California – Bazillion Points Books

MURDER IN THE FRONT ROW: Shots From the Bay Area Thrash Metal Epicenter, by Harald Oimoen and Brian Lew

bazillionpoints — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 16:00:09 +0000

Biggest, bestest fifth printing w/improved thrash science! FREE BONUS!! Includes a limited, SIGNED, exclusive, and useful 8.5″ x 11″ cardstock book index featuring hundreds of entries, from Debbie Abono to Gerald Yoshida! *** • ISBN 978-1-935950-03-5 • 272pp full-color hardcover • Dimensions: 9.25″ x 11.5″ x 1″ (235mm x 292mm x 25.4mm); 4 lbs. (1.8 kg) Hails for MURDER IN THE FRONT ROW…

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THE ‘CORE CURRICULUM 2025: Eight Essential Hardcore Punk History Books Set

bazillionpoints — Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:11:38 +0000

Twenty lbs. of hardcore history ships today—via UPS in the U.S. Our core of highly energized and exhaustive books detailing the origins of hardcore punk in America and the UK are united to clobber shipping costs and help kick-start your scene. Between the six invaluable tomes, over 1,560 pages (20 lbs./8 kg) of inflammatory, wild-eyed rebellion from the dawn of DIY deliverance in Los Angeles…

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LONELY BOY: Tales From a Sex Pistol, by Steve Jones

bazillionpoints — Mon, 10 Aug 2020 11:24:11 +0000

Not Our Book!: This is a like-new, unread Hachette softcover with an anarchic marker slash on the spine. The best of the Sex Pistols books. Turning back the clock to the fashionable British punk outbreak of 1977, guitarist Steve Jones goes for broke in a no-“Feelings”-spared account of his life spent in debaucherous notoriety. Illustrated 352pp trade paperback Foreword by Chrissie Hynde…

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MY WAR ON WILSHIRE: Black Flag vs. the Wilshire Federal Building…and the Vex, by Michael Pearson * PREORDER SHIPS JUNE 2026 *

bazillionpoints — Sat, 04 Jul 2020 16:59:21 +0000

Portraits of a band on the edge… PREORDERS SHIP JUNE 2026 • ISBN 978-1-935950-78-3 • 80 pages hardcover • Nearly 100 unseen color photos of Black Flag on July 4, 1983, at the Wilshire Federal Bldg, and July 23, 1983, at the Vex • Includes photos of cult opening act Würm, featuring Chuck Dukowski • Early shots of doom metal legends Saint Vitus at the Vex date to before their debut album On…

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TEEN MOVIE HELL: A Crucible of Coming-of-Age Comedies from Animal House to Zapped!, by Mike “McBeardo” McPadden

bazillionpoints — Tue, 08 Jan 2019 10:01:07 +0000

“I heartily hurrah this hormonal hagiography.”—Patton Oswalt “This book is good for people who like teen movies. Teen movies are good for people who like gratuitous nudity. I am those people!”—Gilbert Gottfried, USA Up All Night “Awesome”—Dangerous Minds Here is your official Teen Movie Hell mixtape playlist. Crank it carefully—and use it extremely unwisely! New tracks added weekly.

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WE GOT POWER!: Hardcore Punk Scenes From 1980s Southern California, by David Markey and Jordan Schwartz

bazillionpoints — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 23:45:24 +0000

“Essential reading…the funniest of the local mags”—Matt Groening “The book is a wonderful document of something that has continuity and lasts, the stuff that matters. It’s the finding of a voice of a generation.”—Chuck Dukowski • ISBN 978-1-935950-07-3 • Deluxe 304pp large-format landscape hardcover • Dimensions: 12″ x 9″ (305mm x 230mm); 4 lbs. (2.5 kg) • Featuring essays by David Markey…

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SHERIFF MCCOY: Outlaw Legend of Hanoi Rocks, by Andy McCoy

bazillionpoints — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 05:40:06 +0000

The decadent autobiography of HANOI ROCKS co-founder Andy McCoy, Sheriff McCoy: Legend of Hanoi Rocks, is now available in English in a deluxe hardcover edition through Bazillion Points. ISBN 978-0-9796163-0-3 204pp deluxe hardcover w/stamped faux rawhide case and pink ribbon placemarker Touted as “the last great rock ‘n’ roll memoir,” Andy McCoy’s autobiography covers the legendary guitarist’s…

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SOUND OF THE BEAST: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal, by Ian Christe

bazillionpoints — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:35:18 +0000

“Still definitive”—Time Out New York Eight Must-Read Heavy Metal Books, Phoenix Sun-Times, June 2013 Published by HarperCollins, the classic chronicle of metal’s tireless crusade. Over 150,000 copies in print in thirteen languages worldwide. A primary source and inspiration for countless documentaries, metal television shows, academic studies, die-hard fans, and metal musicians.

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PACIFIC NW PACK: Bruce Pavitt’s Sub Pop USA & Experiencing Nirvana

bazillionpoints — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:15:08 +0000

This is a crucial set of books by Bruce Pavitt, with SUB POP USA: The Subterranean Pop Music Anthology 1980–1988 chronicling eight years of all breeds of American independent, regional, and underground music; building to Experiencing Nirvana: Grunge in Europe, 1989, a “microhistory” of Nirvana’s first European tour, a watershed event for long-haired Seattle rock and the fledgling Sub Pop Records…

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California – Bazillion Points Books

MURDER IN THE FRONT ROW: Shots From the Bay Area Thrash Metal Epicenter, by Harald Oimoen and Brian Lew

THE ‘CORE CURRICULUM 2025: Eight Essential Hardcore Punk History Books Set

LONELY BOY: Tales From a Sex Pistol, by Steve Jones

MY WAR ON WILSHIRE: Black Flag vs. the Wilshire Federal Building…and the Vex, by Michael Pearson *** PREORDER SHIPS JUNE 2026 ***

TEEN MOVIE HELL: A Crucible of Coming-of-Age Comedies from Animal House to Zapped!, by Mike “McBeardo” McPadden

WE GOT POWER!: Hardcore Punk Scenes From 1980s Southern California, by David Markey and Jordan Schwartz

SHERIFF MCCOY: Outlaw Legend of Hanoi Rocks, by Andy McCoy

SOUND OF THE BEAST: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal, by Ian Christe

PACIFIC NW PACK: Bruce Pavitt’s Sub Pop USA & Experiencing Nirvana

MY WAR ON WILSHIRE: Black Flag vs. the Wilshire Federal Building…and the Vex, by Michael Pearson * PREORDER SHIPS JUNE 2026 *