Celebrating 50 years of punk rebellion, creativity, and raw energy, this is the definitive guide to the movement that shook the world.

Delve deeper into the birth of punk than ever before with this explosive chronicle of the movement that shook the world between 1975 and 1979. Chris Sullivan and Stephen Colegrave piece together the chaotic, frenzied, and often incoherent world of punk with unrivaled insight, capturing its raw energy and rebellion as it 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.

Comprised of original interviews with the era’s most iconic figures—Don Letts, Adam Ant, Siouxsie Sioux, Howard Devoto, Glen Matlock, Mick Jones, and many more—this book is a vivid, firsthand account of punk’s rise and explosion.
‘Punk has become a word that denotes an attitude, a tenet, a philosophy used by people who have never heard of The Sex Pistols or The Clash. It is all about rebellion, individuality, much more than just a music genre. So, this book is about an attitude and a viewpoint, not just music.’