Punk - Softcover

Punk gives voice to the punk generation 25 years on, remembering the mad, frenzied and often incoherent world of 1975-1979. the cultural movement that burrowed through Andy Warhol's Factory and the early 1970s New York underground, emerging triumphant, kicking and screaming at the top of the British pop charts. With nearly 100 contributors. Including specially commissioned interviews with members and managers of the Sex Pistols, the Clash, the Ramones, the Heartbreakers, Slouxsle and the Banshees and many others, everybody who was part of punk as it grew in popularity is represented. Their memories are supported by hundreds of photographs, many previously unpublished. This book allows the reader to make up their own mind about the people and the lifestyle that became known affectionately as Punk.

Stephen Colegrave's lifelong obsession with Punk began in the intrepid Fox in Wardour Street, London in 1976. He ended up playing in various punk bands and became addicted to bondage trousers. His production company. The Mission, produced two feature films before he became the European Marketing Director of Saatchi and Saatchi. Stephen spent a year interviewing punk contemporaries and swapping stories of 1970s anarchy in Soho bars. Chris Sullivan became caught up in the punk explosion in 1975, as a party promoter who went on to run a succession of hip London clubs, including the Wag. A freelance writer since 1999, he has contributed to many publications including The Face, Loaded, The Independent and The Times. A former style editor for GO, he has appeared on BBC Choice's Head To Toe show as a style expert.