"Scene" Must Reads

Anyone who is into punk/mod/ska etc. should read Subculture: The Meaning of Style by Dick Hebdige. It is a fantastic reference book, as it's a good chronological account of the evolution of subcultures, and also excellent for anyone into semiotics.


I'd also recommend Dance of Days for anybody who is into Minor Threat, Bad Brains, and the other DC based hardcore bands.


Any other required reading you'd like to mention?

[Edited on Mar 25, 2006 by BillHaverchuck]

This Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991

I have that. And Nick Kent's "The Dark Stuff" and Legs McNeill's "Please Kill Me".

I'd also recommend Greil Marcus' "In the Fascist Bathroom" and Lester Bangs' Something and Carbeurator Dung. I can't remember the title exactly, but it's an excellent collection.

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And for extra credit:


And finally...for Valedictorian:


[Edited on Mar 25, 2006 by Cash]

R.E. Howard's Conan is pretty much the be all end all for the 'Violence as a viable method of conflict resolution' crowd.

meh, i can't call myself a chuck p fan. you start to notice the same skeleton of an understory in all of his work.

I know he's a one trick pony....but I still giggle & clap for the trick.

Contortionists Handbook was good.

I love Chuck. I don't care what anyone says.

He has a really interesting life story, too.