punk culture

"Apple Valley, California, in the late eighties, a thirsty, miserable desert. Teenage James Spooner hates that he and his mom are back in town after years away. The one silver lining new school, new you, right? But the few Black kids at school seem to be gangbanging, and the other kids fall on a spectrum of micro-aggressors to future Neo-Nazis. Mixed race, acutely aware of his Blackness, James doesn't know where he fits until he meets Ty, a young Black punk who introduces him to the school outsiders skaters, unhappy young rebels, caught up in the punk groundswell sweeping the country. A haircut, a few Sex Pistols, Misfits and Black Flag records later: suddenly, James has friends, romantic prospects, and knows the difference between a bass and a guitar. But this desolate landscape hides brutal, building undercurrents: a classmate overdoses, a friend must prove himself to his white supremacist brother and the local Aryan brotherhood through a show of violence. Everything and everyone are set to collide at one of the year's biggest shows in town... Weaving in the Black roots of punk rock and a vivid interlude in the thriving eighties DIY scene in New York's East Village, this is the memoir of a budding punk, artist, and activist" From the publisher's web site.

Growing up in 1970s London, Estella dreams of one day being a famous fashion designer. After her mother is killed by Dalmatians, Estella lives on the streets with two street urchins named Horace and Jasper, making ends meet by stealing. When her design skills are noticed by fashion designer Baroness von Hellman, she begins working for her until she discovers the baroness's hand in her mother's death. Vowing revenge on her, Estella creates an alter ego named Cruella and continually upstages her every chance she gets.

"The history of how teenage East German punk rockers played an indispensable role in bringing down the Berlin Wall"--Provided by publisher.

"The year is 1994, and alternative is in. But not for alternative girl Tabitha Denton; she hates her life. She is uninterested in boys, lonely, and sidelined by former friends at her suburban high school. When she picks up a zine at a punk concert, she finds an escape--an advertisement for a Riot Grrrl meetup. At the meeting, Tabitha finds girls who are more like her and a place to belong. But just as Tabitha is settling in with her new friends and beginning to think she understands herself, eighteen-year-old Jackie Hardwick walks into a meeting and changes her world forever. The out-and-proud Jackie is unlike anyone Tabitha has ever known. As her feelings for Jackie grow, Tabitha begins to learn more about herself and the racial injustices of the punk scene, but to be with Jackie, she must also come to grips with her own privilege and stand up for what's right"--Provided by publisher.

Sara Allen is different. A skinhead. Part of the punk subculture. Tyler Ruiz sees an easy hookup. And why not? He's a good-looking guy. She becomes a challenge. Then a lifeline. An escape. But something's wrong. Sara is a manic.

Fifteen-year-old Seamus O'Grady thinks his life would be much better if he could just move to London like his punk-rock idol Johnny Rotten, and a horrible day that starts with his being late for school again and ends with his getting beat up by his brother, puts him on the path to realizing his goal.

Presents profiles of men and women the author calls "biopunks," people who are working outside the scientific and medical establishment to conduct DNA research.

Explores the web of influences that shaped the generation of experimental and outsider artists working in Downtown New York from 1974 to 1984.

Examines the effect of the musical group, Sex Pistols, on English society.