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About this book
The last word on the movement that shook the world.
“A gloriously vociferous encyclopaedia for the Blank Generation. It's all here in staggering chapter and verse: how Punk came and changed the world forever.” Jake Arnott, author of The Long Firm and He Kills Coppers
Punk: The Last Word is a powerful reimagining of punk—not just as a sound or style, but as a radical, DIY philosophy rooted in defiance, truth, and individuality. Cultural insider and Wag Club founder Chris Sullivan and Byline Times editor Stephen Colegrave bring together over 150 original interviews with punk’s most iconic figures—Iggy Pop, The Sex Pistols, The Clash, Siouxsie Sioux, Vivienne Westwood, and many others. From musicians and designers to promoters and provocateurs, they paint a vivid portrait of the movement’s chaotic rise and lasting impact on both sides of the Atlantic.
Tracing punk’s rebellious spirit from 19th-century bohemia to the explosion of Kings Road and Coventry in the late '70s, this is, without a doubt, the most in-depth, insider account of punk’s evolution and legacy.
As the movement approaches its 50th anniversary, its core values—authenticity, resistance, and creative freedom—feel more urgent than ever. Punk isn’t just music. It’s a way of life.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- The Prologue
- Chapter One: Punk Is The Bastard Child of New York
- Chapter Two: Andy Warhol
- Chapter Three: The Warhol Superstars
- Chapter Four: The Velvet Underground
- Chapter Five: Stonewall
- Chapter Six: Max’s Kansas City
- Chapter Seven: Garage Rock
- Chapter Eight: New York Is Bankrupt
- Chapter Nine: Patti Smith
- Chapter Ten: Heroin
- Chapter Eleven: Vivienne Westwood
- Chapter Twelve: The King’s Road
- Chapter Thirteen: The Sex Pistols
- Chapter Fourteen: Gay Clubs
- Chapter Fifteen: Soul Boys and Soul Girls
- Chapter Sixteen: The Sex Pistols Go Into Top Gear
- Chapter Seventeen: The Screen On The Green
- Chapter Eighteen: The Punk Rock Horror Show
- Chapter Nineteen: The Anarchy Tour
- Chapter Twenty: Shagfest A Go-Go
- Chapter Twenty-One: The Fanzine
- Chapter Twenty-Two: The Roxy-Neal Street, Covent Garden
- Chapter Twenty-Three: Boy
- Chapter Twenty-Four: 1,2,3,4 – New York Comes to London
- Chapter Twenty-Five: Arise Siouxsie and the Banshees
- Chapter Twenty-Six: Is the Party Over?
- Chapter Twenty-Seven: Divine
- Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Preamble
- Chapter Twenty-Nine: Oi!
- Chapter Thirty: Going Back to Go Forward
- Chapter Thirty-One: The Ramones (Again)
- Chapter Thirty-Two: Punking and Funking
- Chapter Thirty-Three: World’s End
- Chapter Thirty-Four: Bow Wow Wow
- Additional Sources