The Dustbin of History
by Greil Marcus | 
The Old, Weird America
by Greil Marcus | 
Visions of Jazz: The First Century
by Gary Giddins | 
Lipstick Traces
by Greil Marcus | 
Mystery Train
by Greil Marcus | 
The History Of Rock 'N' Roll In Ten Songs
by Greil Marcus | 
Like a Rolling Stone
by Greil Marcus | 
Deep Blues: A Musical and Cultural History of the Mississippi Delta
by Robert Palmer | 
Rip it Up and Start Again
by Simon Reynolds | 
Last Night a DJ Saved My Life
by Bill Brewster | 
Bass Culture
by Lloyd Bradley | 
Language of the Spirit
by Jan Swafford | 
Altamont: The Rolling Stones, the Hells Angels, and the Inside Story of Rock's Darkest Day
by Joel Selvin | 
The Romantic Generation
by Charles Rosen | 
Swedish Death Metal
by Daniel Ekeroth | 
The Devil's Horn
by Michael Segell | 
Black Metal
by Dayal Patterson | 
The Land Where the Blues Began
by Alan Lomax |
I Want My MTV
by Craig Marks |
Mad World
by Lori Majewski |
Was punk just another moment in music history, a flash in time when a group of young rebels exploded in a fury of raw sound, outrageous styles, and in-your-face attitude? Greil Marcus, author of the renowned Lipstick Traces, delves into the after-life of punk as a much richer phenomenon--a form of artistic and social rebellion that continually erupts into popular culture. In more than seventy short pieces written over fifteen years, he traces the uncompromising strands of punk from Johnny Rotten to Elvis Costello, Sonic Youth, even Bruce Springsteen. Marcus's unparalleled insight into present-day culture and brilliant ear for music bring punk's searing half-life into deep focus. Originally published in the U.S. as Ranters and Crowd Pleasers.