Paul Marko - Menace – Prog, Punk, Skinheads & Serendipity [Book]

Punk 77 Books

£21.58

Format: Book
Catalogue No.: PUNK77-BOOKS-2B
Barcode: 9781399958615
Release Date: 22 Sep 2023

Menace were a 1977 punk band and arguably one of the godfathers of Oi. With a foreword by Mark P of Sniffin’ Glue and ATV fame, this book comprises some 516 pages and is packed with photos and stories from the band, fans and key people from arguably the most exciting, creative, fast moving but also violent and turbulent time of youth cultures and how a 1977 punk band keeps going into the 2020’s. “Not every Punk band was the Sex Pistols or The Clash. But Menace were there in the great Punk wars of 1977; three working class boys from Islington London and a Canadian with a story to tell as much their own as the amazing variety of characters they met on their journey. Featuring - Prog Rock, Johnny Rotten, the Roxy Club & Vortex, John Cale, Sham 69, Mark P & Sniffin’ Glue, Jill Furmanovsky, Suggs, skinheads, the National Front, boot boys and ruffians, gig violence, Rock Against Racism, drug addiction, Miles Copeland and the rise of IRS, Step Forward, Illegal, Fresh Records, Small Wonder, The Police and Sting, biker chick Vermilion, Oi and Gary Bushell, disappearing London, the 90’s punk resurgence, Holidays In The Sun punk festival, the 9/11 terrorist attack, CBGB’s, Punk Aid, pain, joy, marriages, births, deaths and a global pandemic while continuing to make a glorious punk racket into the 2020’s Serendipity! You never know what opportunity in life is waiting around the corner if you dare take it? Punk & Menace continue to stand the test of time!”