Author | Craig Ibarra |
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Language | English |
Subject | Punk rock |
Genre | Music |
Publisher | END FWY Press |
Publication date | April 1, 2015[1] |
Publication place | United States |
Pages | 344 |
ISBN | 978-0986097102 |
A Wailing Of A Town: An Oral History of Early San Pedro Punk And More 1977-1985 is a non-fiction oral history of the San Pedro punk scene of the late 70s to the mid-1980s.[2] Authored by Craig Ibarra, the book consists of 70+ interviews with band members (including members of Minutemen, Saccharine Trust, and Black Flag), photographers, and punk fans.[2]
While the book expends about a quarter of its length on the well-known Minutemen,[3] the book has been seen as a sort of rebuttal to the Hollywood-centric We Got the Neutron Bomb[4][5] the book focuses on lesser known bands such as Saccharine Trust, Hari-Kari, Peer Group, Mood of Defiance[4] and The Plebs.[6] Ibarra spent seven years working on the book.[7] Ibarra first got the idea for the book in January 2007 after reading Please Kill Me and We Got the Neutron Bomb.[8]
The book was released on April 1, 2015, D. Boon's birthday.[1]