Book: American Hardcore

[NewYorkDave]

I received this as a Christmas present, and have been reading it over the weekend. Despite its flaws, I'm really getting a kick out of it. It's like a trip back in time to my misspent youth. If you were involved in HC back in the early or mid '80s--going to the shows, playing in bands, reading the 'zines or buying the records--you will probably enjoy this book.

[Brett Siler]

Yeah that book looked somewhat interesting. I browsed through it once and it kept talking about how hardcore was dead. I don't think it died, it just evolved.

[Rick Hunter]

I like that book. Interesting and pretty cool. My favorite part is when the author says,

"Henry Rollins isn't gay...he just does gay stuff."

[NewYorkDave]

Yeah, the book is homophobic and misogynistic in places, but hardcore was often that way, too, I'm sorry to say... I met some really intolerant motherfuckers in my days of playing in HC bands.