Mutations, Sam McPheeters
Mutations, Sam McPheeters
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Mutations
The Many Strange Faces of Hardcore Punk

Author: Sam McPheeters, Tobi Vail

Narrator: Sam McPheeters

Unabridged: 6 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/24/2020

Categories: Nonfiction, Music, Punk


Synopsis

How can so many people pledge allegiance to punk, something with no fixed identity? Depending on who and where you are, punk can be an outlet, excuse, lifestyle, escapism, conversation, community, ideology, sales category, social movement, punishable offense, badge of authenticity, reason to drink beer forever, or an aesthetic of belligerent incompetence. And if someone has a strong belief about what punk is, odds are they have even stronger feelings about what punk is not.

Sam McPheeters championed many different versions. Over the course of two decades, he fronted Born Against, released dozens of records and fanzines, and toured seventeen times across the northern hemisphere. In this collection of essays, profiles, criticism, and personal history, he examines the diverse realms he intersected—New York hardcore, Riot Grrrl, Gilman street, the hidden enclaves of Olympia, New England, and downtown Los Angeles—and the forces of mental illness and creative inspiration that drove him, and others, in the first place.

About Sam McPheeters

Sam McPheeters was born in Ohio and raised in upstate New York. In 1981, at age twelve, he coauthored Travelers' Tales: Rumors and Legends of the Albany-Saratoga Region. Starting in 1989, he sang for Born Against, Men's Recovery Project, and Wrangler Brutes, touring seventeen times across North America, Europe, and Japan. Since 2009, he has written for Criterion, Vice, and the Village Voice, among others. He currently lives in Pomona, California, with his wife.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Paulo on March 09, 2021

Leo's characters and stories are always very complex and deep, approaching several delicate themes from our society. After finishing each plot you start thinking what we could do to have a better world. Well done Leo!......more