Gimme Something Better: The Profound, Progressive, and Occasionally Pointless History of Bay Area Punk from Dead Kennedys to Green Day

by Jack Boulware and Silke Tudor

An oral history of the modern punk-revival?s West Coast Birthplace

Outside of New York and London, California?s Bay Area claims the oldest continuous punk-rock scene in the world. Gimme Something Better brings this outrageous and influential punk scene to life, from the notorious final performance of the Sex Pistols, to Jello Biafra?s bid for mayor, the rise of Maximum RocknRoll magazine, and the East Bay pop-punk sound...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0143113801
• ISBN13: 9780143113805
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.4" x 5.4" x 1.0"