Johnny Ramone was the leader of greatest punk rock band America ever had. His story is like their music- short, aggressive and unflinching. James Mann gives it a Gabba Gabba Hey!

The Davies and the Gallaghers have nothing on the original brother duo, The Louvin Brothers. Satan Is Real tells the story of Charlie and Ira, and it’s a corker!

A new book by punk legend Mike Watt showcases his photography skills.

It’s all demographics. White America is becoming a minority population, and they’re not happy about it. James Mann examines the way out contained in Tim Wise’s Dear White America.

The legendary Tom Waits ain’t what he appears to be. James Mann digs deep to find the mystery behind the man.

A teenager and his favorite jukebox deal with a pre-apocalyptic one-dimensional Ohio town. We’ve all been there, haven’t we? At least Carl F Gauze has.

Mike Doughty has been through just about everything. The rise and fall (and subsequent hatred) of his former band Soul Coughing. The rise of his solo acoustic career. And, oh yeah, drugs. Lots of them. And his recent sobriety. So, why should anyone care? Tim Wardyn went searching for that answer.

With a razor-sharp memory and conversational writing style, L.A. punk pioneer Alice Bag recounts her musical obsession.

Pictures and anecdotes relive the heady days of the Fab Four on the Reeperbahn in Hamburg.

Whoever said “If you can remember the ’60s, you weren’t there” obviously never met Ed Sanders. The leader of The Fugs and the Peace Eye bookstore recalls the counter-culture of the 1960s in vivid detail.

Matthew Moyer thinks Dave Thompson’s Patti Smith bio just might tide you over until Smith delivers on the promised second volume of her memoir.

Brett Callwood’s comprehensive book on the criminally overlooked Stooges doesn’t, this time, focus completely on Iggy Pop.

See a Little Light: The Trail of Rage and Melody tells Bob Mould’s entire story – from his abusive childhood to his coming out as a gay man, filled with details and anecdotes from his 50-plus years.

Former Orlando Sentinel restaurant critic Bob Morris extols the virtues of exotic cuisine.

A detailed guide to all things metal during the early 2000s.

Explore the world of Jeff Smith and his little buddy Fone.

P-Orridge’s writing stands on its own.

McLeod’s first full length graphic novel is an epic zombie invasion that can only be repelled by the ancient art of kung fu.

Andrew Shaylor immersed himself in the wild, raw rockabilly subculture until he emerged with this exhaustive photographic record.

Joe Bageant was a redneck Mark Twain, and his final work is both memoir and eulogy.