{"product_id":"we-got-the-neutron-bomb-the-untold-story-of-l-a-punk-paperback","title":"We Got the Neutron Bomb: The Untold Story of L.A. Punk - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarc Spitz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBrendan Mullen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking us back to late '70s and early '80s Hollywood--pre-crack, pre-AIDS, pre-Reagan--\u003cb\u003eWe Got the Neutron Bomb\u003c\/b\u003e re-creates word for word the rage, intensity, and anarchic glory of the Los Angeles punk scene, straight from the mouths of the scenesters, zinesters, groupies, filmmakers, and musicians who were there. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"California was wide-open sex--no condoms, no birth control, no morality, no guilt.\" --Kim Fowley \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The Runaways were rebels, all of us were. And a lot of people looked up to us. It helped a lot of kids who had very mediocre, uneventful, unhappy lives. It gave them something to hold on to.\" --Cherie Currie \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The objective was to create something for our own personal satisfaction, because everything in our youthful and limited opinion sucked, and we knew better.\" --John Doe \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The Masque was like Heaven and Hell all rolled into one. It was a bomb shelter, a basement. It was so amazing, such a dive ... but it was our dive.\" --Hellin Killer \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"At least fifty punks were living at the Canterbury. You'd walk into the courtyard and there'd be a dozen different punk songs all playing at the same time. It was an incredible environment.\" --Belinda Carlisle \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAssembled from exhaustive interviews, \u003cb\u003eWe Got the Neutron Bomb\u003c\/b\u003e tells the authentically gritty stories of bands like the Runaways, the Germs, X, the Screamers, Black Flag, and the Circle Jerks--their rise, their fall, and their undeniable influence on the rock 'n' roll of today.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarc Spitz\u003c\/b\u003e's writing on rock 'n' roll and popular culture has appeared in \u003ci\u003eSpin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMaxim, Nylon, Blender, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUncut\u003c\/i\u003e (UK). He is the author of \u003ci\u003eHow Soon Is Never?\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eToo Much, Too Late\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eNobody Likes You: Inside the Turbulent Life, Times, and Music of Green Day\u003c\/i\u003e and coauthor with Brendan Mullen of \u003ci\u003eWe Got the Neutron Bomb: The Untold Story of L.A. Punk\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrendan Mullen\u003c\/b\u003e founded the Masque, the Hollywood underground club\/rehearsal space hailed as the birthplace of the Los Angeles and Orange County punk scenes. He was a contributing writer for \u003ci\u003eLA Weekly \u003c\/i\u003euntil his death in 2009.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8.1 x 5.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 13, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756776161568,"sku":"9780609807743","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/99ed02f378ab9e41d0554d992be33fa5.webp?v=1780086329","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/we-got-the-neutron-bomb-the-untold-story-of-l-a-punk-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}