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Keith Morris is a true punk icon. No one else embodies the sound of Southern Californian hardcore. Short and sporting waist-length dreadlocks, Morris is known the world over for his take-no-prisoners approach on the stage and his integrity off of it. Over the course of his 40-year career, he's battled diabetes, drug and alcohol addiction, and the record industry. My Damage is more than a book about the highs and lows of a punk rock legend, however.
A searing account of her search for identity and true self, Tranny reveals the struggles and victories that Laura Jane Grace, the lead singer of the cult punk rock band Against Me!, experienced in her quest for gender transition. Illuminated by Laura Jane's never-before-published journal entries reaching back to childhood, Tranny is an intensely personal and revelatory look inside her struggles with identity and addiction.
The long awaited republishing of NYHC Legend, John Bloodclot Joseph's raw and unfiltered autobiography. As real as it gets! Updated with new chapters.
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Doug Stanhope is one of the most critically acclaimed and stridently unrepentant comedians of his generation. What will surprise some is that he owes so much of his dark and sometimes uncomfortably honest sense of humor to his mother, Bonnie.
Depravity, redemption, terror, and spiritual deliverance abound in this physically and psychologically complex memoir from the front man of the pioneer punk band True Sounds of Liberty (TSOL). Spanning the extremes between hard-core punk memoir and handbook for recovery and survival, this narrative documents a youth rebellion that changed the world and offered life lessons rooted in 1980s punk culture.
Keith Morris is a true punk icon. No one else embodies the sound of Southern Californian hardcore. Short and sporting waist-length dreadlocks, Morris is known the world over for his take-no-prisoners approach on the stage and his integrity off of it. Over the course of his 40-year career, he's battled diabetes, drug and alcohol addiction, and the record industry. My Damage is more than a book about the highs and lows of a punk rock legend, however.
A searing account of her search for identity and true self, Tranny reveals the struggles and victories that Laura Jane Grace, the lead singer of the cult punk rock band Against Me!, experienced in her quest for gender transition. Illuminated by Laura Jane's never-before-published journal entries reaching back to childhood, Tranny is an intensely personal and revelatory look inside her struggles with identity and addiction.
The long awaited republishing of NYHC Legend, John Bloodclot Joseph's raw and unfiltered autobiography. As real as it gets! Updated with new chapters.
Under the Big Black Sun explores the nascent Los Angeles punk rock movement and its evolution to hardcore punk as it's never been told before. Authors John Doe and Tom DeSavia have woven together an enthralling story of the legendary West Coast scene from 1977 to 1982 by enlisting the voices of people who were there. The book shares chapter-length tales from the authors along with personal essays from famous (and infamous) players in the scene.
Doug Stanhope is one of the most critically acclaimed and stridently unrepentant comedians of his generation. What will surprise some is that he owes so much of his dark and sometimes uncomfortably honest sense of humor to his mother, Bonnie.
Depravity, redemption, terror, and spiritual deliverance abound in this physically and psychologically complex memoir from the front man of the pioneer punk band True Sounds of Liberty (TSOL). Spanning the extremes between hard-core punk memoir and handbook for recovery and survival, this narrative documents a youth rebellion that changed the world and offered life lessons rooted in 1980s punk culture.
Having outlived his bandmates, Marky is the only person who can share the secrets and stories of the Ramones' improbable rise from obtuse beginnings to induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But it wasn't all good times and hit songs, and Marky doesn't shy away from discussing his own struggles.
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Scott Ian, famous for cofounding legendary thrash metal band Anthrax and only slightly less so for his iconic beard, has done and seen a lot in his decades of touring. Those of you who have heard Scott's memoir I'm the Man may know the history of the band, but Access All Areas divulges all the zany, bizarre, funny, and captivating tales of what went on when the band wasn't busy crafting chart-topping albums.
The New York Times best-selling biography of an American comedy legend. After three years of sobriety, Chris Farley's life was at its creative peak until a string of professional disappointments chased him back to drugs and alcohol. He fought hard against them, but it was a fight he would lose in December 1997. Farley's fans immediately drew parallels between his death and that of his idol, John Belushi. Without looking deeper, however, many failed to see that Farley was much more than just another Hollywood drug overdose. In this officially authorized oral history, Farley's friends and family remember his work and life.
A collection of outrageous stories by the stand-up comic, TV host, and inspiration for the movie National Lampoon's Van Wilder. Bert Kreischer doesn't know how to say "no". If he did, he wouldn't have gotten himself mixed up with a group of Russian mobsters on a class trip to Moscow, earning him his nickname "The Machine". He wouldn't have wrestled with a bear or swum with sharks on national television. He wouldn't have (possibly) smoked PCP with a star of Saturday Night Live.
The Wu-Tang Clan are considered hip-hop royalty. Remarkably, none of the founding members have told their story - until now. Here, for the first time, the quiet one speaks. Lamont “U-God” Hawkins was born in Brownsville, New York, in 1970. Raised by a single mother and forced to reckon with the hostile conditions of project life, U-God learned from an early age how to survive. And surviving in New York City in the 1970s and 1980s was no easy task - especially as a young black boy living in some of the city’s most ignored and destitute districts.
I'm the Man is the fast-paced, humorous, and revealing memoir from the man who cofounded Anthrax, the band that proved to the masses that brutality and fun didn't have to be mutually exclusive. Through various lineup shifts, label snafus, rock 'n' roll mayhem, and unforeseen circumstances galore, Scott Ian has approached life and music with a smile, viewing the band with deadly seriousness while recognizing the ridiculousness of the entertainment industry.
Twice a year in the heart of Silicon Valley, a small investment firm called Y Combinator selects an elite group of young entrepreneurs from around the world for three months of intense work and instruction. Their brand-new two- or three-person start-ups are given a seemingly impossible challenge: to turn a raw idea into a viable business, fast.
A misfit kid at the best of times, Mishka Shubaly had his world shattered when, in a 24-hour span in 1992, he survived a mass shooting on his school's campus then learned that his parents were getting divorced. His father, a prominent rocket scientist, abandoned the family, and their home was lost to foreclosure. Shubaly swore to avenge the wrongs against his mother but instead plunged into a magnificently toxic love affair with alcohol.
Available as an audiobook for the first time, read by band members "Fat Mike" Burkett, Eric Melvin, Erik "Smelly" Sandin, and Aaron "El Hefe" Abeyta along with special guest narrator musician and comedian Tommy Chong. In addition, the audiobook features exclusive, previously unreleased tracks, "Bouncy" (a NOFX instrumental), "La Pieta" (Fat Mike piano & vocal song about his mother), and "Young Drunk & Stupid" (live NOFX song from an Idaho basement gig in 1986)
NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories is the first tell-all autobiography from one of the world's most influential and controversial punk bands. Fans and non-fans alike will be shocked by the stories of murder, suicide, addiction, counterfeiting, riots, bondage, terminal illness, the Yakuza, and drinking pee. Told from the perspective of each of the band's members, this audiobook looks back at more than 30 years of comedy, tragedy, and completely inexplicable success.
Deep, sad, funny, inspirational, scary, educational, insightful, disgusting, and one of the most addictive books I've listened to yet. If you are a fan of NOFX it is deeply satisfying to hear where they came from and what they've been through. Extremely well written and well spoken. Thanks for sharing guys! Love you! Glad you are all still alive and doing well.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
Since the band (and a couple of friends) read the their own book, it was really engaging when they would tell the stories of the small happenings a events, that lead to NOFX as we know them. Being a fan of the band, this was a treat for me. But, if anything, the tales are fun, scary and put things into perspective with early punk culture. The guys putting out this book had to take courage and some long lost emotional stress. Several parts of this book I feel will stick with me for some time. Just because a few topics hit pretty close to home. A great book for anyone. ...maybe anyone.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Lost me at butt plugs. Like I can hang for a bit, but it felt like the last 10% of the book was less about NOFX, and more about Mike's sexual lifestyle. Great book up until that point.
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
Absolutely loved it!! It's like Eric Melvin touched my souls, Smelly Almost brought me to tears, El Jefe made think about my own Mexican family growing up and fat Mike mad me laugh and think about my own vices. Jello and Tommy were great and sincere in there readings. I Fucking love this book and it makes me appreciate NOFX even more. Thank you for both guys, you all did great reading your parts!!
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
beautiful book. I never did understand that there were people, much less famous people I looked up to who felt similar to me.
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
very entertaining and hilarious. a must listen for any fan of the band. lived it!
Wow a few years ago I read this book and loved it being a huge fan of NOFX I fell in love with it and hearing these stories told by the band members just sent it over the top
Being a whole clan I was a huge fan of NOFX and bad religion but with age I have started listening to different genres of music and really expanding what I like. I learned a lot about the band that I did not know. The most surprising was how their lives and the stories they told affected me. It was not so vain attempt to sell books it was all just and truthful and touched me emotionally deeper than I thought it could.
I loved this book. Surprisingly helped me a lot with my lifestyle and choices made.
Great Audio Book.
I loved hearing so much about the band and their personal lives. What made it even greater was hearing them tell the stories.
With only limited knowledge of the band, I was unsure about how interesting this book would be to me, its awesome and couldn't stop listening. It's funny it's sad it's sick it's horrible it's f^~king wicked.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Having been a huge fan of NOFX for many years, I was extremely excited to hear they were releasing an autobiographical style book.
It does not disappoint. it's so BRUTALLY honest and real, an unflinching account to all the ups and downs of this group of misfits. Listened to it in its entirety in 2 days and I am going for round 2!
Will shock you, move you and make you laugh. Highly recommended wether you're a fan or not!
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Brutally honest, thought provoking, bitter sweet and funny. Laughed out loud and shed a tear.
A must listen for fans and non fans alike.
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I started listening to this for research for one of my university assignments and I knew nothing about NOFX apart from their name. As it progressed, however, I was so engaged with the narration and the band members' ups and downs that it made my research a helluva a lot more interesting and fun than most autobiographical stuff. However, it get a little corny when Mike sings an interlude about killing his mother, with accompanying piano. Also, perhaps a bit too revealing when Mike follows this up with talking about his sexual escapades with a dominatrix but this a book by one of the biggest punk bands of the 90s so it's not exactly sunshine and rainbows. Gunk and sweat, maybe?
The book is read by Mike, Eric, Melvin and Hefe, with Tommy Chong guest-reading for Dave's chapters. Regardless, this book is relentless and unforgiving. A must-read for the punk rockers out there.
If you are a fan of the band this is an essential listen. The audiobook is very well produced and engaging. Nofx are punk as fuck and care about their fans so its as much a preformance as it is a book. Really a gift. The rawness and truth in the storytelling also offers an authentic insight into the west coast punk scene in the 90s. Its unashamedly anecdotal and very intimate. Perfect combination of diy heart and high quality production. Even if you’ve read the book in print, listening to the audiobook is probably even better and feels like how it was intended to be consumed. xx acab
Great listen & excellent performances. Heartfelt, sad & hilarious! Would recommend to punks and non-punks alike..
As far as "rock memoirs" go, this one is brutally honest and often emotional. Each band member reads their own story (with the exception of Dave and Steve,) and you can hear them struggling to say some of the stories out loud (Melvin in particular). Not as funny as I expected, but somehow better
having followed NOFX since my early punk days, this book was incredibly entertaining and moving. great work chaps, can't wait to listen again
I will start by saying a really like NOFX, they weren’t my favourite of their ilk, but they were the ones I’d stayed on a solid course with throughout, namely they released records throughout my knowing them and I liked them all. This book shows that they have obtained what they always wanted to be, a “big scene” band who do things their own way.
All 4 core members are so very different, but all likeable particularly so El Hefe (who has long been my favourite) and Smelly, who appears to now be absolutely loving the right life. Mike is a dirty old man with no filter and nothing but the truth to say and he is all the better for it, Melvin is still quiet but very likeable.
This is a main focus on 1983-2003, but it really is well worth a listen and I, having just finished it, am off to listen the to commentary version of First Ditch Effort, hunting for my fix like the moron brothers.
I've listened to approximately two NOFX songs in my lifetime...now I will listen to more. Funny, emotional, even cringeworthy. more bands should release on this sort of platform.
Great insight into a legendary band, members and their way. Awesome ride through their insane career
Amazing details and stories. Highly enjoyable and filled with anecdotes. Give it a try if you are a fan.
Someone needs to turn this read into a TV mini series. You won't believe what you hear. Read so well by each band member and guests.
what a facking awesome audiobook!! word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word unique. different. stupid 7 unique words
4 very different personalities in one band. you a taste of everything. Mike does goes a little too much into his bondage life but it was cool. loved it.
This book you have to listen! Narrated by the band. Will give you the feeling, that you are actullay in control of your life even though it is boring.
this book is quite simply epic. not only do you get a great insight into NOFX the band, but you get a history lesson on the LA punk scene, the grittiness of a dangerous time on the am West Coast that have birth to some great music.
you also get a pretty eye opening look into drug use, it's devestation and consequences.
This book is naratted by the band themselves which is a lovely added touch.
you don't need to be a nofx fan, or even a punk fan to enjoy this book - if you have a general interest in music, or just love music biographies, you'll love it
recommend.
so good. the narration by the band made all the better. loved it love nofx
loved listening to the guys read their stories. one take away - don't do drugs
I have never been a huge nofx fan, but this book is great for anyone who loves the gritty, messed up, and drug and booze fuelled hijinks. It even made me cry a couple times. Amazing