Description: Brave Punk World explores the evolution of punk scenes in countries outside of North American and the UK. It immerses the reader in foreign scenes, describing the lifestyles and art of passionate, hard-charging groups such as Ulster, Slime, Carte de Séjour, and many more.
Brief description: JAMES GREENE, JR. has previously written three books: Brave Punk World: The International Rock Underground from Alerta Roja to Z-Off, This Music Leaves Stains: The Complete Story of The Misfits, and A Convenient Parallel Dimension: How Ghostbusters Slimed Us Forever. As a freelance writer, he has contributed to such publications as New York Press, Orlando Weekly, Crawdaddy!, and No Recess!. He lives near Ding Dong, Texas.
Review Quotes:
"Greene, Jr., who wrote a killer biography of the Misfits a couple of years ago, not only leaves American cities like New York and Seattle to find punk, he literally spans the globe encyclopedically chronicling the bands, scenes, fanzines, and cultural phenomenon of the musical movement everywhere else in the universe." - Substream's "Top Ten Music Books of 2017" --Substream Magazine
"I absolutely inhaled this book! Greene's writing is filled with enthusiastic taste and warmth and fascinating tales of anti-establishment action. This book is the condensed proof that punk rock erupted all over the world at the same time." --Rolf Yngve Uggen, guitarist, Gluecifer and Smoke Mohawk "In this fascinating and well-researched book, James shares the highlights of punk music from lands all over this very Earth...James does a fantastic job of a) setting the stage of what each society is like, be it repressive, corrupt, conservative, liberal, violent, impoverished, etc, and (b) outlining the histories and key releases of the most important bands...I loved this book." --Mark Prindle