{"product_id":"we-got-power-hardcore-punk-scenes-from-1980s-southern-california-by-david-markey-and-jordan-schwartz","title":"WE GOT POWER!: Hardcore Punk Scenes From 1980s Southern California HC Hardcover by David Markey and Jordan Schwartz","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"grid__item one-whole portable--auto lap--auto palm--auto active\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid__item one-whole portable--auto lap--auto palm--auto active\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid__item one-whole portable--auto lap--auto palm--auto top-no-padding bottom-no-padding\" data-style=\"undefined\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Essential reading…the funniest of the local mags”—Matt Groening\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• ISBN 978-1-935950-07-3\u003cbr\u003e• Deluxe 304pp large-format landscape hardcover\u003cbr\u003e• Dimensions: 12″ x 9″ (305mm x 230mm); 4 lbs. (2.5 kg)\u003cbr\u003e• Featuring essays by David Markey, Jordan Schwartz, Jennifer Schwartz, Henry Rollins, Keith Morris, Chuck Dukowski, Dez Cadena, Louiche Mayorga, Eugene Tatu, Cameron Jamie, Pat Fear, Steve Humann, Tony Adolescent, Jack Brewer, Jula Bell, Mike Watt, Sean Wheeler, Joe Carducci, Daniel “Shredder” Weizmann, and Janet Housden.\u003cbr\u003e• Presenting nearly 400 first-generation L.A. hardcore punk photographs. Including complete color reprints of \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;We Got Power\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt; fanzine 1981–1983 and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid__item one-whole portable--auto lap--auto palm--auto top-no-padding bottom-no-padding\" data-style=\"undefined\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“One of the most thorough and lush compendiums of any punk movement”—Dangerous Minds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The stark, often beautiful imagery presents an intimate portrayal of West Coast punk in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s. With the accompanying personal reminiscences of turmoil and tenacity, which add depth and evocative context, it is a fantastic document of the scene’s emergence.”—PopMatters\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid__item one-whole portable--auto lap--auto palm--auto top-no-padding bottom-no-padding\" data-style=\"undefined\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1979, punk was over… but by 1981, hardcore was born. As teenagers in 1981, David Markey and his best friend Jordan Schwartz founded \u003cem\u003eWe Got Power\u003c\/em\u003e, a fanzine dedicated to the first-generation hardcore punk music community in their native Los Angeles. Their text and cameras captured the early punk spirit of Black Flag, the Minutemen, Social Distortion, Red Cross\/Redd Kross, Suicidal Tendencies, the Descendents, White Flag, the Last, the Gun Club, Saccharine Trust, Sin 34, Nip Drivers, Circle One, M.D.C., Big Boys, Youth Brigade, D.R.I., the Butthole Surfers, Firehose, and many others at the height of their precocious punk powers. In the process, the duo’s amazing photographs also captured the dilapidated suburbs, abandoned storefronts, and dereliction of the early Reagan era—a rubble-strewn social apocalypse that demanded a youth uprising! Never before seen except in crude fanzine form, these detailed and richly narrative photos are now collected to present an intimate portrayal of a uniquely fertile creative moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The Black Flag bus rolled out to the San Fernando Valley to hear Minor Threat play. Jordan Schwartz was there, looking like a reporter straight out of some ’30s movie, wearing a trench coat and a fedora with press pass in the hatband, holding a camera with an old-style flash reflector. It was a pivotal conceptual moment…”—Chuck Dukowski\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid__item one-whole portable--auto lap--auto palm--auto top-no-padding bottom-no-padding\" data-style=\"undefined\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Markey\u003c\/strong\u003e was born December 3, 1963, in Burbank, CA. He made his first film at the age of 11 and published a neighborhood newspaper at 12. In 1980, he became involved in the local underground music scene. He helped form Sin 34 in 1981, and captured the punk scene in the Super 8 film \u003cem\u003eThe Slog Movie\u003c\/em\u003e. Markey was a part of \u003cem\u003eWe Got Power\u003c\/em\u003e magazine from 1981 to 1983, then kept the name alive through his We Got Power Films. He cowrote and directed \u003cem\u003eDesperate Teenage Lovedolls\u003c\/em\u003e in 1984. He photographed, edited, cowrote, and directed \u003cem\u003eLovedolls Superstar\u003c\/em\u003e in 1986. Also that year, his band Painted Willie toured with Black Flag for six months, a period depicted in his film \u003cem\u003eReality 86’d\u003c\/em\u003e. Markey has directed music videos for Meat Puppets, fIREHOSE, Shonen Knife, Mudhoney, and Pat Smear, and collaborated with visual artists Cameron Jamie, Raymond Pettibon, and Kim Gordon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJordan Schwartz\u003c\/strong\u003e met David Markey while skateboarding in a flooded Santa Monica parking garage in 1979. As they discovered the growing Los Angeles hardcore punk rock scene, Jordan teamed up with David, his sister, Jennifer, and Alan Gilbert to found \u003cem\u003eWe Got Power\u003c\/em\u003e magazine. Jordan contributed in many roles, including that of staff photographer. Jordan had producing and acting roles in \u003cem\u003eDesperate Teenage Lovedolls\u003c\/em\u003e and the sequel, \u003cem\u003eLovedolls Superstar\u003c\/em\u003e, notably appearing as the rock star Brews Springstein. Jordan facilitated the release of three Black Flag skateboards featuring original artwork by Raymond Pettibon. In 1984, Jordan began working and living at SST Records’ Global Network Agency booking gigs and tours for various high-profile bands on and off of the label during the pioneering years of the U.S. independent scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Fun Box Monster Emporium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51554288632092,"sku":null,"price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1195\/0112\/files\/image_accc9aeb-9ac5-4ed9-b8ed-5489cf5f0f51.jpg?v=1743110342","url":"https:\/\/coastcitycomics.com\/products\/we-got-power-hardcore-punk-scenes-from-1980s-southern-california-by-david-markey-and-jordan-schwartz","provider":"Fun Box Monster Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}