Los Angeles rock generally conjures memories of surf music, The
Doors, or Laurel Canyon folkies. But punk? L.A.'s punk scene, while
not as notorious as that of New York City, emerged full-throated in
1977 and boasted bands like The Germs, X, and Black Flag. This book
explores how, in the land of the Beach Boys, punk rock took hold.
As a teenager, Dewar MacLeod witnessed firsthand the emergence
of the punk subculture in Southern California. As a scholar, he
here reveals the origins of an as-yet-uncharted revolution. Having
combed countless fanzines and interviewed key participants, he
shows how a marginal scene became a "mass subculture" that
democratized performance art, and he captures the excitement and
creativity of a neglected episode in rock history.
"Kids of the Black Hole" tells how L.A. punk developed, fueled
by youth unemployment and alienation, social conservatism, and the
spare landscape of suburban sprawl communities; how it responded to
the wider cultural influences of Southern California life, from
freeways to architecture to getting high; and how L.A. punks
borrowed from their New York and London forebears to create their
own distinctive subculture. Along the way, MacLeod not only teases
out the differences between the New York and L.A. scenes but also
distinguishes between local styles, from Hollywood's avant-garde to
Orange County's hardcore.
With an intimate knowledge of bands, venues, and zines, MacLeod
cuts to the heart of L.A. punk as no one has before. Told in lively
prose that will satisfy fans, "Kids of the Black Hole" will also
enlighten historians of American suburbia and of youth and popular
culture.
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