Finding Background Information: Books
HQ 799 .G7H4 1988
Subculture: The Meaning of Style
Earliest serious academic discussion of punk as a subcultural response to a repressive dominant culture. Not much about music,
but it helps to put the politics and style into a broader context. (In the Popular Culture Library and Main library, 1st floor)
ML 421.S47 S3 1992*
England's Dreaming: Anarchy, Sex Pistols, Punk Rock and Beyond
A strong cultural history of England during the 1970s, and the place of Malcolm McClaren and the Sex Pistols in that milieu.
ML 3534 .L34 1985*
One Chord Wonders: Power and Meaning in Punk Rock
Dave Laing's exhaustive semiotic analysis of Brisith punk culture and its closest antecedents. Does Hebdige one better as
he analyzes at length both visual and musical styles and characteristics.
ML 420 .R884A3 1994* (1995 edition in open stacks)
Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs
John Lydon's (Johnny Rotten) own story of his life and the origins of the Sex Pistols and punk rock. Lucid, funny and honest.
Everyone gets to have their say through artfully edited inter-cut interviews.
ML 3534 .P624 1996*
Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk
Collection of interviews woven in a chronological tapestry, detailing the NY scene from the pre-punk, late 1960s through the
post-punk, early 1980s. Good sense of atmosphere, lacking in analysis and critical distance.
ML 3534 .P87 1996*
Punk: The Original
"A collection of material from the first, best and greatest punk 'zine of all time!" So says the cover, anyway. Facsimile
reproductions of original graphic and layout design from thei early scene 'zine make clear one source of inspiration for generations
of 'zines to follow.
ML 3534 .G52 1996*
Destroy: The Definitive History of Punk
While hardly "definitive" it offers some good historical context, prifeils of notable bands with bits of interviews interspliced
throughout. Covers both sides of the pond, though not comprehensively.
CB 428.M356 1989*
Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the Twentieth Century
Greil Marcus constructs a lineage from 16th-century German heresy to 20th-century anit aesthetic. Fanciful at times, insightful
at others.
HQ 798 .L43 1999 (Main Library, 1st floor)
Pretty in Punk: Girls' Gender Resistance in a Boys' Subculture
Ethnographic study of women's self-defined participation in a subculture widely perceived as a masculine space. Well written,
accessible. Author is a self-defined punk.
HV 6437 .M37 1994*
Spirit of '69: The Skinhead Bible
Punk is a politically contested space: not all bands or adherents are of the same persuasion. Here George Marshall, himself
a skinhead, provides an alternative history to that of the "mainstream" perception of the skinhead ethos. Highly partisam;
still informative.
ML 3534.H37 1983*
Hardcore California: History of Punk and New Wave
Fairly engaging "insider" account of the early days of the West Coast scene. Well illhstrated with both photographs and other
raphic representations of the era.
ML3534 .M32 1997*
Make the Music Go Bang! The Early L.A. Punk Scene
Highly impressionistic and entertaining series of firsthand accounts of the origina of the L.A. scene. Well illustrated.
ML3534 .P89 1999*
Punk Rock: So What? The Cultural Legacy of Punk
Anthology of recent essays which offer an historically grounded (re)reading of punk and its cultural legacy. Provocative for
its challenging regraming of many assumptions surrounding the politics and culture of punk rock.
ML3534 .C637 2001*
Punk: The Definitive Record of a Revolution
History of the 1975-1979 period of "first-wave" punk, both American and British. The story is told primarily through interviews
with various people associated with the subculture, with copious photographic documentation that lends a more immediate feel.
Music Ref ML 102 .P66G84 1998
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Eight-volume set offers brief but useful entries on artists, bands and recordings, from all genres of popular music.
Music Ref ML 128 .R6K74 1997
Rock and Roll Reader's Guide: A Comprehensive Guide to Books by & about Musicians and their Music
Not strictly punk oriented, still a useful place to start compiling a bibliography on most major bands and artists.
Music Ref ML 3534 .S27 1998
The Secret History of Rock: The Most Influential Bands You've Never Heard
While it isn't specifically "about" punk, this volume offers some interesting context and background about who influenced
whom. Brief histories of various artists and bads interspersed with recollection and reflection by other musicians of note.
Music Ref ML 3534 .L414 1995
Punk! An A-Z
Useful dictionary of luminaries, bands and locales. Good starting place, entertaining read. Great photos and graphics (an
integral part of the punk "experience").
Music Ref ML 3534 .G55 1994
Punk Diary: 1970-1979
Interesting conceit - doesn't always work. A day-by-day walk through significant moments in punk "history." For the patient
there are rewards, as the reader can reconstruct the forming and dissolving of bands and scenes.
Music Ref ML 3534 .G548 1997
Post Punk Diary: 1980-1982
Second verse, same as the first. Same author as the preceding title, different decade.
Finding Additional Books in the BGSU Libraries Catalog
When looking for books in the BGSU Libraries Catalog, use the following subject terms:
Punk Rock Music
Punk Rock Music History and Criticism
Punk Rock Musicians
Individual Musician/Group Names
Also search using the subject heading "Rock Music" followed by the relevant decade (e.g., 1971-1980, etc.)
Finding Recordings Information
Discographies
Music Ref ML3534 .G4x
Volume: International Discography of the New Wave. 1980.
Music Ref ML 3534.G4 1982
International New Wave Discography, Vol. II. 1982.
Music Ref ML 156.4.R6 T76 1983
The Trouser Press Guide to New Wave Records. 1983.
Music Ref ML 3534 .V57 1998
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Indie & New Wave. 1998.
Recordings
When looking for recordings BGSU Libraries Catalog, you might try the strategies listed below. You also can use the subject heading "Punk Rock Music" for a longer list to browse.
Author search: Name of performer or group
Title Search: Album title or individual song title
NOTE: Many albums have excellent historical and biographical notes, and lyrics are frequently included on jackets or inner liners.
Finding Magazine Articles: Print and Online Periodical Indexes
Reader's Guide Full Text . 1983-present.
1900-1985. (Located in first-floor reference index area)
Academic Search Complet e . 1984-present.
Humanities Index. 1974-1984. (Located in the first-floor reference index area)
Humanities International Complete . 1984-present
New York Times Historical . 1851-2004.
Indexing for more recent issues of the New York Times is available via various databases, including Newspaper Source .
The Music Index . 1978-present. Print copies are located in the Music Library and date from 1949-present.
Lexis-Nexis Academic
Popular Music Periodical Index. 1973-1976.
Suggested Periodicals in the Music Library
New York Rocker. 1977-1984
Circus Magazine. 1973-present
Option. 1985-present
Alternative Press. 1989-present
Maximum Rock and Roll. Incomplete run
Creem. 1969-1994 (some issues missing)
Punk Planet. 1994-present (some issues missing)
Internet Resources
All Music Guide (http://www.allmusic.com)
Fairly comprehensive site for all popular genres; offers band and musician biographies, discographies and album descriptions.
The music maps, which help to trace the antecedents and offshoots of various genres, are a singular and useful feature.
Rockin' Rina's Women of the 1970s Punk (http://www.comnet.ca/~rina/)
A great site, nicely designed, with excellent links to realted sites. Covers more than women, though this is the focus. Excellent
short bibliography, filmography, and discography; the site is maintained by a librarian, so it has to be good!
CBGB Online: Home of Underground Rock (http://www.cbgb.com)
Where it all began, in the U.S. at least. The original punk rock night club in New York. Mostly useful for owner/founder Hilly
Kristal's own history of the venue and the photo album.
House of the Rising Punk (http://www.punkrock.org)
Huge directory of links to bands, labels, 'zines and other sites.
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