Punk Rock: The Booklist

1.
Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk
Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk 4.19 avg rating — 35,979 ratings
2.
The Riot Grrrl Collection
The Riot Grrrl Collection 4.39 avg rating — 683 ratings
3.
The Rest is Propaganda
The Rest is Propaganda 4.38 avg rating — 58 ratings
4.
Get in the Van: On the Road With Black Flag
Get in the Van: On the Road With Black Flag 4.10 avg rating — 8,985 ratings
5.
Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution
Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution 3.95 avg rating — 8,795 ratings
6.
Anarchy Evolution: Faith, Science, and Bad Religion in a World Without God
Anarchy Evolution: Faith, Science, and Bad Religion in a World Without God really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,097 ratings
7.
Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys
Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys 4.28 avg rating — 13,075 ratings
8.
Defying Gravity: Jordan's Story: Jordan's Story
Defying Gravity: Jordan's Story: Jordan's Story 4.25 avg rating — 173 ratings
9.
Redemption Song: The Ballad of Joe Strummer
Redemption Song: The Ballad of Joe Strummer 4.17 avg rating — 2,128 ratings
10.
American Hardcore: A Tribal History
American Hardcore: A Tribal History 3.97 avg rating — 3,946 ratings
11.
DESPITE EVERYTHING: COMETBUS
DESPITE EVERYTHING: COMETBUS 4.38 avg rating — 868 ratings
12.
Dayglo: The Poly Styrene Story
Dayglo: The Poly Styrene Story 4.34 avg rating — 163 ratings
13.
Revenge of the She-Punks: A Feminist Music History from Poly Styrene to Pussy Riot
Revenge of the She-Punks: A Feminist Music History from Poly Styrene to Pussy Riot 3.77 avg rating — 763 ratings
14.
Punk is Dead: Punk is Everything!
Punk is Dead: Punk is Everything! 4.35 avg rating — 75 ratings
14.
Stolen Sharpie Revolution: A Diy Zine Resource
Stolen Sharpie Revolution: A Diy Zine Resource 4.16 avg rating — 771 ratings
16.
Riot Grrrl: Revolution Girl Style Now!
Riot Grrrl: Revolution Girl Style Now! 3.89 avg rating — 407 ratings
17.
Punk Avenue: Inside the New York City Underground, 1972-1982
Punk Avenue: Inside the New York City Underground, 1972-1982 3.98 avg rating — 474 ratings
17.
The Best Seat in the House: A Cock Sparrer Story
The Best Seat in the House: A Cock Sparrer Story 4.06 avg rating — 18 ratings
17.
Punk Rock & Mental Illness Vol. 1 A Love Story More Stable Than We Are: Writings, Poetry, Insanity, Photography, & Excerpts of A Monster, or A Goddess, Not Sure Which One Though...
Punk Rock & Mental Illness Vol. 1 A Love Story More Stable Than We Are: Writings, Poetry, Insanity, Photography, & Excerpts of A Monster, or A Goddess, Not Sure Which One Though... really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings
17.
Loose Gravel
Loose Gravel 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings
17.
Vicious is My Middle Name
Vicious is My Middle Name 4.56 avg rating — 36 ratings
22.
Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout
Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout 4.32 avg rating — 10,757 ratings
23.
Smashing It Up: A Decade of Chaos with The Damned
Smashing It Up: A Decade of Chaos with The Damned 4.13 avg rating — 69 ratings
24.
We Got the Neutron Bomb : The Untold Story of L.A. Punk
We Got the Neutron Bomb : The Untold Story of L.A. Punk 3.97 avg rating — 2,738 ratings
24.
Buzzcocks - The Complete History
Buzzcocks - The Complete History 3.72 avg rating — 25 ratings
26.
Spit and Passion
Spit and Passion 3.71 avg rating — 443 ratings
26.
A Wailing of a Town: An Oral History of Early San Pedro Punk and More 1977-1985
A Wailing of a Town: An Oral History of Early San Pedro Punk and More 1977-1985 4.53 avg rating — 36 ratings
26.
Head On: Memories of the Liverpool Punk Scene
Head On: Memories of the Liverpool Punk Scene 4.36 avg rating — 1,123 ratings
29.
Lexicon Devil: The Fast Times and Short Life of Darby Crash and the Germs
Lexicon Devil: The Fast Times and Short Life of Darby Crash and the Germs 4.08 avg rating — 1,438 ratings
29.
The Rhythm Method: Sex, Drums and Rock'n'roll by Forbes, Nicky (2008) Paperback
The Rhythm Method: Sex, Drums and Rock'n'roll by Forbes, Nicky (2008) Paperback 4.29 avg rating — 17 ratings
31.
Bad Kid: A Memoir
Bad Kid: A Memoir 4.11 avg rating — 947 ratings
31.
And All Around Was Darkness
And All Around Was Darkness really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
31.
Harmony In My Head: The Original Buzzcock Steve Diggle's Rock 'n' Roll Odyssey
Harmony In My Head: The Original Buzzcock Steve Diggle's Rock 'n' Roll Odyssey 3.69 avg rating — 29 ratings
34.
The Best of Punk Magazine
The Best of Punk Magazine 4.42 avg rating — 191 ratings
34.
I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol
I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol 3.96 avg rating — 446 ratings
36.
Verschwende Deine Jugend
Verschwende Deine Jugend 4.29 avg rating — 161 ratings
37.
Pink Flag
Pink Flag 3.85 avg rating — 305 ratings
37.
Lonely Boy
Lonely Boy 4.05 avg rating — 2,900 ratings
39.
King Dork (King Dork, #1)
King Dork (King Dork, #1) 3.55 avg rating — 7,182 ratings
39.
What About Tomorrow?: An Oral History of Russian Punk from the Soviet Era to Pussy Riot
What About Tomorrow?: An Oral History of Russian Punk from the Soviet Era to Pussy Riot 3.97 avg rating — 29 ratings
39.
This Searing Light, the Sun and Everything Else: Joy Division: The Oral History
This Searing Light, the Sun and Everything Else: Joy Division: The Oral History 4.32 avg rating — 1,225 ratings
42.
A Punk Rock Flashback
A Punk Rock Flashback 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
42.
Not Just Bits of Paper
Not Just Bits of Paper 4.70 avg rating — 20 ratings
44.
Hopeless Savages: Greatest Hits 2000-2010
Hopeless Savages: Greatest Hits 2000-2010 3.98 avg rating — 370 ratings
44.
London's Burning: True Adventures on the Front Lines of Punk, 1976-1977
London's Burning: True Adventures on the Front Lines of Punk, 1976-1977 3.76 avg rating — 78 ratings
46.
Gimme Something Better: The Profound, Progressive, and Occasionally Pointless History of Bay Area Punk from Dead Kennedys to Green Day
Gimme Something Better: The Profound, Progressive, and Occasionally Pointless History of Bay Area Punk from Dead Kennedys to Green Day 3.99 avg rating — 807 ratings
46.
Gods of the Hammer: The Teenage Head Story
Gods of the Hammer: The Teenage Head Story 3.86 avg rating — 97 ratings
48.
Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991
Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991 4.22 avg rating — 17,534 ratings
49.
More Fun In The New World: The Unmaking And Legacy Of L.A. Punk
More Fun In The New World: The Unmaking And Legacy Of L.A. Punk
by: John Doe
4.22 avg rating — 589 ratings
50.
Cheetah Chrome: A Dead Boy's Tale: From the Front Lines of Punk Rock
Cheetah Chrome: A Dead Boy's Tale: From the Front Lines of Punk Rock 4.09 avg rating — 249 ratings
50.
Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk
Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk
by: John Doe
4.10 avg rating — 2,205 ratings
52.
Sick On You: The Disastrous Story of Britain's Great Lost Punk Band
Sick On You: The Disastrous Story of Britain's Great Lost Punk Band 4.16 avg rating — 368 ratings
53.
A Cultural Dictionary of Punk, 1974-1982
A Cultural Dictionary of Punk, 1974-1982 3.85 avg rating — 105 ratings
53.
Friends of Mine: Punk in Manchester 1976-78
Friends of Mine: Punk in Manchester 1976-78 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 18 ratings
55.
Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung
Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung 4.02 avg rating — 9,731 ratings
55.
Spitboy Rule: Tales of a Xicana in a Female Punk Band
Spitboy Rule: Tales of a Xicana in a Female Punk Band 3.96 avg rating — 383 ratings
57.
Deflowered: My Life in Pansy Division
Deflowered: My Life in Pansy Division 3.74 avg rating — 168 ratings
58.
Naked '76
Naked '76 4.04 avg rating — 850 ratings
58.
Left of the Dial: Conversations with Punk Icons
Left of the Dial: Conversations with Punk Icons 3.30 avg rating — 70 ratings
60.
My So-Called Punk: Green Day, Fall Out Boy, The Distillers, Bad Religion---How Neo-Punk Stage-Dived into the Mainstream
My So-Called Punk: Green Day, Fall Out Boy, The Distillers, Bad Religion---How Neo-Punk Stage-Dived into the Mainstream 2.75 avg rating — 119 ratings
60.
The North Will Rise Again: Manchester Music City 1978-1996
The North Will Rise Again: Manchester Music City 1978-1996
by: John Robb
4.09 avg rating — 106 ratings
62.
The Rough Guide to Punk 1
The Rough Guide to Punk 1
by: Al Spicer
3.61 avg rating — 41 ratings
62.
A Scene in Between: Tripping Through the Fashions of UK Indie Music 1980-1988
A Scene in Between: Tripping Through the Fashions of UK Indie Music 1980-1988
by: Sam Knee
4.16 avg rating — 189 ratings
64.
Chelsea Horror Hotel
Chelsea Horror Hotel 3.21 avg rating — 568 ratings
64.
The Lost Women of Rock Music: Female Musicians of the Punk Era
The Lost Women of Rock Music: Female Musicians of the Punk Era 3.70 avg rating — 43 ratings
66.
Punk: Chaos to Couture
Punk: Chaos to Couture 3.90 avg rating — 84 ratings
66.
Johnny Thunders: In Cold Blood
Johnny Thunders: In Cold Blood 4.03 avg rating — 155 ratings
68.
The First Rule of Punk
The First Rule of Punk 4.08 avg rating — 7,883 ratings
69.
Barred for Life: How Black Flag’s Iconic Logo became Punk Rock’s Secret Handshake
Barred for Life: How Black Flag’s Iconic Logo became Punk Rock’s Secret Handshake 3.64 avg rating — 53 ratings
69.
Return of the Repressed: Destroy All Monsters 1973-1977
Return of the Repressed: Destroy All Monsters 1973-1977 4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings
71.
Stay Solid!: A Radical Handbook for Youth
Stay Solid!: A Radical Handbook for Youth
by: Matt Hern
4.08 avg rating — 65 ratings
71.
I Brought Down The MC5
I Brought Down The MC5 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 17 ratings
73.
MC5: Sonically Speaking- A Tale of Revolution and Rock 'n' Roll
MC5: Sonically Speaking- A Tale of Revolution and Rock 'n' Roll 3.93 avg rating — 42 ratings
74.
Indestructible
Indestructible 3.81 avg rating — 299 ratings
74.
The Hard Stuff: Dope, Crime, the MC5, and My Life of Impossibilities
The Hard Stuff: Dope, Crime, the MC5, and My Life of Impossibilities 3.98 avg rating — 571 ratings
76.
Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart 3.76 avg rating — 1,615 ratings
76.
GG Allin - My Prison Walls
GG Allin - My Prison Walls 3.63 avg rating — 35 ratings
78.
Freaks and Revelations
Freaks and Revelations 3.95 avg rating — 1,726 ratings
78.
I Have Fun Everywhere I Go: Savage Tales of Pot, Porn, Punk Rock, Pro Wrestling, Talking Apes, Evil Bosses, Dirty Blues, American Heroes, and the Most Notorious Magazines in the World
I Have Fun Everywhere I Go: Savage Tales of Pot, Porn, Punk Rock, Pro Wrestling, Talking Apes, Evil Bosses, Dirty Blues, American Heroes, and the Most Notorious Magazines in the World 3.63 avg rating — 249 ratings
80.
The Wrenchies
The Wrenchies 3.27 avg rating — 1,888 ratings
80.
Warschauer Punk Pakt. Punk im Ostblock 1977-1989
Warschauer Punk Pakt. Punk im Ostblock 1977-1989 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings
82.
Not Your Mother's Meatloaf: A Sex Education Comic Book
Not Your Mother's Meatloaf: A Sex Education Comic Book 3.80 avg rating — 135 ratings
82.
Burning Down the Haus: Punk Rock, Revolution, and the Fall of the Berlin Wall
Burning Down the Haus: Punk Rock, Revolution, and the Fall of the Berlin Wall
by: Tim Mohr
4.03 avg rating — 1,151 ratings
84.
Punk: The Definitive Record of a Revolution
Punk: The Definitive Record of a Revolution 3.96 avg rating — 434 ratings
84.
MDC: Memoir from a Damaged Civilization: Stories of Punk, Fear, and Redemption
MDC: Memoir from a Damaged Civilization: Stories of Punk, Fear, and Redemption 3.79 avg rating — 159 ratings
86.
We Were Going to Change the World: Interviews with Women from the 1970s and 1980s Southern California Punk Rock Scene
We Were Going to Change the World: Interviews with Women from the 1970s and 1980s Southern California Punk Rock Scene 3.94 avg rating — 68 ratings
87.
Locas
Locas 4.40 avg rating — 2,885 ratings
88.
Kicking Up A Racket: The Story of Stiff Little Fingers 1977-1983 by Link, Roland (2009) Hardcover
Kicking Up A Racket: The Story of Stiff Little Fingers 1977-1983 by Link, Roland (2009) Hardcover 4.18 avg rating — 22 ratings
89.
We Got Power! Hardcore Punk Scenes From 1980s Southern California
We Got Power! Hardcore Punk Scenes From 1980s Southern California 4.26 avg rating — 69 ratings
90.
My Damage: The Story of a Punk Rock Survivor
My Damage: The Story of a Punk Rock Survivor 4.12 avg rating — 1,125 ratings
91.
Coloring Outside The Lines: A Memoir
Coloring Outside The Lines: A Memoir 3.26 avg rating — 69 ratings
92.
Hooleygan: Music, Mayhem, Good Vibrations
Hooleygan: Music, Mayhem, Good Vibrations 3.94 avg rating — 66 ratings
93.
Fucked Up + Photocopied: Instant Art of the Punk Rock Movement
Fucked Up + Photocopied: Instant Art of the Punk Rock Movement 4.23 avg rating — 402 ratings
94.
Ramones: An American Band
Ramones: An American Band 3.85 avg rating — 485 ratings
95.
I'm an Upstart: The Decca Wade Story
I'm an Upstart: The Decca Wade Story 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
96.
Dirty, Drunk, and Punk: The Crazy Twisted Story of the Bunchofuckingoofs
Dirty, Drunk, and Punk: The Crazy Twisted Story of the Bunchofuckingoofs 4.08 avg rating — 12 ratings
97.
S.N.F.U. ...What No One Else Wanted To Say
S.N.F.U. ...What No One Else Wanted To Say 3.77 avg rating — 79 ratings
98.
Subkultur Westberlin 1979-1989. Freizeit.
Subkultur Westberlin 1979-1989. Freizeit. 3.67 avg rating — 18 ratings
99.
Cranked Up Really High - Genre Theory & Punk Rock
Cranked Up Really High - Genre Theory & Punk Rock 3.71 avg rating — 103 ratings
100.
Guilty of Everything
Guilty of Everything 4.11 avg rating — 36 ratings
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