EARTH ISLAND BOOKS

“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…

4 days 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 weeks 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…

1 month 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.…

6 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…

6 months ago

An Anarchy of Demons: Charlie Harper (UK Subs) Compilation Includes Rare Punk Track

Time & Matter Recordings and Engineer Records have released a special Charlie Harper (UK Subs) compilation album to accompany his…

6 months ago

Ian Glasper’s “Silence Is No Reaction: Forty Years Of Subhumans” Is Back In Stock At Earth Island Books

The definitive history of UK anarcho punk legends Subhumans, SILENCE IS NO REACTION: FORTY YEARS OF SUBHUMANS, is back in…

6 months ago

Tricky Business By Ruby Dee Phillipa (Earth Island Books)

Ruby Dee Philippa’s Tricky Business is a brilliant, unfiltered continuation of her vivid portrayal of San Francisco’s early 1980s punk…

7 months ago

“Heavy Sounds In The West” By Hans Verbeke And Onno Hesselink (Earth Island Books)

Heavy Sounds in the West is one of those rare instances where music history insists on dragging a place into…

7 months ago

Paddy Shennan Celebrates The Unsung Heroes Of Music In “Not JUST About The Fall”

Sunday Times bestselling ghostwriter Paddy Shennan turns his focus to the lifeblood of music: the fans. In his new book…

7 months ago

“My Altercation: The Bandung Melodic Punk Scene 1995-2008” By Prabu Pramayougha (Earth Island Books)

Punk rock histories are usually told through the familiar capitals: London, Los Angeles, Washington D.C. Maybe Berlin, maybe Tokyo if…

7 months ago

“Toxic Shock Records, Assassin of Mediocrity” by Bill Sassenberger

Bill Sassenberger’s Toxic Shock Records, Assassin of Mediocrity is more than just a memoir of a record shop, a record…

8 months ago