More Fun in the New World: The Unmaking and Legacy of L.A. Punk Audiobook (Free)

Sequel to Grammy-nominated bestseller Underneath the Big Black Sunlight, continuing the up-close and personal accounts from the L.A. punk picture

Picking right up where Under the Big Dark Sun still left off, More Fun in the New World explores the years 1982 to 1987, covering the dizzying pinnacle of L.A.’s punk rock motion as its superstars took to the national — and often worldwide — stage. Describing the eventual splintering of punk into different sub-genres, the second volume of John about MORE PLEASURABLE in the brand new Globe: The Unmaking and Legacy of L.A. Punk Doe and Tom DeSavia’s western coast punk history portrays the wealthy cultural diversity of the movement and its individuals, the legacy of the scene, how it affected various other artwork forms, and eventually inspired mainstream pop culture. The publication also pays tribute to many of the fallen troops of punk rock and roll, the pioneers who still left the world way too early but whose impact hasn’t faded.

As with Underneath the Big Dark Sun, the publication features tales of triumph, failure, stardom, dependency, recovery, and loss as told by the people who were influential in the picture, with a cohesive narrative from writers Doe and DeSavia. Along numerous returning voices, More Fun in the brand new World weaves in the perspectives of music artists Henry Rollins, Fishbone, Billy Focus, Mike Ness, Jane Weidlin, Keith Morris, Dave Alvin, Louis Pérez, Charlotte Caffey, Peter Case, Chip Kinman, Maria McKee, and Jack Grisham, among others. And renowned musician/illustrator Shepard Fairey, filmmaker Allison Anders, professional Tim Robbins, and pro-skater Tony Hawk each contribute chapters on punk’s indelible influence on the creative spirit.

Furthermore to stories of success, the book also offers a cautionary tale of a skill movement that directly inspired commercially diverse acts such as for example Green Day, Rancid, Red Scorching Chili Peppers, Wilco, and Neko Case. Listeners will see themselves rooting for the purists of punk juxtaposed with the MTV-dominating rock and roll superstars of the time who flaunted a ‘born to get this done, it couldn’t end up being much easier’ attitude that continuing to fuel the flames of songs. MORE PLEASURABLE in the brand new World follows the progression of the first 10 years of L.A. punk, its bottom line, and its ethnic rebirth.

Read by John Doe and Tom Desavia, with Dave Alvin, Allison Anders, Charlotte Caffey, Peter Case, Shepard Fairey, Norwood Fisher, Pleasant Gehman, Terry Graham, Sid Griffin, Jack Grisham, Tony Hawk, Chip Kinman, Maria McKee, Angelo Moore, W.T. Morgan, Chris Morris, Keith Morris, Mike Ness, Louie Peréz, Tim Robbins, Henry Rollins, Jane Wiedlin, Annette Zilinskas, and Billy Move

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