documentation of Inspiration. San Francisco, CA: Pressure Drop Press, 131 pp., illustrated. Inclues chapters by Mark Baez, Chris Bald, Jeff Bale, Mykel Board, Chumbawamba, Chynthia Connolly, The Ex, Al Flipside, Victor Hayden, Tom Jennings, Lawrence Livermore, Dick Lucas, Ian MacKaye, Jack Perkins, Peter Plate, Deborah Rieschl, Ruth Schwartz, Paul Spence, Tomas Squip, Tommy Strange, Jason Traeger, Johan van Leeuwen, Winni Wintermeyer, Chris X-B.C.T., John Yates, Tim Yohannan, and Susanne Zago.
  • Stark, James (1999). Punk ’77: An Inside Look at the San Francisco Rock ’N’ Roll Scene, 1977. San Francisco, CA: RE/Search Publications, 95 pp., illustrated. This is a reprint of the 1992 edition. Out of print:
  • Stark, Jürgen & Kurzawa, Michael (1981). Der grosse Schwindel? Punk, New Wave, Neue Welle. [The Great Swindel: Punk, New Wave.] Frankfurt, Germany: Verlag Freie Gesellschaft, 284 pp., illustrated.
  • Thompson, Dave (1995). Illustrated Collectors Guide to Punk: Band by Band Document of the Punk Era. Collector’s Guide Publications. This book focuses on older British punk. Thompson (2002) is probably a revised edition.
  • Thompson, Dave (2000). 20th Century Rock and Roll: Punk. Collector’s Guide Publications.
  • Thompson, Dave (2002). The Very Best of UK Punk (Collectors Guide to Punk, 1). Griffin Music. This is probably a revised edition of Thompson (1995).
  • Valentine, Gary (2002). New York Rocker: My Life in the Blank Generation, with Blondie, Iggy Pop and Others, 1974-1981. London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 276 pp., illustrated.
  • Van Dorsten, A. S. (1990). http://www.fastnbulbous.com/punk.htm. In two parts: “Part One: What Are The Politics of Boredom?” And “Part Two: Punk and Post-Punk Subcultures: Do It Yourself.”
  • Walters, David (1990). The Children of Nuggets: The Definitive Guide to “Psychedelic Sixties” Punk Rock on Compilation Albums. Ann Arbor, MI: Popular Culture, 372 pp, illustrated.
  • Walker, Clinton (2005). Inner City Sound: Punk and Post-Punk in Australia, 1976-85. Verse Chorus Press, 192 pp.
  • Weasel [Foster], Ben (2002). Punk Is a Four-Letter Word. Hope and Nonthings, 192 pp. Essays by a member of Screeching Weasel who also wrote Weasel (2001).
  • West, Mike (). Siouxsie & the Banshees. Babylon Books, 58 pp.
  • Wilson, Richard (1999). Never Mind the Buzzcocks. London: BBC Consumer Publishing, 120 pp. Out of print:

  See also the Women of Punk Bibliography.

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• Academic Works

  • Blecher, Jörg (2001). Dead Kennedys, Cynicism and Discursive Space.
  • Chronopoulos, Themis (1997). A Cultural History of Punk, 1964-1996. Master’s Thesis, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, 115 pp.
  • Fenster, Mark Andrew (1992). The Articulation of Difference and Identity in Alternative Popular Music Practice. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 384 pp. This thesis examines punk and well as bluegrass music.
  • Grimm, Stephanie (1998). Die Repräsentation von Männlichkeit im Punk und Rap. [The Representation of Masculinity in Punk and Rap.] Tubingen, Germany: Stauffenburg, 148 pp. Out of print.
  • Hebdige, Dick (1979). Subculture: The Meaning of Style. London / New York: Routledge, 195 pp. Includes a chapter on punks.
  • Henry, Tricia & Foster, Stephen (1990). Break All the Rules: Punk Rock and the Making of a Style. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI Research Press, 152 pp., illustrated. Studies in the fine arts. Avant-garde 68.
  • Jones, Stacey (1999). Pay No Mind to Us, We’re Just a Minor Threat: Masculinity in Punk Subculture.
  • Laing, Dave (1985). One Chord Wonders: Power and Meaning in Punk Rock. Milton Keynes, England / Philadelphia, PA: Open University Press, 156 pp., illustrated.
  • Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Indie & New Wave. Virgin Encyclopedias of Popular Music Series. London: Virgin Publishing, 512 pp. A feeble attempt, despite its girth. Out of print:
  • Leblanc, Lauraine (1999). Pretty in Punk: Girls’ Gender Resistance in a Boys’ Subculture. Rutgers, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 286 pp. This book was a revision of the author’s dissertation.
  • MacLeod, G. Dewar (1998). Kids of the Black Hole: Youth Culture in Postsuburbia. Ph.D. Thesis, City University of New York, 229 pp.
  • Malott, Curry & Pena, Milagros (2003). Punk Rockers’ Revolution: A Pedagogy of Gender, Race, and Class. Counterpoints vol. 223. Peter Lang Publishing.
  • Marcus, Greil (1990). Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the Twentieth Century. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 496 pp., illustrated.
  • Marcus, Greil (1994). Ranters & Crowd Pleasers: Punk in Pop Music, 1977-92. New York: Anchor, 438 pp., illustrated.
  • Marcus, Greil (1999). In the Fascist Bathroom: Punk in Pop Music 1977-1992. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 448 pp.
  • Nehring, Neil (1997). Popular Music, Gender and Postmodernism : Anger Is an Energy. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 203 pp.
  • O’Hara, Craig (1999). The Philosophy of Punk: More than a Noise. Edinburgh, Scotland / San Francisco, CA: AK Press, 2^nd edition, 171 pp., illustrated. This is a revision of O’Hara’s Master’s thesis.
  • Rice, William Thomas II (1999). The Geography of Punk Music. M.A. dissertation, California State University, Fullerton, 73 pp., illustrated.
  • Sabin, Roger, ed. (1999). Punk Rock: So What? New York: Routledge, 247 pp., illustrated.
  • Wojcik, Daniel (1995). Punk and Neo-Tribal Body Art. Folk Art and Artists Series. Jackson, MI: University of Mississippi Press, 72 pp., illustrated. Focuses on Perry Farrell.
  • Zavarzadeh, Mas’ud (1995). Punk Deconstruction and the Post Modern. Maisonneuve Press.
  • Zbach, Lawrence E. (1996). Why Is this Fussing and Fighting? Perspectives on Violence in Some Genres of Popular Music. Ph.D. Dissertation, Union Institute, 205 pp. This thesis compares reggae, rap and punk music.

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• Magazines

  • Holmstrom, John, ed. (1998). Punk: The Original. New York: High Times Press, 128 pp., illustrated. A complete reprint of the New York-based magazine that coined the phrase “punk rock.” Includes interviews with many seminal figures and cartoons. A fun read!
  • Maximumrocknroll - The San Francisco punk megazine.
  • Petty, Mark; Baker, Danny & Perry, Mark (2000). Sniffin’ Glue: The Essential Punk Accessory. Sanctuary Publishing, 176 pp., illustrated. A complete reprint of the the first London-based punk magazine.
  • Punk Planet - the upstart from Chicago
  • Sinker, Dan (2001). We Owe You Nothing, Punk Planet: The Collected Interviews. New York: Akashic Books, 346 pp. Interviews from the zine Punk Planet.
  • Vague, Tom (1994). The Great British Mistake: Vague 1977-92: A Fourteen and a Half Years’ Struggle Against Lies, Stupidity and Cowardice: A Reckoning with the Destroyers of the Punk Rock Movement. Edinburgh, Scotland / San Francisco, CA: AK Press, 114 pp., illustrated.
  • Vale, V. (1996a). Search and Destroy #1-6: The Complete Reprint: The Authoratative Guide to Punk Culture. San Francisco: V/Search, 142 pp., illustrated. A complete reprint of the first half of the first San Francisco-based punk magazine.
  • Vale, V. (1996b). Search & Destroy, 7-11, the Complete Reprint: The Authoratative Guide to Punk Culture. San Francisco: V/Search, 148 pp., illustrated. A complete reprint of the second half of the first San Francisco-based punk magazine.

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• Sex Pistols

  • Anonymous (1999). Sex Pistols. London: Omnibus Press. Out of print:
  • Anonymous (2000). Sex Pistols Retrospective: A Visual History.
  • Bateson, Keith & Parker, Alan (1992). Sid Vicious: The Life and Death of Sid Vicious, a Story in Words and Pictures. London: Omnibus Press.
  • Bromberg, Craig (1989). The Wicked Ways of Malcolm McLaren: Sex Pistols, Boy George, Adam Ant, Butterfly, Bow Wow Wow, Buffalo Gals, Too Fast to Live, Too Young to Die. New York: HarperCollins, 330 pp.
  • Burgess & Parker (1999) Satellite: Sex Pistols.
  • Dalton, David (1998). El Sid: Saint Vicious. New York, St. Martin’s Press, 223 pp.
  • Butt, Malcolm (2003). Sid Vicious: Rock’N’Roll Star. 2^nd edition, Plexus Publications, 152 pp., illustrated.
  • Gruen & Charlesworth (1992). The Sex Pistols: Chaos.
  • Heylin (2000) Never Mind the Bollocks Here’s the Sex Pistols.
  • Lydon, John; Zimmerman, Keith & Zimmerman, Kent (1995). Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs: The Authorized Autobiography Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols. New York: Picador, 329 pp., illustrated. An excellent read.
  • Matlock, Glen & Silverton, Pete (1991). I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol. New York: Faber & Faber, 181 pp., illustrated.
  • Morris, Dennis (date?). Destroy: Sex Pistols 1977.
  • O’Shea, Mick (2005). The Early Days of The Sex Pistols : Only Anarchists Are Pretty. Helter Skelter Publishing, 288 pp., illustrated.
  • Monk, Noel (1992). 12 Days on the Road: The Sex Pistols and America. Quill, 240 pp., illustrated. A recounting of the Sex Pistols by Noel Monk, their American tour manager.
  • Parker, Alan & Bateson, Keith (1991). Sid’s Way: The Life and Death of Sid Vicious: a Story in Words and Pictures. London: Omnibus Press, 96 pp.
  • Sex Pistols (1996). Sex Pistols: Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols. Guitar tabs.
  • Savage, Jon; Graham, Dan; Withers, Jane & Taylor, Paul (1988). Impresario: Malcolm Mclaren and the British New Wave. New York: New Museum, 80 pp., illustrated.
  • Spungen, Deborah (1996). And I Don’t Want to Live this Life. New York Ballantine Books, 408 pp. The Nancy Spungen story as told by her mother.
  • Stevenson (1997). Sex Pistols File.
  • Temple, Julien (2000). The Filth and the Fury: The Voices of the Sex Pistols. Griffin Trade Paperback, 135 pp., illustrated. Derived from the film by Temple, The Filth and the Fury: A Sex Pistols Film.
  • Thomas, Dave (1988). Jonny Rotten in His Own Words.
  • Walsh, Gavin (2003). God Save the Sex Pistols: A Collector’s Guide to the Priests of Punk. Plexus Publications, 160 pp.
  • Veromel, Fred & Veromel, Judy (). The Sex Pistols: The Inside Story. Star Books, 224 pp.
  • Wood (1998). Sex Pistols: A Photographic Record.

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• The Ramones

  • Bessman, Jim (1993). Ramones: An American Band. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 202 pp., illustrated, 5^th edition. An authorized history of the band.
  • Miles, Barry (1982). The Ramones. New York: Putnam, 48 pp.
  • Porter, Dick (2003). Ramones: The Complete Twisted History. Plexus Publications, 192 pp.
  • Ramone, Dee Dee; Kaufman, Veronica & McNeil, Legs (2000). Lobotomy: Surviving the Ramones. New York: Thunder’s Mouth Press, 2^nd edition, 288 pp., illustrated. The first edition was titled, Poison Heart: Surviving the Ramones.
  • Ramone (2003). Legend of a Rock Star: A Novel.
  • Ramones (2001).
  • Rombes, Nicholas (2005). Ramones’ Ramones 33 1/3. Continuum International Publishing, 128 pp., illustrated.
  • True, Everett (2002). Hey Ho Let’s Go: The Story of the Ramones. London: Omnibus Press, 344 pp., illustrated.

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• Iggy Pop & The Stooges

  • Ambrose, Joe (2003). Gimme Danger: The Story of Iggy Pop. London: Omnibus Press, 308 pp.
  • Antonia, Nina (). Iggy Pop (Virgin Modern Icons). Virgin Books, 93 pp. Out of print:
  • Gibbs, Alvin (2002). Neighbourhood Threat: On Tour With Iggy Pop. Hove, UK: CodeX Books, 144 pp. A tour diary of Pop’s one-time bassist.
  • Nelson, Per & Sherman, Dorothy (1990). The Wild One: The True Story of Iggy Pop. Music Sales.
  • Pop, Iggy (1994). Iggy Pop Collection.
  • Pop, Iggy (1997). I Need More. Los Angeles, CA: 2.13.61, 2^nd edition, 122 pp., illustrated. Iggy Pop’s autobiography.
  • Pop, Iggy (1999). The Complete Lyrics of Iggy Pop: 1969-1999.
  • Rock (2000). Raw Power: Iggy & The Stooges 1972. A photo book.

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• The Clash

  • Anonymous (2000b). The Clash Retrospective: A Visual History.
  • Clash (1999). A note-for-note transcription.
  • Du Noyer, Paul, ed. (1998). The Clash (Modern Icons). New York: St. Martin’s Press, 96 pp.
  • Fletcher, Tony (2005). The Clash: The Complete Guide To Their Music. London: Omnibus Press, 96 pp.
  • Gray, Marcus (2002). The Clash: Return of the Last Gang in Town. Hal Leonard, 446 pp. An series of analyses on the lasting effect of punk rock on culture.
  • Green, Johnny; Barker, Gary & Lowry, Ray (1999). A Riot of Our Own: Night and Day with the Clash. New York: Faber & Faber, 248 pp., illustrated.
  • Gruen (2002). The Clash.
  • Luna (1997). The Clash. [In Spanish?] Ediciones Catedra.
  • Quantick, David (date?). Clash: Music Makers. Firebird Distributing.
  • Quantick, David & Aizlewood, John, ed. (2000). The Clash. Kill Your Idols Series.
  • Salewicz, Chris (2005). Redemption Song : The Ballad of Joe Strummer. New York: Faber & Faber, 384 pp., illustrated.
  • Smith (2001). The Clash: Before and After.
  • Tobler, John & Miles, Barry (1990). The Clash. Cherry Lane Music.
  • Wells, James (1983). The Clash: The New Visual Documentary. London: Omnibus Press, 128 pp.

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• Prodigy

  • Coles, Stuart (1998). Prodigy: An Illustrated Biography. London: Omnibus Press, 48 pp.
  • James, Martin (2002). Prodigy. Sanctuary Publications, 300 pp.
  • Roach, Martin (1998). Prodigy: Electric Punks. London: Omnibus Press, 176 pp., illustrated.

  • Hardcore

    • Ambrose, Joe (2001). Moshpit: The Violet World of Moshpit Culture. Music Sales, 248 pp.
    • Banks, Robin (1999). Hardcore Punk Guide to Christianity. San Francisco, CA: AK Press, 38 pp., illustrated.
    • Belisto, Peter & Davis, Bob (1996). Hardcore California: A History of Punk and New Wave. San Francisco, CA: Last Gasp, 128 pp., illustrated.
    • Blush, Stephen & Petros, George (2001). American Hardcore: A Tribal History. Feral House, 352 pp. An oral history of the first generation of American hardcore music (1980-1986).
    • Cooper, Aimee (). Coloring Outside the Lines: A Punk Rock Memoir. 2^nd edition. Rowdy’s Press, 132 pp.
    • Craine (1998).
    • Nebergall, Peter J. (1997). Hard Core: Marginalized by Choice. Breakout Productions, 112 pp.
    • Savage, Jon (2002). England’s Dreaming, Revised Edition: Anarchy, Sex Pistols, Punk Rock and Beyond. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 602 pp., illustrated.

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  • Straight Edge

    • Lahickey, Beth & Cappo, Ray (eds.) (1998). All Ages: Reflections on the Straight Edge. Revelation Books, 223 pp.

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  • Skinheads

    Note: This section does not list all skinhead books, only those that also have information on punk rock.

    • Anonymous (date?). Skinhead: A way of Life: Eine Jugendbewegung stellt sich selbst dar. [A Youth Movement Presents Itself.] Europèaische Verlagsanstalt.
    • Christensen, Loren W. (1994). Skinhead Street Gangs. Paladin Press, 240 pp.
    • Farin, Klaus (date?). Skinheads. C.H. Beck, 223 pp.
    • Knight, Nick (1997). Skinhead. London: Omnibus, 86 pp.
    • Moore, Jack B. (1993). Skinheads Shaved for Battle: A Cultural History of American Skinheads. Popular Press, 200 pp.
    • Pedrini, Riccardo (1998). Ordigni, storia del punk a Bologna. [Devices: The History of Punk in Bologna, Italy] Castelvecchi.

    See also the Skinhead Rock.com bibliography.

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  • Photo Books

    • Anonymous (2000). Sex Pistols Retrospective: A Visual History. Edinburgh, Scotland / San Francisco, CA: AK Press, 96 pp.
    • Anonymous (2000b). The Clash Retrospective: A Visual History. Edinburgh, Scotland / San Francisco, CA: AK Press, 120 pp., illustrated.
    • Anonymous (2003). Legends of Punk: Photos from the Vault. San Francisco, CA: Manic D Press, 96 pp., illustrated.
    • Bayley, Roberta & Kaye, Lenny (1997). Blank Generation Revisited: The Early Days of Punk Photographs. New York: Schirmer Books / London: Prentice Hall International, 189 pp., illustrated.
    • Belisto & Davis (1996). Hardcore California: A History of Punk and New Wave.
    • Belisto, Peter, ed. (1981). Streetart, the Punk Poster in San Francisco, 1977-1981. San Francisco, CA: Last Gasp, 2^nd edition, 128 pp., illustrated.
    • Boot, Adrian & Salewicz, Chris (1997). Punk: The Illustrated History Of a Music Revolution. New York: Penguin, 157 pp., illustrated.
    • Burgess, Paul & Parker, Alan (1999). Satellite: Sex Pistols (Memorabilia: Locations: Photography: Fashion). Abstract Sounds Publishing, 160 pp., illustrated.
    • Burkhardt, Seiler et al. (1998). The Album Cover Art of punk! Corte Madera, CA: Gingko Press, 119 pp., illustrated. Foreward by Malcolm McLaren.
    • Chernikowski, Stephanie (1996). Dream Baby Dream: Images from the Blank Generation. Two Thirteeen Sixty-One Publications, 112 pp., illustrated.
    • Chantry, Art (1985). Instant Litter: Concert Posters from Seattle Punk Culture. Seattle: Real Comet Press, 111 pp., illustrated.
    • Colegrave, Stephen & Sullivan, Chris (2001). Punk: The Definitive Record of a Revolution. New York: Thunder’s Mouth Press, 399 pp., illustrated. This book is not really definitive and is primarily focused on the Sex Pistols.
    • Connolly, Cynthia; Clague, Leslie & Cheslow, Sharon (1988). Banned in DC: Photos and Anecdotes from the DC Punk Underground. Sun Dog Propaganda. Documentation of the Washington, DC punk scene from 1979-1985.
    • Dickson, Ian (2000). Flash, Bang, Wallop! Photographs of the Punk Explosion. Abstract Sounds Publishing, 208 pp., illustrated.
    • Fitzgerald, f-Stop (1982). Weird Angle. San Francisco, CA: Last Gasp, 64 pp., illustrated. Fitzgerald was one of the main photographers of the San Francisco scene.
    • Friedman, Glen E. (1996). Fuck You Too: The Extras & More Photographs. Consafos Press, 168 pp.
    • Gruen, Bob & Charlesworth, Chris (1992). The Sex Pistols: Chaos. London: Omnibus Press, 128 pp., illustrated.
    • Gruen, Bob (2002). The Clash. Vision On, 304 pp., illustrated.
    • Hennessy, Val (1982). In the Gutter. London: Quartet Books, 95 pp., illustrated. An examination of punk fashion.
    • Hurley, Bri (1990). Making a Scene: New York Hardcore in Photos, Lyrics, and Commentary. New York: Faber & Faber.
    • Ivins, Marc (1978). Primal Punk. Out of print, 35 pp.
    • Jocoy, Jim; Moore, Thurston; Cervenka, Exene & Jacobs, Marc (2002). We’re Desperate: The Punk Rock Photography of Jim Jocoy, SF/LA 1978-1980. powerHouse Books, 280 pp., illustrated.
    • Limonov, Edward [Eduard] (1990). Memoir of a Russian Punk. New York: Grove Press, 312 pp.
    • Morris, Dennis (date?). Destroy: Sex Pistols 1977. Creation Books, illustrated.
    • Nebergall, Peter J. (2002). Faces of Punk. Philadelphia, PA: Xlibris, 58 pp.
    • O’Regan, Denis (1997). Images of Punk. Harvill Press, 192 pp., illustrated.
    • Perry, Mark & Echenberg, Erica (1999). And God Created Punk. Virgin Publishing, 143 pp., illustrated. A photo book of 1970s punk.
    • Robert, Gary (1984). Loud 3D: Hardcore Rock’N’Roll. San Francisco, CA: IN3D, 63 pp., illustrated.
    • Rock, Mick (2000). Raw Power: Iggy & The Stooges 1972. Creation Publications, 144 pp., illustrated.
    • Rollins, Henry (2002). Unwelcomed Songs. Los Angeles, CA: 2.13.61, 256 pp., illustrated.
    • Santisi, Donna (1978). Ask the Angels. Out of print.
    • Santos, Raye; McCaffery, Richard & Fitzgerald, f-Stop (date?). X-Capees: A San Francisco Punk Photo Documentary. San Francisco, CA: Last Gasp, 3^rd edition, 71 pp., illustrated.
    • Smith, Pennie (2001). The Clash: Before and After. Plexus Publications, 160 pp., illustrated.
    • Smith, Winston (1994). Act Like Nothing’s Wrong: The Montage Art of Winston Smith. Volume One. San Francisco, CA: Last Gasp, 95 pp., illustrated. Foreword by Dirk Dirksen, introduction by Suzanne Stefanac. Smith made art for the Dead Kennedys as well as other punk bands.
    • Smith, Winston (1999). Artcrime: The Montage Art of Winston Smith. Volume Two. San Francisco, CA: Last Gasp, 96 pp., illustrated. Introduction by Jello Biafra. Smith made art for the Dead Kennedys as well as other punk bands.
    • Stevenson, Nils & Stevenson, Ray (1999). Vacant: A Diary of the Punk Years 1976-1979. London: Thames & Hudson, 128 pp., illustrated. Focuses on Britain.
    • Stevenson, Ray (1986). Siouxsie & the Banshees: Photo Book. Music Sales, 64 pp.
    • Stevenson, Ray (1997). Sex Pistols File. London: Omnibus Press, 72 pp.
    • Turcotte, Bryan Ray; Miller, Christopher T.; Fleming, R. A. & Woods, Doug (1999). Fucked Up + Photocopied: Instant Art of the Punk Rock Movement. Corte Madera, CA: Gingko Press, 240 pp., illustrated.
    • Wood, Lee (1998). Sex Pistols: A Photographic Record. Music Sales Corporation.

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  • …And Learn How to Play

    • Anonymous (1996). Punk Guitar Collection. Hal Leonard Publishing. Features guitar tabs for 14 punk songs.
    • Anonymous (1998). Punk Guitar Method with CD (Audio). Hal Leonard Publishing. Features 32 examples.
    • Anonymous (2002). Play Guitar with Punk. Music Sales Limited, 48 pp.
    • Anonymous (2003). Punk Chord Songbook. Music Sales Limited, 128 pp.
    • Blink-182 Blink-182: Take Off Your Pants and Jacket. Hal Leonard, 64 pp.
    • Burns, Jake & Parker, Alan (2003). Stiff Little Fingers: Song by Song. Sanctuary Publishing, 288 pp.
    • Clash (1999). Best of the Clash. Hal Leonard Publishing.
    • Cornwell, Hugh; Drury, Jim & Therous, Paul (1992). The Stranglers: Song by Song, 1974-1990. Sanctuary Publishing, 385 pp.
    • Green Day (2001). Green Day: Warning. New York: Warner Brothers.
    • Green Day (2002). Green Day International Superhits!: Authentic Guitar-Tab Edition: Includes Complete Solos. New York: Warner Brothers, 100 pp.
    • Heylin, Clinton (2000). Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols (The Companion Series). New York: Schirmer Books, 167 pp., illustrated, includes discography.
    • Offspring (1999). The Offspring: Americana. Hal Leonard Publishing.
    • Offspring (2001). The Offspring: Conspiracy of One. Hal Leonard Publishing.
    • Pop, Iggy (1994). Iggy Pop Collection. Hal Leonard. Out of print:
    • Ramones (2001). Ramones. Guitar Anthology Series. Warner Brothers Publications.
    • Sex Pistols (1996). Sex Pistols: Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols. Hal Leonard Publishing, 72 pp.
    • Social Distortion (1999). Social Distortion: Live at the Roxy. Hal Leonard Publishing, 96 pp. Note-for-note transcriptions of the 17 searing songs from band’s live album.
    • Zerbev, Richard (1986). Jam Plastic, Punk: Now You Can Play Lead Guitar with a Live Band/Audio Cassette and Paperback. Sound Enterprises.

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  • Fiction and Short Stories

    • Armstrong, John (2001). Guilty of Everything. New Star Books, 107 pp., illustrated. The author was in the Modernettes.
    • Blinko, Nick; Home, Stewart; Perry, Mark & Dellar, Robert, eds. (1996). Gobbing, Pogoing and Gratuitous Bad Language: An Anthology of Punk Short Stories. Spare Change Books, 160 pp.
    • Blinko, Nick (2002). The Primal Screamer. Spare Change Books, 126 pp. A punk rock gothic horror novel.
    • Crawford, John (1988). Baboon Dooley, Rock Critic! Baboon Gets Ahead in Life. Eugene OR: Popular Reality Press, 238 pp., illustrated. A funny cartoon critique popular culture and the punk movement.
    • Craine, Nick; Turner, Michael & Craine, Mick (1998). Hard-Core Logo: Portrait of a Thousand Punks. Stoddard Publishing, 16 pp., illustrated. A graphic novel based on the film Hard Core Logo.
    • Davis, Guy (2003). Honour Among Punks: The Complete Baker Street Graphic Novel. I Books, 352 pp. A mystery novel set on London.
    • Fogwill, Rodolfo Enrique (1998). Muchacha Punk. Planeta. 187 pp.
    • Hell, Richard (1992). Artifact! Notebooks from Hell 1974-1980. Hanuman Books, 172 pp.
    • Hell, Richard (1997). Go Now. New York: Scribner, 176 pp.
    • Hell, Richard (2001). Hot and Cold: Essays, Poems, Lyrics, Notebooks, Pictures, Fiction. New York: powerHouse Books, 256 pp.
    • Hillsbury, Thorn Kief (2005). What We Do Is Secret. New York: Villard, 368 pp. A fictionalized account of the Los Angeles-scene, including allusions to Darby Crash.
    • Hister, Kenneth (2003). Greg the Cop and Greg the Punk. iUniverse.com.
    • Imperato, Ayn (1999). Dirty Money and Other Stories. San Francisco, CA: Manic D Press, 142 pp. Short stories by a San Francisco punk.
    • King, John (date?). Human Punk. 320 pp.
    • Longhi, Jon (1998). Flashbacks and Premonitions: Stories. San Francisco, CA: Manic D Press, 155 pp.
    • Lunch, Lydia & Cervenka, Exene (1996). Adulterers Anonymous. San Francisco, CA: Last Gasp, 110 pp. Poetry.
    • Marvin, Jay (1998). Punk Blood. FC2, 108 pp.
    • Nersesian, Arthur & Kowalski, Kim (1997). The fuck Up. Akashic Books, 274 pp., illustrated.
    • Ramone, Dee Dee (2003). Legend of a Rock Star: A Novel. New York: Thunder's Mouth Press, 288 pp.
    • Romalotti, Charles (2000). Salad Days. Layman Books, 300 pp.
    • Romalotti, Charles (2001). Rash. Layman Books, 172 pp. Out of print:
    • Romalotti, Charles (2002). Talon. Layman Books, 179 pp.
    • Schweser, Jamie & Himelstein, Abram Shalom (1998). Tales of a Punk Rock Nothing. New Mouth from the Dirty South, 160 pp., 3^rd edition.
    • Sheppard, John L. (2002). Small Town Punk. Writers Club Press, 228 pp.
    • Sinister, Bucky & Sperry, Chuck (1995). King of the Roadkills. San Francisco, CA: Manic D Press, 156 pp., illustrated.
    • Sprecher, Lorrie (1994). Sister Safety Pin: A Novel. Firebrand Books, 256 pp.
    • Walker, Chris (2002). Punk Rules OK. Burn Books.
    • Weasel [Foster], Ben (2001). Like Hell. Hope and Nothings, 191 pp. A novel based on the band Screaching Weasel. See also Weasel (2002).
    • Williams, John L. (1998). Faithless. New York: Serpent's Tail, 168 pp. Fiction set in the punk aftermath of London of 1983.
    • Winslow, Don (1991). A Cool Breeze on the Underground. New York: St. Martin's Press, 281 pp. Detective fiction set in London during the birth of Punk.
    • Wishnia, Steven; McSweeney, Lynn & McGill, Mac (2000). Exit 25 Utopia (A Great American Punk Rock Novel). Imaginary Press, 239 pp. Wishnia was a member of False Prophets and the senior editor of High Times Magazine.
    • Zapata, Kurt (1996). Fourty Ouncer: Stories. San Francisco, CA: Manic D Press, 157 pp.

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    © 2005 by Thomas H. Slone.

    Last modified May 5, 2005.