Dance Of Days: Two Decades Of Punk In The Nation's Capital (Book)

Format: Paperback, 8" x 8", 440 pp. Label: Akashic  Year: 2009 Condition: New   Washington, DC's creative, politically insurgent punk scene is studied for the first time by local activist Mark Andersen and arts writer Mark Jenkins. The nation's capital gave birth to the most influential punk underground of the '80s and '90s. Dance of Days recounts the rise of trailblazing artists such as Bad Brains, Henry Rollins, Minor Threat, Rites of Spring, Fugazi, and Bikini Kill, while examining the roots of PMA, straight edge, Dischord Records, Revolution Summer, Positive Force, and Riot Grrrl. This book provides a window on the hidden history of a grassroots revolution that burst into the mainstream in the early '90s following the success of Nirvana. Mark Andersen is a punk rock community activist and author who lives in Washington D.C. Andersen co-founded the punk activist organization Positive Force D.C. in 1985, and the We Are Family Senior Outreach Network in 2004. He has contr