American Hardcore: A Tribal History

American Hardcore: A Tribal History

Second edition cover (2010)
Author	Steven Blush
Cover artist	Edward Colver
Country	United States
Language	English
Subject	American hardcore punk movement (1980-1986)
Genre	Journalism
Publisher	Feral House
Publication date	October 2001
Pages	328
ISBN	9780922915712

Written by Steven Blush, American Hardcore: A Tribal History is a journalistic book that relates the history of the hardcore punk movement that took place in Northern America between 1980 and 1986. It was first published by Feral House in October 2001.

The book was the basis of the documentary film American Hardcore (2006) directed by Paul Rachman.

Cover art

The book cover features a photograph portraying Danny Spira, the lead singer of the hardcore punk band Wasted Youth, covered in blood. The image, colorized by Eric Hammer, was taken by Edward Colver in 1981, in Los Angeles, California.

Second edition (2010)

Feral House released an extended second edition on November 1, 2010. In this practically new book, the author updated all of the chapters, added a new one titled "Destroy Babylon", which explores the mutant forms of spirituality that came from the movement, and interviewed over twenty-five new subjects. Blush also has unearthed over a hundred new pieces of artwork, drafted two hundred plus new band bios, and radically expanded discography. Most significant, he has offered a new conclusion which is an anomaly within the realm of period studies. The original book was 328 pages, and the revised edition 408.

Further reading

Books

• Blush, Steven (2001). American Hardcore: A Tribal History. Feral House. ISBN 9780922915712.
• Blush, Steven (2001). American Hardcore: A Tribal History. Second ed., 2010. Feral House. ISBN 9781932595895.

External links

Official

• "American Hardcore Book". americanhardcorebook.com.

Reviews

• Cooper, Carol (October 20, 2010). "American Hardcore: Second Edition - Stage-Dives Back into the Seminal Music Scene". villagevoice.com.
• Barbrick, Greg (October 16, 2010). "Book Review: American Hardcore: A Tribal History (Second Edition) by Steven Blush". blogcritics.org.
• Barbrick, Greg (April 26, 2011). "Book Review: American Hardcore: A Tribal History (Second Edition) by Steven Blush". seattlepi.com.

Excerpts

• American Hardcore: A Tribal History: "Foreword". feralhouse.com.
• American Hardcore: A Tribal History: "America's Hardcore". feralhouse.com.
• American Hardcore: A Tribal History: "How Much Art Can You Take?". feralhouse.com.
• Berfrois (November 4, 2010). "Excerpt: 'American Hardcore: A Tribal History' by Steven Blush". berfrois.com.