Description:
The definitive chronicle of underground music in the 1980s tells the stories of Black Flag, Sonic Youth, The Replacements, and other seminal bands whose DIY revolution changed American music forever.
Our Band Could Be Your Life is the never-before-told story of the musical revolution that happened right under the nose of the Reagan Eighties--when a small but sprawling network of bands, labels, fanzines, radio stations, and other subversives re-energized American rock with punk's do-it-yourself credo and created music that was deeply personal, often brilliant, always challenging, and immensely influential. This sweeping chronicle of music, politics, drugs, fear, loathing, and faith is an indie rock classic in its own right.
The bands profiled include:
Sonic YouthBlack FlagThe ReplacementsMinutemenHusker DuMinor ThreatMission of BurmaButthole SurfersBig BlackFugaziMudhoneyBeat HappeningDinosaur Jr.Brief description:
Laura Jane Grace is a transgender musician best known as the founder, lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist of the punk rock band Against Me! Since coming out as transgender in a 2012 interview with Rolling Stone magazine, she has become an outspoken advocate for transgender awareness. Grace has a daughter and lives in Chicago.
Review Quotes:
"More than just an invaluable source of knowledge...offers a glimpse into the angry, spirited us-against-the-world thump of the Minor Threats...and Husker Dus."
-- "Austin Chronicle"