Punk Rock

Greg Ginn, SST Records, and the Rise of SoCal Punk

"In its 1980s heyday, SST released at least a dozen canonical rock albums that were notable for their rejection of convention."

Dave Grohl's Incurable Optimism

Historian Daniel Bessner says that Dave Grohl's memoir is heavy on affable storytelling but doesn't offer Grohl's views on the huge shakeups in the music industry that he's witnessed over his career. 

Hardcore Urban Renewal: The Punk Origins Of The City Creative

The authors' study and advocacy for place-based and democratic redevelopment policies is rooted in their experiences in underground punk music scenes in the 1990s.