Punk : The whole story

This is the definitive story of Punk, from Anarchy in the UK to American Idiot. With three decades worth of interviews, insider info, unseen photographs and memorabilia, the full story of rock and roll's most rebellious offspring is told - the gigs, the three-chord classics, the scandals, successes and fashions, in all their safety-pinned glory. Eyewitness accounts from the people who were there, original features from Sounds magazine (the first to cover Punk) and the best music writers from Mojo relate how an underground scene in New York and London transformed the pompous, stale music of the 1970s, and inspired New Wave, Grunge and a whole generation of bands. Get an insight into the good, bad and the ugly of Punk including its foremost icon, Sid Vicious. Relive the heyday of the great British bands: The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Damned, The Buzzcocks and more. Visit Punk Rock in America from the Ramones to Rancid, Blondie to Green Day and check out the great venues like CBGBs, climb on board the legendary Sex Pistols Thames Party Boat, and find the greatest punk singles and albums of all time. Combining the in-depth knowledge of Mojo's finest writers with exclusive pictures taken by the world's best music photographers, Punk is the complete record of a rock revolution.

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Editor's letter
Foreword by Deborah Harry

Chapter 1. In the Beginning
- The Birth of Punk
- Johnny Rotten: The early years
- Sex Pistols: The first interview
- London's Punk Clubs
- Eyewitness: 100 Club Punk Festival
- The Shots: Photographer Ray Stevenson
- The Ramones: US Punk's Ambassadors
- The Fanzines: Punk and Sniffin' Glue
- The Clash: Their First Year
- Patti Smith: CBGB's High Priestess
- Johnny Thunders: The tragic New York Doll
- The Clothes: Dressed to Kill
- The Shots: Photographer Bob Gruen
- Blondie: The making of an icon
- Eyewitness: New York's CBGB Club
- Siouxsie Sioux: From Pariahs to pop stars
- Punk Memorabilia
- 20 Great Punk Singles

Chapter 2. The Beginning of the End
- Sid Vicious: The difficult childhood
- Television: New York Art-Rockers
- Generation X: Billy Idol's Punk Pin-Ups
- The Shots: Photographer Dennis Morris
- The Graphics
- Buzzcocks: The Glory Years
- Sex Pistols: Going mad in Sweden
- The Stranglers: The Rise and fall
- The Shots: Photographer Ian Dickson
- Eyewitness: Sid's tragic end
- The Damned: Their amazing comeback
- 77 Great Punk Albums

Chapter 3. What happened Next
- The Clash: Triple album madness
- Black Flag: Pioneering Hardcore Heroes
- The Shots: Photographer Kate Simon
- Sex Pistols: The Reunion
- Green Day: MTV Punk Megastars
- The Shots: Photographer Godlis
- Joe Strummer: Fondly Remembered
- Punk: The Future

Afterword by Malcolm McLaren

Index
Contributors