{"product_id":"punk-avenue-inside-the-new-york-city-underground-1972-1982-paperback","title":"Punk Avenue: Inside the New York City Underground, 1972-1982 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhil Marcade\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDebbie Harry\u003c\/b\u003e (Preface by), \u003cb\u003eLegs McNeil\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn intimate account of Paris-born author Phil Marcade's first ten years in the United States, where--after drifting from Boston to the West Coast and back--he wound up in New York City and became deeply immersed in the fledgling punk rock scene. With brilliant, often hilarious prose, Marcade's book is, according to revered radio personality James \"The Hound\" Marshall, \"historically important, invaluable in fact, but also a fun, fast, nasty read.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhil Marcade\u003c\/b\u003e left Paris in his late teens to begin \"a few months\" of travel that would lead to a 40 year-stay in the U.S., mostly in New York City. He was at the center of the origins of the punk rock explosion, as a musician (founder and lead singer of The Senders) and scenester, forming intimate friendships with artists and musicians including Johnny Thunders, Nan Goldin, Cookie Muller, Wayne Kramer, Debbie Harry, Nancy Spungen and Willie DeVille. His first book, Au-delà de l'Avenue D (Scali, 2006), was published in France. In addition to writing, he works as a painter and graphic artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 02, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769860882720,"sku":"9781941110492","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0407de2cc25d97fd35ef3bd9801b6d2d.webp?v=1780358490","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/punk-avenue-inside-the-new-york-city-underground-1972-1982-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}