GibbysUSSA t1_j6k3j2p wrote on January 30, 2023 at 10:02 PM

Reply to comment by GoatLegRedux in Television’s Tom Verlaine Dies at 73 by ramdom-ink

For anyone interested in learning more about this period, I highly suggest reading Please Kill Me by McNeill and McCain. It is an oral history that covers this scene amazingly well. Lots of interesting stories.

punkrockmsfrizzle t1_j6kcz0r wrote on January 30, 2023 at 11:03 PM

I second this, it's a super interesting read!

GibbysUSSA t1_j6ke3u3 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 11:11 PM

And if you want to know more about the Los Angeles scene, there is a similar book called We've Got the Neutron Bomb. I think Please Kill Me is a better book, though.

EDIT: I really enjoy oral history books and subcultures, so if anyone has any recommendations, I'd greatly appreciate them!

punkrockmsfrizzle t1_j6km3zb wrote on January 31, 2023 at 12:07 AM

Ooo, I'll definitely have to check that one out! The other one I have on my bookshelf is The Day the Country Died: A History of Anarcho Punk 1980-1984. I haven't read the whole thing yet, but that may also be interesting to folks interested in punk history.

GibbysUSSA t1_j6m5vl2 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 8:35 AM

sounds cool.

Geomaxmas t1_j6n86fa wrote on January 31, 2023 at 3:12 PM

I also recommend the podcast no dogs in space. The song in the beginning is a parody of love comes in spurts.

GibbysUSSA t1_j6n8mea wrote on January 31, 2023 at 3:15 PM

Hey, I listened to that album yesterday too!