Includes bibliographical references (pages [625]-646) and index.
Contents
Prologue: In the beginning was the word... -- Part One: 1971-75: Fuck Rock & Roll (I'd rather summarize a book) -- 1973-76: Eskimo Pie comes to Oz -- 1973-75: Something better changes -- Part Two: 2/76-4/76: Light the blue touchpaper -- 5/76-8/76: Are you ready for a brand-new beat? -- 9/76-12/76: Vinyl quotation number one -- Part Three: 1/77-4/77: The art-school dance goes on -- 1975-77: Not leaving home -- 3/77-8/77: The children of the revolution -- Part Four: 6/77-12/77: Aggression thru repression -- 1/77-6/78: Darken my northern sky -- 1/77-12/78: Fast and sensible -- Part Five: 1977-79: The west rides the crest -- 12/77-1/79: Last punks in town -- 1978: The year of the living dangerously -- Part Six: 1979: Out of punk-Into the light -- 1977-80: No wave out! No wave out! -- 1979-80: The dark stuff -- Part Seven: 1980-82: Tales of the warf rats and suburban weirdos -- 1983-87: Joining the majors -- 1984-91: The black muddy river -- Epilogue: You gotta lose.