EARTH ISLAND BOOKS

“The Underground In China: Metal, Punk, Hardcore And Noise 2013–2021” by Ryan Dyer (Earth Island Books)

The global underground music map is incredibly vast, yet Western listeners frequently suffer from a severe case of tunnel vision.…

1 week ago

Tear It Down: How Crossover Bridged Metal And Hardcore Punk by Alex Anesiadis (Earth Island Books)

Anyone who has spent a significant portion of their life digging through the dusty crates of underground music history knows…

3 weeks ago

Earth Island Books To Release Third Volume Of “Ten Poets” Poetry Collection

This is the third book of the Ten Poets series, and once again serves as a wonderful introduction to the…

4 weeks ago

Earth Island Books Release “Punk At Sea: A Rebellion Festival Photo Book” By Michiel Blijboom

If you ever plan to visit Blackpool, make sure it’s in the first days of August. Not that all of…

1 month ago

Earth Island Books Presents New Book “The Scene Police Story: A Story Of Rebellion, Passion, And Financial Ruin” By Dennis P Merklinghaus

Forget polished success stories and nostalgic punk rock mythology. The Scene Police Story is the raw, chaotic, and brutally honest…

1 month ago

Interview: Charlie Harper of UK Subs

Photo courtesy of Charlie Harper and Earth Island Books Few figures have been as vital to the endurance of punk…

1 month ago

“Not JUST About The Fall: 50 Adventures In A Post-Punk Paradise” By Paddy Shennan (Earth Island Books)

Anyone who has spent a significant portion of their life immersed in the underground music scene knows that a subculture…

1 month ago

“Reston Hardcore: An Oral History Of Jam For Man And Beyond” by Andy Keiler (Earth Island Books)

If there is one thing that twenty-five years of navigating the underground music scene has taught me, it is that…

2 months ago

Anarcho-Punk: Music And Resistance In London 1977–1988 (Expanded Edition) By David Insurrection (Earth Island Books)

The history of punk rock is too often reduced to a handful of marketable fashion statements and the same three…

3 months ago

Tear It Down: How Crossover Bridged Metal And Hardcore Punk by Alex Anesiadis

‘Tear It Down: How Crossover Bridged Metal and Hardcore Punk’ captures the violence, creativity, and friction that defined one of the…

3 months ago

Highs, Lows, and Near-Misses: Crowdfund The “Three And A Half Minutes Of Fame” Music Documentary

The documentary 'Three and a Half Minutes of Fame', inspired by the book of the same name, is now crowdfunding.…

8 months ago

Post-Punk Paradise: New Book Recalls 70s / 80s Preston Scene

A new book, Not JUST About The Fall: 50 adventures in a post-punk paradise, recalls the vibrant music scene of…

8 months ago