{"product_id":"going-underground-american-punk-1979-1989-2nd-ed-george-hurchalla","title":"Going Underground: American Punk 1979-1989 (2nd Ed.) | George Hurchalla","description":"\u003cp\u003e416 pages | PM Press | Paperback | 4.1.2016\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe product of decades of work and multiple self-published editions, \u003cem\u003eGoing Underground\u003c\/em\u003e, written by 1980s scene veteran George Hurchalla, is the most comprehensive look yet at America’s nationwide underground punk scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite the mainstream press declarations that “punk died with Sid Vicious” or that “punk was reborn with Nirvana,” author Hurchalla followed the DIY spirit of punk underground, where it not only survived but thrived nationally as a self-sustaining grassroots movement rooted in seedy clubs, rented fire halls, Xeroxed zines, and indie record shops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRather than dwell solely on well-documented scenes from Los Angeles, New York, and Washington, DC, Hurchalla delves deep into the counterculture, rooting out stories from Chicago, Philadelphia, Austin, Cincinnati, Miami, and elsewhere. The author seamlessly mixes his personal experiences with the oral history of dozens of band members, promoters, artists, zinesters, and scenesters. Some of the countless bands covered include Articles of Faith, Big Boys, Necros, Hüsker Dü, Bad Brains, Government Issue, and Minutemen, as well as many of the essential zines of the time such as \u003cem\u003eBig Takeover\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMaximum RocknRoll\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFlipside\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eForced Exposure\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGoing Underground\u003c\/em\u003e features over a hundred unique photos from Marie Kanger-Born of Chicago, Dixon Coulbourn of Austin, Brian Trudell of LA, Malcolm Riviera of DC, Justina Davies of New York, Ed Arnaud of Arizona, and many others, along with flyers from across the nation.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeorge Hurchalla spent most of the 1990s as an itinerant wanderer and snow\/music\/wilderness writer and photographer, editing \u003cem\u003eThe Hell with Politics: The Life and Writings of Jane Wood Reno\u003c\/em\u003e in 1994. After years of poverty pursuing his dreams and contributing sporadically to \u003cem\u003eHeckler\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, he broke down and took a paying gig to write \u003cem\u003eExploring Florida Beaches: The Atlantic Coast\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eExploring Florida Beaches: The Gulf Coast\u003c\/em\u003e for Falcon guidebooks in 2002. In February of 2004 he launched the first imprint of his own press, Spot X Guides, and published the results of a decade-long involvement with the Tahoe wilderness, \u003cem\u003eBackcountry Snowboarding and Skiing in the Northern Sierra\u003c\/em\u003e. Currently residing in Huatulco, Mexico, Hurchalla continues to write when he is not out exploring senseless beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookspace Columbus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51430390759671,"sku":"GNGNDRGRND","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0435\/6299\/1768\/files\/GoingUnderground-AmericanPunk1979-1989_SecondEdition.jpg?v=1793127637","url":"https:\/\/bookspacecolumbus.com\/products\/going-underground-american-punk-1979-1989-2nd-ed-george-hurchalla","provider":"Bookspace Columbus","version":"1.0","type":"link"}