Thom reviewed Under the Big Black Sun by John Doe
Review of 'Under the Big Black Sun' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
This book is a collection of short histories by the people who were there, along with some great photos from the time. Better still is the audio book, where each of the authors reads their own section - telling their story. Combining the two - awesome!
John Doe writes (and narrates) the majority of the chapters, and they do a nice job of covering history from early LA punk - from glam to hardcore. This sets the scene for the other authors - Dave Alvin, Charlotte Caffey, Exene Cervenka, Teresa Covarrubias, Pleasant Gehman, Jack Grisham, Robert Lopez (aka El Vez), Kristine McKenna, Chris Morris, Henry Rollins, Mike Watt, and Jane Wiedlin.
If you have any interest at all in this subject or this music, go get the book and the audiobook (probably both available at the library) and dig in!