EARTH ISLAND BOOKS

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…

8 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…

8 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…

9 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…

9 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…

9 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…

9 months ago

“My Life Song By Song: The Story Of Dr. Strange Records” By Bill ‘Doc’ Plaster

Some record stores serve their purpose while the other are almost institutions that shaped the generations of music enthusiasts. Dr…

10 months ago

“Mrs Wilson’s Children” By Caraline Brown (Earth Island Books)

Caraline Brown’s memoir about her time as promoter at Hull’s legendary Welly Club doesn’t just list the events of the…

10 months ago

Earth Island Books To Release “Reston Hardcore: An Oral History Of Jam For Man And Beyond” By Andy Keiler

Northern Virginia in the `80s and `90s was the greatest independent music scene that almost nobody has ever heard of.…

10 months ago

“An Anarchy Of Demons” by Charlie Harper (Earth Island Books)

A punk memoir rarely arrives with the peaceful authority of someone who has lived through every twist of the genre’s…

10 months ago

“Unscripted Moments: Conversations with Propagandhi (2020–2025)” by Greg Soden

In the rare moments when a band transcends the confines of genre to become something greater, an ongoing voice of…

11 months ago

“A Poke in the Third Eye” By Sam Marsh (Earth Island Books)

In A Poke in the Third Eye, Sam Marsh doesn't just write poems, but throws them like well-aimed Molotov cocktails…

11 months ago