Babylon's Burning: From Punk to Grunge
Author(s): Clinton Heylin
Describes how the word 'punk' was coined by revered rock journalist Lester Bangs, and charts the rise and fall of the movement, from the explosion of the Sex Pistols to the death of Kurt Cobain. The author explores the groups who were the scenemakers, along with the underground networks established to assault the mainstream.
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Praise for Clinton Heylin: Heylin is arguably the world's greatest rock biographer' Irish Independent 'For an answer to the question of just exactly what kind of music punk rock was, you'll have to resort to ... From the Velvets to the Voidoids' New York Times Heylin 'sorts the conflicts and conflagrations with a critic's eye and a fan's heart' Lenny Kaye
General Fields
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- : Penguin Books Ltd
- : Penguin Books Ltd
- : 0.814
- : 01 January 2008
- : 243mm X 153mm X 42mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : 720
- : 408
- : Paperback
- : Clinton Heylin
