Suggest good books about skinheads, punk, reggae, etc

[Justice]

There was a thread like this but I'm horrible at navigating the internet and can't find it.

I just started work at a retail bookstore and I get to order whatever books I want and get huge discounts. I found a book in our warehouse catalog called something like "Carribean Music Encyclopedia: From Ska, to Rock Steady, to Mento" that looks decent, does anyone know if it's worth ordering?

[GripFast]

skins the picture book. the first edition is the best i guess its got all the WP pics that the second and third edition dont have. that is if your into that stuff

boss sounds skinhead reggae is cool too

[PoundingNails]

There was a thread like this but I'm horrible at navigating the internet and can't find it.

I just started work at a retail bookstore and I get to order whatever books I want and get huge discounts. I found a book in our warehouse catalog called something like "Carribean Music Encyclopedia: From Ska, to Rock Steady, to Mento" that looks decent, does anyone know if it's worth ordering?
I'd read Burkowski. He'd have made a hell of a Skinhead.

[Billy Klubb]

I'd read Burkowski. He'd have made a hell of a Skinhead.too true. been reading Betting on the Muse on and off. I've also got Hot Water Music. been meaning to read that on for a while.

[Dutch Raven]

My books on the scene:
Skinhead by Nick Knight
Cropped Heads by Estrellea & Xose
Nazi Rock Star by Paul London
White Noise in English and German

Still looking for some other titles, like White Riot about C18.

[WBC]

White Noise? the Searchlight propaganda booklet? that thing is a piece of shit.... lies and myths from a pro-Israeli, MI6 and Special Branch collaborating organisation.... fuck Searchlight....

[Dutch Raven]

I knew that before I bought it. Still interesting though.

[dbhobbs]

I'd read Burkowski. He'd have made a hell of a Skinhead.


bukowski??? Yeah he is one hell of a writer. Great for young misanthropes.

[richmond1779]

get a copy of the rough guide to reggae. i have volume 1 and cant see any difference between that and volumes 2-3. pretty cheap and it even has a section on skinhead reggae. albeit small, but they have one nonetheless.

our band could be your life: scenes from the american indie underground 1981-1991

american hardcore: a tribal history

the subcultures reader 1e pback

trojan published young, gifted and black the history of trojan records and another book on british reggae. both are great and i got both on amazon for under 5 bucks each!!!!

those shouldnt be hard to find.

boss sounds has been out of print since 96......i think. but its essential if you only wanna know about skinhead reggae. its a bitch trying to find it though

someone put out an a-z of underground music a few years ago. i dont remember the title but the cover is pink.


i studied subcultures during college. feel free to ask me anything. i can at least steer you in a good direction.
:smile:

[dbhobbs]

get a copy of the rough guide to reggae. i have volume 1 and cant see any difference between that and volumes 2-3. pretty cheap and it even has a section on skinhead reggae. albeit small, but they have one nonetheless.

our band could be your life: scenes from the american indie underground 1981-1991

american hardcore: a tribal history

the subcultures reader 1e pback

trojan published young, gifted and black the history of trojan records and another book on british reggae. both are great and i got both on amazon for under 5 bucks each!!!!

those shouldnt be hard to find.

boss sounds has been out of print since 96......i think. but its essential if you only wanna know about skinhead reggae. its a bitch trying to find it though

someone put out an a-z of underground music a few years ago. i dont remember the title but the cover is pink.


i studied subcultures during college. feel free to ask me anything. i can at least steer you in a good direction.
:smile:


be careful what you put in your wish list on amazon though... they may recommend books on gay skins to ya!!! :anim_moon:

[WH Jay]

White Noise? the Searchlight propaganda booklet? that thing is a piece of shit.... lies and myths from a pro-Israeli, MI6 and Special Branch collaborating organisation.... fuck Searchlight....

The White Riot C18 books by the same guy....

[Blood Red Eagle]

The White Riot C18 books by the same guy....
its not badly written actually. accuracy might not be the finest point, but its a decent read.

[CptnSpaulding]

Sab Grey just put a book out called "Skinhead Army"

dont know much more about it

[PoundingNails]

bukowski??? Yeah he is one hell of a writer. Great for young misanthropes.
He certainly wasn't an elitist.

[Virginiasc]

Sab Grey just put a book out called "Skinhead Army"

dont know much more about it


"An unflinching tale of Skinhead life on the back streets of Baltimore."

http://www.myspace.com/skinflintpress (http://www.myspace.com/skinflintpress)

Doesn't look all that good.

[Dutch Raven]

Amazon seems to have quite a lot on 'us', so to speak:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Skins-Skinhead-Photobook-Gavin-Watson/sim/1898927057/1/ref=pd_sexpl_s_b?ie=UTF8&pf=book

[Virginiasc]

"Learn how they want to take over part of the United States."

I didn't know this was our plan.....

http://www.lwcbooks.com/books/skinhead.htm

[WH Jay]

its not badly written actually. accuracy might not be the finest point, but its a decent read.

Yeah its interesting....

[Chucky Scouser]

There was a thread like this but I'm horrible at navigating the internet and can't find it.

I just started work at a retail bookstore and I get to order whatever books I want and get huge discounts. I found a book in our warehouse catalog called something like "Carribean Music Encyclopedia: From Ska, to Rock Steady, to Mento" that looks decent, does anyone know if it's worth ordering?


What are you a homo?

Here you go any John Grisham book just replace the main characters with skinheads, rudies, etc.

It also works well with Stephen King, Anne Rice, Shel Silversteen, and Roald Dahl.

[CptnSpaulding]

"An unflinching tale of Skinhead life on the back streets of Baltimore."

oh yea..I always forget how IC is all Baltimore now

I do know that they are having some sort of book signing for it in DC on dec 1st

[Virginiasc]

oh yea..I always forget how IC is all Baltimore now

I do know that they are having some sort of book signing for it in DC on dec 1st

Where’s the signing gonna be? I might just go to that. Curious, did Sab Grey grow up in Baltimore, or does he just live there now? Because theres an IC song that goes something like “DC skinheads have their say”. I always thought he was from DC.


EDIT: Acording to Wikipedia, he was born in Baltimore.

[noradarno]

Because Baltimore and DC are so far away.

[Virginiasc]

Well, if your singing about DC, than I'm going to assume your from DC, I'm not going to think "Oh, this song is called "Wasted in DC" BUT since Baltimore is so close you must actually be from there.

[noradarno]

I am not from there. Although I know plenty of people who have lived in Baltimore, moved to DC, and moved back, who remain employed, or otherwise connected to DC. I have family all over the area, and, just as a point of conversation... They are really close together for major cities. So it wouldn't be a stretch of the imagination to think, that someone could be born in Baltimore and either move to DC, or drive the 42 miles, to take part in the scene, and move back...

Just saying.

Edit: We are also talking about a song that is twenty years old.

[Virginiasc]

I am not from there. Although I know plenty of people who have lived in Baltimore, moved to DC, and moved back, who remain employed, or otherwise connected to DC. I have family all over the area, and, just as a point of conversation... They are really close together for major cities. So it wouldn't be a stretch of the imagination to think, that someone could be born in Baltimore and either move to DC, or drive the 42 miles, to take part in the scene, and move back...

Just saying.

Fair enough.

42 miles? It always seemed to take alot longer to get from Baltimore to DC.

[Virginiasc]

I am not from there. Although I know plenty of people who have lived in Baltimore, moved to DC, and moved back, who remain employed, or otherwise connected to DC. I have family all over the area, and, just as a point of conversation... They are really close together for major cities. So it wouldn't be a stretch of the imagination to think, that someone could be born in Baltimore and either move to DC, or drive the 42 miles, to take part in the scene, and move back...

Just saying.

Edit: We are also talking about a song that is twenty years old.

"Wasted in DC" only came out a few years ago. Unless your talking about the other song, which I believe is "Psycho Skin", not sure though.

[CptnSpaulding]

Where’s the signing gonna be? I might just go to that. Curious, did Sab Grey grow up in Baltimore, or does he just live there now? Because theres an IC song that goes something like “DC skinheads have their say”. I always thought he was from DC.


EDIT: Acording to Wikipedia, he was born in Baltimore.
I dont know where he was born or whatever..but IC was the DC scene when shit started...when they reformed or whatever, not too long ago, he claimed B-more because that was where he is living now.

The book signing is at the Pug on Dec 1st at 9:00pm...gotta be 21.
http://www.myspace.com/thepugdc
edit:uhh, turns out i'm in their top friends..haha..I dont even remember getting requested by the Pug

[Virginiasc]

I dont know where he was born or whatever..but IC was the DC scene when shit started...when they reformed or whatever, not too long ago, he claimed B-more because that was where he is living now.

The book signing is at the Pug on Dec 1st at 9:00pm...gotta be 21.
http://www.myspace.com/thepugdc
edit:uhh, turns out i'm in their top friends..haha..I dont even remember getting requested by the Pug


Oh well. I was going to start complaining about why a book signing was 21+, than I realized it was at a bar.

[GripFast]

boss sounds has been out of print since 96......i think. but its essential if you only wanna know about skinhead reggae. its a bitch trying to find it though


:smile:


boss sounds is a sick book i just wish the real content was longer i.e. the first 1/3rd of the book. it should be more like 2/3rds

[noradarno]

Was Bass Culture (UK)/ This Is Reggae Music (USA) mentioned, it is a pretty good read.

[Froski]

I'll claim ignorance and ask, what is IC

[Virginiasc]

I'll claim ignorance and ask, what is IC

Iron Cross

[Froski]

ahh, thanks. I'll have to read that book being born and raised there

[dbhobbs]

Fair enough.

42 miles? It always seemed to take alot longer to get from Baltimore to DC.

depends on which way you go... sometimes it take me just as long to get to DC as it does to Baltimore coming from richmond

I dont know where he was born or whatever..but IC was the DC scene when shit started...when they reformed or whatever, not too long ago, he claimed B-more because that was where he is living now.

when did he move back to Charm city???... last time i saw him he was living in DE

[CptnSpaulding]

depends on which way you go... sometimes it take me just as long to get to DC as it does to Baltimore coming from richmond



when did he move back to Charm city???... last time i saw him he was living in DE
shit..I got no idea

[MONK]

best book of all.

http://www.padfield.com/clipart/BookCovers/creeds/images/Koran.jpg

[Dutch Raven]

best book of all.

http://www.padfield.com/clipart/BookCovers/creeds/images/Koran.jpg

Well... Let's just say it's good for some things:

http://smokeonthewater.typepad.com/smokeonthewater/images/koran_wipes.jpg

[MONK]

Well... Let's just say it's good for some things:

http://smokeonthewater.typepad.com/smokeonthewater/images/koran_wipes.jpg

i can also say that about the bible. BLASPHEMY!!!

[richmond1779]

Well... Let's just say it's good for some things:

http://smokeonthewater.typepad.com/smokeonthewater/images/koran_wipes.jpg


nah. its not good for that either. the hate may rub off onto your ass and you'd become the next osama.

it does make great targets when shooting an sks though.

:tongue:

[Froski]

makes me want to decapitate some infidels - asta lama legos

[Dutch Raven]

New book on ISD: http://www.midgaardshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1299&osCsid=3fb969f7ecd47023633a15e78a8e33a1

[SWIFTY]

There was a thread like this but I'm horrible at navigating the internet and can't find it.

I just started work at a retail bookstore and I get to order whatever books I want and get huge discounts. I found a book in our warehouse catalog called something like "Carribean Music Encyclopedia: From Ska, to Rock Steady, to Mento" that looks decent, does anyone know if it's worth ordering?
young giffted and black, the whole ska twotone story well worth reading has list of all trojan records with catalouge numbers to help try and find songs you might want

[Johnny Rebel]

The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Hell's Angels by the good Dr. Hunter S Thompson is still the greatest subculture book I have ever read. He's my favorite author though, so I may be a little biased, but its still a damn good read even if you didn't like his Fear and Loathing trippy shit.

[Justice]

I didn't know this topic was still around. I got canned from that job since I got evicted, then my car quit working, but I was able to pick up a couple of books on reggae and "Skinhead" by Mark Knight before I left. The latter isn't very good, mostly just pictures and fashion descriptions. I haven't looked over the reggae books much, but they seem alright.

[Virginiasc]

I didn't know this topic was still around. I got canned from that job since I got evicted, then my car quit working, but I was able to pick up a couple of books on reggae and "Skinhead" by Mark Knight before I left. The latter isn't very good, mostly just pictures and fashion descriptions. I haven't looked over the reggae books much, but they seem alright.


I'm pretty sure you mean Nick Knight.....

[Justice]

Yeah, that's it.

[Chucky Scouser]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v384/Chucky_Scumbag/SHARP.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v384/Chucky_Scumbag/idiot.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v384/Chucky_Scumbag/SKINHEAD.jpg

[gogunners]

The Paint House: Words from an East End Gang
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d37/bovver70/painthouse.jpg
a good book, from 74 i think, hard to find, there are copies avail on amazon.uk at the moment:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Paint-House-Penguin-education-specials/dp/0140803599