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Ruffian Books 500 Essential Pop Punk Albums Preorder Now Slipcase Limited Edition Author Paige Owens Ruffian Books 500 Essential Pop Punk Albums Preorder Now Slipcase Limited Edition Author Paige Owens
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500 Essential Pop-Punk Albums
From Blondie to blink-182

Author: Paige Owens

500 Essential Pop-Punk Albums chronicles the sound of a generation that ignited sparks in the late 1970s and soared from DIY venues in the 1990s before catapulting to the summer stages of Warped Tour in the mid-2000s to today.

Throughout the evolving landscape of pop-punk—whether it leaned more pop, more punk, or more emol—the consistent threads woven through each era remain intact: pop sensibilities, spirited punk-rock ethos, and fast-paced, loud guitars.

From the Ramones to Green Day and blink-182 to Fall Out Boy to Avril Lavigne and now Neck Deep—pop-punk continues to renew itself with each new era—spawning the next generation of musicians, from their garage to YouTube to the stage. 

Whether you're a seasoned pop-punker revisiting the classics that birthed a musical movement or part of the new-gen, 500 Essential Pop-Punk Albums captures the pulse of the genre, stitching together the past and the present to guide you through a multi-generational soundtrack.

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Anarchy In The Studio: Punk Music
1970-1979
The Rise of Punk Rock

Foreword By: Laura Jane Grace

Author: Tim Stegall

Anarchy In The Studio: Punk Music 1970-1979 —The Rise Of Punk Rock tells the story of punk rock, 12 inches at a time. A comprehensive ‘70s punk history, written by veteran punk journalist/historian/musician Tim Stegall, it’s based around a selection of over 140+ of the best punk albums of the decade. It details DIY culture’s organic rise, chronicling the narratives of ‘70s punk’s greatest bands and albums, beginning with MC5’s Back In The USA and The Stooges’ Fun House in 1970 and ending with The Clash’s London Calling and The Pretenders’ self-titled debut in 1979. Proto-punks such as The Stooges and New York Dolls, or England’s Third World War and The Hollywood Brats, rub shoulders with early punk heroes like the Ramones, Sex Pistols, and Blondie. Regional heroes like The Weirdos, The Avengers, Metal Urbain, The Saints, Radio Birdman and The Dishrags receive equal attention, as do art-punks and punk-adjacent acts such as Chrome or The Cramps.

Additionally, a bonus fanzine features recent interviews with over 30+ heroes of the revolution, including Richard Hell, Wayne Kramer (MC5–one of his final interviews), Steve Diggle (Buzzcocks), Bob “Derwood” Andrews (Generation X), Alice Bag (The Bags), James Williamson (Iggy And The Stooges), Brian James (The Damned), Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols, Rich Kids), John Lydon (Sex Pistols, Public Image Ltd.), Patti Smith, and many more.

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