Capitals of Punk

Capitals of Punk tells the story of Franco-American circulation of punk music, politics, and culture, focusing on the legendary Washington, DC hardcore punk scene and its less-heralded counterpart in Paris. This book tells the story of how the underground music scenes of two major world cities have influenced one another over the past fifty years. This book compiles exclusive accounts across multiple eras from a long list of iconic punk musicians, promoters, writers, and fans on both sides of the Atlantic. Through understanding how and why punk culture circulated, it tells a greater story of (sub)urban blight, the nature of counterculture, and the street-level dynamics of that centuries-old relationship between France and the United States.

Autorentext
Dr. Tyler Sonnichsen works at Central Michigan University, USA. He completed his PhD in Geography at Tennessee in 2017, specializing in musical geography, urban history, and American Popular Culture.

Klappentext
Capitals of Punk tells the story of Franco-American circulation of punk music, politics, and culture, focusing on the legendary Washington, DC hardcore punk scene and its less-heralded counterpart in Paris. This book tells the story of how the underground music scenes of two major world cities have influenced one another over the past fifty years. This book compiles exclusive accounts across multiple eras from a long list of iconic punk musicians, promoters, writers, and fans on both sides of the Atlantic. Through understanding how and why punk culture circulated, it tells a greater story of (sub)urban blight, the nature of counterculture, and the street-level dynamics of that centuries-old relationship between France and the United States.

Inhalt
Chapter 1: Introduction: A Tale of Two Cities and ScenesChapter 2: DC and Paris: Capitals of PunkChapter 3: A Brief History of Franco-American Circulation in the Twentieth CenturyChapter 4: Washington Geography and the Birth of HarDCore, 19791983Chapter 5: Hardcore Vient à Paris, 19831987Chapter 6: This Is Not a Fugazi Book: HarDCore Comes of AgeChapter 7: Earthquakes Come Home: French Punks Visit DCChapter 8: We Were Fucking Tourists, in the End: Punk, Tourism, and GentrificationChapter 9: Ian MacKaye Is Alive and Well and Living in DC:Concluding Thoughts.