From the Velvets to the Voidoids: the birth of American punk rock 9781556525759, 1556525753

Exhaustively researched and packed with unique insights, this history journeys from the punk scene's roots in the m

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From the Velvets to the Voidoids: the birth of American punk rock
9781556525759, 1556525753

A brilliant new biography of the extraordinary, outrageous performer who helped open the floodgates of Rock ‘n’ Roll. In

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