England's Dreaming
by Jon Savage | 
In the Fascist Bathroom
by Greil Marcus | 
The Old, Weird America
by Greil Marcus | 
We Got the Neutron Bomb
by Marc Spitz | 
Please Kill Me
by Legs McNeil |
American Hardcore
by Steven Blush | 
Big Bangs
by Howard Goodall |
From the Velvets to the Voidoids
by Clinton Heylin | 
Stradivari's Genius
by Toby Faber | 
Under the Big Black Sun
by John Doe | 
Respect Yourself
by Robert Gordon | 
Our Band Could Be Your Life
by Michael Azerrad | 
Rip it Up and Start Again
by Simon Reynolds |
All Ages
by Beth Lahickey | 
Mystery Train
by Greil Marcus | 
The History Of Rock 'N' Roll In Ten Songs
by Greil Marcus | 
The Dustbin of History
by Greil Marcus | 
Like a Rolling Stone
by Greil Marcus | 
How to Listen to Jazz
by Ted Gioia | 
Love Goes to Buildings on Fire
by Will Hermes |
This is a secret history of modern times, told by way of what conventional history tries to exclude. Lipstick Traces tells a story as disruptive and compelling as the century itself. Hip, metaphorical and allusive...--Gail Caldwell, Boston Sunday Globe. Full-color illustrations and halftones.