Treat Me Like Dirt:
An Oral History of Punk in Toronto and Beyond 1977-1981 by Liz Worth
This book is the dorky younger sibling of Please Kill Me, the classic history of the New York Punk scene. It's not as snappy and as hip as its predecessor, but it is more thoughtful and nuanced in the commentary. Things we learned (which we might already know): 1) The singer for The Viletones could provoke people at times. 2) Canadian popular media culture at the time (radio, journalism, music distributors) had little interest in promoting this new scene. 3) The influx of heroin fragmented the original punk community. 4) & More details inside.
Treat Me Like Dirt: An Oral History of Punk in Toronto and Beyond 1977-1981 by Liz Worth
This book is the dorky younger sibling of Please Kill Me, the classic history of the New York Punk scene. It's not as snappy and as hip as its predecessor, but it is more thoughtful and nuanced in the commentary. Things we learned (which we might already know): 1) The singer for The Viletones could provoke people at times. 2) Canadian popular media culture at the time (radio, journalism, music distributors) had little interest in promoting this new scene. 3) The influx of heroin fragmented the original punk community. 4) & More details inside.
The Viletones
The Diodes
Simply Saucer
The Demics
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