London's Burning: True Adventures on the Frontlines of Punk, 1976-1977

London's Burning is the story of punk rock as it happened, stripped of hindsight and future legend, and laid bare. Here are the Damned and the Adverts on tour, the Sex Pistols swearing through their prime-time television debut, the Tom Robinson Band conducting a club full of skinheads through the anthem "Glad to Be Gay," rioting Rastas running through the carnage that closed the Notting Hill Carnival, Sid Vicious arguing about which was David Bowie's best song. At the same time, it is a personal story of a confused but dedicated sixteen-year-old looking not just for kicks and great music, but for a cultural revolution--and finding one in his back yard.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Published: 05/01/2009
ISBN: 9781556527692
Pages: 327
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 9.04h x 5.98w x 0.70d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2009
Library Journal 04/01/2009 pg. 77
Booklist 04/15/2009 pg. 12