Punk Revolution!: An Oral History of Punk Rock Politics and Activism

Punk Revolution! is a documentary film that explores punk rock as a social change movement over the past forty-five years, featuring interviews with over 250 musicians and activists. The film covers rebellions against Margaret Thatcher, Ronald Reagan, Donald Trump, and Vladimir Putin, as well as punk activism against nuclear war, neoliberalism, modern warfare, patriarchy, white supremacy, the police, settler colonialism, and more.

Format: Hardback
Length: 384 pages
Publication date: 15 June 2023
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Punk rock has been a driving force behind social change since its emergence in the 1970s. Punk Revolution! is a comprehensive and thought-provoking exploration of punk rock's role as a social change movement over the past forty-five years, presented through firsthand accounts from approximately 250 musicians and activists. John Malkin has assembled a diverse cast of characters, including prominent punk and post-punk musicians (members of The Ramones, Bad Religion, Crass, Dead Kennedys, Patti Smith's band, Gang of Four, Sex Pistols, Iggy & the Stooges, Bikini Kill, Talking Heads, The Slits, and more), influential figures influenced by the punk movement (Noam Chomsky, Kalle Lasn, Keith McHenry, Marjane Satrapi, Laurie Anderson, Kenneth Jarecke), and underground punk voices. These insightful, radical, and often humorous conversations span rebellions against Margaret Thatcher, Ronald Reagan, Donald Trump, and Vladimir Putin, as well as punk activism that has addressed issues such as nuclear war, neoliberalism, modern warfare, patriarchy, white supremacy, police brutality, settler colonialism, and more. The result is a fresh and distinctive history of punk across different eras.

Weight: 700g
Dimension: 159 x 237 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781538171721