{"product_id":"gimme-something-better-the-profound-progressive-and-occasionally-pointless-history-of-bay-area-punk-from-dead-kennedys-to-green-day-paperback","title":"Gimme Something Better: The Profound, Progressive, and Occasionally Pointless History of Bay Area Punk from Dead Kennedys to Green Day - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJack Boulware\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSilke Tudor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn oral history of the modern punk-revival's West Coast Birthplace\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOutside of New York and London, California's Bay Area claims the oldest continuous punk-rock scene in the world. \u003ci\u003eGimme Something Better\u003c\/i\u003e brings this outrageous and influential punk scene to life, from the notorious final performance of the Sex Pistols, to Jello Biafra's bid for mayor, the rise of \u003ci\u003eMaximum RocknRoll\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, and the East Bay pop-punk sound that sold millions around the globe. Throngs of punks, including members of the Dead Kennedys, Avengers, Flipper, MDC, Green Day, Rancid, NOFX, and AFI, tell their own stories in this definitive account, from the innovative art-damage of San Francisco's Fab Mab in North Beach, to the still vibrant all-ages DIY ethos of Berkeley's Gilman Street. Compiled by longtime Bay Area journalists Jack Boulware and Silke Tudor, \u003ci\u003eGimme Something Better\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles more than two decades of punk music, progressive politics, social consciousness, and divine decadence, told by the people who made it happen.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJack Boulware\u003c\/b\u003e is an author, writer, and freelance columnist whose work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post, Playboy, Maxim, Salon\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSF Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the cofounder of San Francisco's Litquake literary festival, and the author of \u003ci\u003eSex, American Style\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Bizarro\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSilke Tudor\u003c\/b\u003e's writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice, Spin\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTattoo Savage\u003c\/i\u003e. She worked for ten years as a columnist and nightlife editor at \u003ci\u003eSF Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, where she produced the annual SF Weekly Music Awards. She lives in New York City.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 29, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47467933073661,"sku":"9780143113805","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/SmG9vatFz89780143113805.webp?v=1777281521","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/gimme-something-better-the-profound-progressive-and-occasionally-pointless-history-of-bay-area-punk-from-dead-kennedys-to-green-day-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}