ARGONAUT BOOKS

A raucous history of punk, emo, and hardcore's growing pains during the commercial boom of the early 90s and mid-aughts, following eleven bands as they 'sell out' and find mainstream fame, or break beneath the weight of it all. Reviews "Engrossing…a rigorously researched look at how labels targeted bands and fought to sign them." - Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times"[Ozzi] looked at the major label debuts of different bands in this genre, tracing a music industry in flux, fans betrayed by their idols, and bands trying to navigate the machine." - NPR's All Things Considered...Read More