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<p>When it began, punk was an underground revolution that raged against the mainstream; now punk is the mainstream. Tracing the origins of Grammy-winning icons Green Day and the triumphant resurgence of neo-punk legends Bad Religion through MTV's embrace of pop-punk bands like Yellowcard, music journalist Matt Diehl explores the history of new punk, exposing how this once-cult sound became a blockbuster commercial phenomenon. Diehl follows the history and controversy behind neo-punk--from the Offspring's move from a respected indie label to a major, to multiplatinum bands Good Charlotte and Simple Plan's unrepentent commercial success, through the survival of genre iconoclasts the Distillers and the rise of emo superstars like Fall Out Boy.<p><i>My So-Called Punk</i> picks up where bestselling authors Legs McNeil and Jon Savage left off, conveying how punk went from the Sex Pistols' Anarchy in the I.K. to anarchy in the O.C. via the Warped Tour. Defining the sound of today's punk, telling the stories behind the bands that have brought it to the masses, and discussing the volatile tension between the culture's old and new factions, <I>My So-Called Punk</i> is the go-to book for a ne

Author

Diehl, Matt

Publisher

Griffin ; Melia [distributor

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9781466853065

Subjects

Music, History, Biography

Rating

2.83 / 5 (94 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14