Babylon Is Burning

kenny@johnny99.com — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:00:00 GMT

A history of Punk. The information is excellent, filling in the large gaps in my punk history knowledge (gaps which were bigger than I imagined). The writing style is the opposite of flowing. The author sometimes assumes a vast knowledge of obscure names and bands. Eventually, he gives up the info and you say "oh, so this Rat Scabies guy was in the Damned" or "oh, the 101ers had that Joe Strummer guy" (who later formed The Clash). Anyway, I'll try to hold back critism on his prose, lest I be accused of worse.

Last week's reading dealt with England's punk scene in the beginning of 1976...

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Babylon Is Burning