Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981-1991 - Michael Azerrad
Lauded as the authoritative document on the rise of the American indie underground, Our Band Could Be Your Life compiles the lives, music, and DIY ethics of 13 seminal bands and their exponential effect on America’s alternative culture. Bridging the gap from the ‘70s punk movement to the mainstream explosion of the grunge era, journalist Michael Azzerad explores a decade of sonic territory through the stories of bands likes the Minutemen, Fugazi, The Replacements, and Sonic Youth. From Minor Threat and the birth of hardcore, to the acid-fueled antics of the Butthole Surfers, Azzerad honors each band’s unique trajectory with exciting and compelling prose.