Punk USA: The Roots of Green Day & The Rise and Fall of Lookout Records
Publishing Details
Punk USA: The Roots of Green Day & The Rise and Fall of Lookout Records
By (Author) Kevin Prested
Microcosm Publishing
Microcosm Publishing
1st December 2014
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Music industry
History of specific companies / corporate history
781.66
Physical Properties
192
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
260g
Description
Through hundreds of exclusive and original interviews, Punk USA documents an empire that was built overnight as Lookout Records sold millions of albums and rode the wave of the second coming of punk rock until it all came crashing down. In 1987, Lawrence Livermore founded an independent punk label to release records by his band The Lookouts. Forming a partnership with David Hayes, the label released some of the most influential recordings from California's East Bay punk scene, including a then-teenaged Green Day.
Author Bio
Kevin Prested is a music journalist, an archivist, and a musician. He has previously written for the official Lookout! Records blog and website.
