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Sober Living for the Revolution

Hardcore Punk, Straight Edge, and Radical Politics

ISBN-13: 9781604860511

Author(s): Gabriel Kuhn

Subjects: 6PN, AVGU, AVLP, AVPP7

Publisher: Pm Press

Publisher Imprint: Pm Press

Publication Date: 04-02-2010

Format: Paperback / softback

Availability: In stock

£21.99
Sober Living for the Revolution

About the book

Straight Edge has persisted as a drug-free, hardcore punk subculture for 25 years. Its political legacy remains ambiguous and is often misrepresented as a Puritan conservatism. However, as this study shows, its history is more complex. Since its origins in 1980s, the scene has been linked to radical thought and music. Tracing this history, the book includes contributions from famed Straight-Edge rockers like Ian MacKaye (Fugazi), Mark Anderson (Dance of Days) and Andy Hurley (Fall Out Boy) and numerous other activists dedicated to a sober, liberated world.