SMASH follows author Ian Winwood through years of research, writing and interviews surrounding the 90s explosion in punk music. Earlier this year, I read Dan Ozzi’s SELLOUT, a book that looked at the major label feeding frenzy that swept punk, emo and hardcore music in the 90s and 2000s. While SMASH covers a lot of…
Everybody Loves Our Town is a look at the history of Seattle’s grunge music scene as told by the people who were a part of it. For the book, author Mark Yarm conducted over two hundred and fifty interviews across the complete spectrum of those involved so it is not just limited to musicians –…
SELLOUT covers the major label signings of several punk, emo and hardcore bands between the years of 1994 and 2007. While I’ve always had a soft spot for pop-punk and emo bands, I’ve been on a pretty heavy kick recently, so when I was looking to read something about genres, Dan Ozzi’s recent release, SELLOUT,…
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