Even the big names in this space, like American Hardcore: A Tribal History, were deeply flawed works that kept the reader from getting more than a working list of what records to check out next-which, at the time, I was more than fine with. While they were often serviceable, few were ever revelatory.
I was intense about this stuff, which meant that I was regularly left completely disappointed by the books I could find on the bands and music I loved.Ĭombing through every Borders, Barnes & Noble, and the slim offerings at local book stores, I was able to find some books that touched on punk and hardcore. I wasn't content to just find a record I liked and then listen to it, I had to get every record that band ever made and then would proceed to gobble up every detail about them I could find.
Featuring original interviews and personal stories from members of eleven of modern punk’s most (in)famous bands, Sellout is the history of the evolution of the music industry, and a punk rock lover’s guide to the chaotic darlings of the post-grunge era.What I'm about to say will surprise no one reading this, but when I was a kid I was an absolute nerd about music. Within it, music writer Dan Ozzi follows the rise of successful bands like Green Day and Jimmy Eat World, as well as the implosion of groups like Jawbreaker and At the Drive-In, who buckled under the pressure of their striving labels. Sellout chronicles the evolution of the punk scene during this era, focusing on prominent bands as they experienced the last “gold rush” of the music industry. Yet, in the mid- to late ’90s, major record labels sought to capitalize on punk’s rebellious undertones, leading to a schism in the scene: to accept the cash flow of the majors, or stick to indie cred? From celebrated music writer Dan Ozzi comes a comprehensive chronicle of the punk music scene’s evolution from the early nineties to the mid-aughts, following eleven bands as they dissolved, “sold out,” and rose to surprise stardom.įrom its inception, punk music has been identified by two factors: its proximity to “authenticity,” and its reliance on an antiestablishment ethos.
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