{"product_id":"mutations-the-many-strange-faces-of-hardcore-punk-9781947856981","title":"Mutations: The Many Strange Faces of Hardcore Punk","description":"\u003cb\u003eInaugural pick for the \u003ci\u003ePitchfork\u003c\/i\u003e Book Club \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGQ's\u003c\/i\u003e One of the Best Books to Read Right Now \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow can so many people pledge allegiance to punk, something with no fixed identity? Depending on who and where you are, punk can be an outlet, excuse, lifestyle, escapism, conversation, community, ideology, sales category, social movement, punishable offense, badge of authenticity, reason to drink beer forever, or an aesthetic of belligerent incompetence. And if someone has a strong belief about what punk is, odds are they have even stronger feelings about what punk is not. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSam McPheeters championed many different versions. Over the course of two decades, he fronted Born Against, released dozens of records and fanzines, and toured seventeen times across the northern hemisphere. In this collection of essays, profiles, criticism, and personal history, he examines the diverse realms he intersected--New York hardcore, Riot Grrrl, Gilman street, the hidden enclaves of Olympia, and New England, and downtown Los Angeles--and the forces of mental illness and creative inspiration that drove him, and others, in the first place.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSam McPheeters\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Ohio and raised in upstate New York. In 1981, at age twelve, he co-authored \u003ci\u003eTravelers Tales: Rumors and Legends of the Albany-Saratoga Region\u003c\/i\u003e. Starting in 1989, he sang for Born Against, Men's Recovery Project, and Wrangler Brutes, touring seventeen times across North America, Europe, and Japan. Since 2009, he has written for Criterion, \u003ci\u003eVice\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. He currently lives in Pomona, CA, with his wife.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rare Bird Books, a Barnacle Book","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726305693970,"sku":"9781947856981","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dc03204d-dd27-4192-8d96-cab3548c8d7a.jpg?v=1734864127","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mutations-the-many-strange-faces-of-hardcore-punk-9781947856981","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}