Bibliography

The bibliography is in two parts: the first is general books and articles, and the second is material
on specific record labels. Some older issues of punk fanzines are available online at
<www.operationphoenixrecords.com> (8 May 2007).
1. General books and articles
Albini, Steve. The Problem with Music. In Commodify Your Dissent, ed Thomas Frank and
Matt Weiland, 164-176. New York: Norton, 1997. Reprinted from The Baffler no. 5,
1991. Also reprinted in Maximumrocknroll no. 133, June 1994, 3 pages. Online at
<http://www.arancidamoeba.com/mrr> (24 February 2007).
Anderson, Mark and Mark Jemkins. Dance of Days: Two Decades of Punk in the Nations
Capital. New York: Soft Skull Press, 2001.
Azzerrad, Michael. Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground
1981-1991. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 2001.
Belsito, Peter and Bob Davis. Hardcore California: A History of Punk and New Wave. Berkeley:
Last Gasp, 1983.
Bessman, Jim. Ramones: An American Band. New York: St. Martins Press, 1993.
Bourdieu, Pierre. The Rules of Art: Genesis and Structure of the Literary Field. Translated by
Susan Emanuel. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1995.
Bourdieu, Pierre. Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste. Translated by Richard
Nice. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
Bourdieu, Pierre et al. The Weight of the World: Social Suffering in Contemporary Society.
Translated by Priscilla Parkhurst Ferguson et al. Stanford: Stanford University Press,
1999.
Carducci, Joe. Rock and the Pop Narcotic. Chicago: Redoubt Press, 1990. Part of this is
reprinted in The Penguin Book of Rock and Roll Writing, ed. Clinton Heylin, 124-50.
London: Viking, 1992.
Clausen, Sten-Erik. Applied Correspondence Analysis: An Introduction. Thousand Oaks: SAGE,
1998.
Diehl, Matt. My So-Called Punk. New York: St. Martins, 2007.
Gaertner, Joachim. They Could Have Been Bigger Than EMI: A Discography of Now Defunct
Independent Record Labels That Released Vinyl. Frankfurt, Germany: Pure Pop For New
People, 2005.
Glasper, Ian. Burning Britain: The History of UK Punk 1980-1984. London: Cherry Red, 2004.
Glasper, Ian. The Day the Country Died: A History of Anarcho Punk 1980-1984. London: Cherry

Red, 2006.
Greenwald, Andy. Nothing Feels Good: Punk Rock, Teenagers and Emo. New York: St.
Martins Press, 2003.
Heartattack no. 20, November 1998. Special issue on DIY. Online at
<www.operationphoenixrecords.com> (8 May 2007).
Henwood, Doug. After the New Economy. New York: The New Press, 2005.
Hesmondhalgh, David. Post-Punks Attempt to Democratise the Music Industry: the Success
and Failure of Rough Trade. Popular Music 16, no. 3 (1998): 255-74.
Hull, Geoffrey P. The Recording Industry, 2d ed. New York and London: Routledge. 2004.
Hurchalla, George. Going Underground: American Punk 1979-1992. Stuart FL: Zuo Press, 2006.
Hustwit, Gary. Releasing an Independent Record, 4th ed. San Diego: Rockpress, 1993
Jaerich, Burkhard. Flex! U.S. Hardcore Discography. 2d ed. Germany: Flex!, 2001.
Kovach, W. L. MVSP - A MultiVariate Statistical Package for Windows. Ver. 3.1. Pentraeth,
Wales: Kovach Computing Services, 2005.
Maximumrocknroll no. 104, January 1992. Special issue on Punk Business.
Maximumrocknroll no. 133, June 1994. Special issue on Major Labels. Online at
<www.arancidamoeba.com/mrr> (24 February 2007).
Maximumrocknroll no. 276 and 277, May and June 2006. Special issues on Business and Punk
Rock.
Mudrian, Albert. Choosing Death: the Improbable History of Death Metal and Grindcore. Los
Angeles: Feral House, 2004.
Myers, Ben. Green Day: American Idiots & The New Punk Explosion. New York:
Disinformation, 2006.
Peterson, Richard A. and Albert Sumkus. How Musical Tastes Mark Occupational Status
Groups. In Cultivating Differences: Symbolic Boundaries and the Making of Inequality,
ed. Michele Lamont and Marcel Fournier, 153-86. Chicago and London: University of
Chicago, 1992.
Reynolds, Simon. Rip It Up and Start Again: Post-Punk 1978-84. London: Faber and Faber,
2005.
Sakolsky, Ron and Fred Wei-Han Ho, eds. Sounding Off! Music as Subversion / Resistance /
Revolution. New York: Autonomedia, 1995.
Simple Machines. The Mechanics Guide. Raleigh NC: Barefoot Press, 1991. Available online at
<www.indiecenter.com> (15 July 2006).
Sinker, Daniel ed. We Owe You Nothing: Punk Planet: The Collected Interviews. New York:
Akashic Books, 2001.
Sprouse, Martin, ed. Threat By Example. San Francisco: Pressure Drop Press, 1990.
Young, Rob. Rough Trade. London: Black Dog Publishing, 2006.

2. Articles on specific record labels and distributors

Arenas, Norm. Ian Mackaye: Dischord Founder Speaks on Becoming Your Own Boss. AntiMatter no. 4, Spring 1994, 14-19.
Arnold, Gina. Kiss This: Punk in the Present Tense. New York: St. Martins, 1997. Chapter 9 on
Epitaph.
August, Ryan. Prank Records: An Interview with Prank Records Ken Sanderson. AMP,
January 2003. Online at <www.ampmagazine.com> (24 February, 2007).
Bertsch, Charlie. Matador Records. Punk Planet no. 36, March-April 2000, 30-35.
Brian G.T.A. How To Start A Record label. Column in Maximumrocknroll no. 178, March
1998, 3 pages. Includes details about Grand Theft Audio.
Cantu, Bob. Sub Pop. Interview in Flipside no. 85, JulyAugust 1993, 2 pages.
Carriere, Michael. Cory Rusk: Touch & Go Records. Punk Planet no. 76, NovemberDecember 2006, 26-31.
Catucci, Nick. Jade Trees World of Difference. Boston Phoenix, 17 January 2000.
Dan. Skuld Releases. Profane Existence no. 50-51, 47-69. Interview and illustrated
discography.
Downhill Battle. Ian Mackaye: Fugazi / Dischord. 20 January 2004. Online at
<www.downhillbattle.org> (29 June 2006).
Fritch, Matthew. Frontier Days: Homestead Records. Magnet no. 72, July-August 2006, 76-83.
Generic. Pioneers of Punk: Dangerhouse. Maximumrocknroll no. 179, April 1998, 4 pages.
Harvilla, Rob. Kerplunk: The Rise and Fall of the Lookout Records Empire. East Bay Express,
14 September 2005. Online at <www.eastbayexpress.com> (24 February 2007).
Havoc, Felix. Column about Havoc Records. Maximumrocknroll no. 277, June 2006, 2 pages.
Hopper, Jessica. Slowdime Records. Punk Planet no. 21, November-December 1997, 52-53.
IndieHQ. Lumberjack Mordam Music Group 1 Year Later. 20 April 2006. Online at
<http://indiehq.com> (15 August 2006).
Lahickey, Beth. Jordan Cooper. In All Ages: Reflections on Straightedge, ed. Beth Lahickey,
51-58. Huntington Beach, CA: Revelation Books, 1997. Interview with Revelation
Records.
Lee, Jonathan. Council Records. Heartattack no. 31, August 2001, 2 pages. Interview with
Matt Weeks.
Livermore, Larry. Lookout Records: The Story So Far, or How I Became A Capitalist, Lookout
no. 39, Summer 1994, 33-37, 46.
Mason, Jeff. Crimes Against Humanity Records. Maximumrocknroll no. 283, December 2006,
4 pages.
Mayo, Rama. Lumberjack Distribution: The Big Takeover. Punk Planet no. 20, SeptemberOctober 1997, 49-53.

MRR. Ax/ction Records. Maximumrocknroll no. 46, March 1987, 1 page.

MRR. Documents relating to Screeching Weasel and Lookout Records. Maximumrocknroll no.
168, May 1997, 5 pages.
MRR. Interview with Chris Spedding and Other Peoples Music. Maximumrocknroll no. 165,
February 1997, 2 pages.
MRR. En Guard Records. Maximumrocknroll no. 140, January 1995, 1 page.
Mundo. Chapter Eleven: Interview with Ian and Saul of Chapter 11 records and The
Randumbs. Maximumrocknroll no. 179, April 1998, 3 pages.
Paris, Amy. Bring the Noise: Will the Exodus of Distributors and Indie Labels from Overpriced
SF turn Sacramento into More of a Musical Hotspot. Sacramento News and Review, 8
March 2001, News and Features. Online at <www.newsreview.com> (19 February 2007).
Perry, Stephe. Lengua Armada Records. Maximumrocknroll no. 225, February 2002, 5 pages.
Perry, Stephe. Six Two Five. Maximumrocknroll no. 237, February 2003, 5 Pages.
Pierson, John R, Jughead and Ian Pierce. Weasels in a Box. Chicago: Hope & Nonthings, 2005,
227-33. Fictional account of Lookout! Records and Fat Wreck Chords.
Punk News. Vinnie Talks about his Departure from Fueled By Ramen. Punknews.org, 23
December 2006. Online at <www.punknews.org> (23 December 2006).
Punk Planet. Lovitt Records. Punk Planet no. 23, March-April 1998, 58-61.
Profane Existence. Active Distribution. Profane Existence no. 23, Autumn 1994, 8-9.
Profane Existence. Epitaph versus Boycot. Profane Existence no. 35, April-June 1998, 56-58.
Discussion between two members of the band Boycot and two European employees of
Epitaph Records.
Profane Existence. Announcement of suspension of activities. Heartattack no. 20, November
1998, 1 page.
Rutledge, Josh. Patrick Grindstaff of Pelado Records. Maximumrocknroll no. 171, August
1997, 2 pages.
Rutledge, Josh. They Still Make Records. Maximumrocknroll no. 179, April 1998, 2 pages.
Ryan, Kyle. Tony Brummel. The Onion, 1-7 December 2005, 30. Interview with Victory
Records.
Ryan, Kyle. Mega Merger in the Indie World: After Two Decades in Business Mordam Records
Accepts a Buyout from Competitor Lumberjack Distribution. Punk Planet no. 66.
Online at <www.emykyle.com> (19 February 2007).
Scanner. Recess Interview. Scanner no. 12 [England]. Online at <www.recessrecords.com>
(20 November 2006).
Schalit, Joel. Subterranean Distribution. Punk Planet no. 23, March-April 1998, 50-53.
Schoemer, Karen. Punk Is His Business: How Epitaph Records became the hottest little label in
the industry. Newsweek, 30 January 1995, 58-9.
Sean S. Label Spotlight: Hopscotch Records. Maximumrocknroll no. 196, September 1999, 4

pages.
Sinker, Daniel. Interview with G7 Welcoming Committee Records. Punk Planet no. 89, JulyAugust 2007, 24-27.
Tabb, George. Column about Larry Livermore and Lookout Records. Maximumrocknroll no.
165, February 1997, 5 pages.
TooCrass, Jeb. This Aint Oprah: Interview with Chris Dodge of Slap A Ham Records. Crass
Menagerie no. 100, part five, 2003. Online at <www.geocities.com/toocrass> (24
February 2007).
Tung, Chi. Peace, Unity and Ska-Punk Music: Interview with Mike Park. Asia Pacific Arts, 9
January, 2004. Online at <www.asiaarts.ucla.edu> (28 July 2006).
Yohannan, Tim. Dangerhouse Records. Maximumrocknroll no. 99, August 1991. Online at
<www.breakmyface.com> (28 June 2006).
Ziegler, Chris. Plan-It-X Records. Punk Planet no. 44, July-August 2001, 46-48.