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JOEY
KEITHLEY I, SHITHEAD: A LIFE IN PUNK ARSENAL PULP |
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| Somehow Joey Keithley has managed to fit 25 years of D.O.A. into just 229 pages. He gives us the low-down on the band through every era and all members—the road stories, the band fights, the benefits, et. al. | ||
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there’s all the requisite pissing, puking, and fighting the early
punk bands are famous for, but it’s also a testament to the social
and political conscience that has been Keithley and company’s stock
in trade since the beginning. Keithley uses a witty, matter-of-fact tone
throughout with a seeming encyclopedic knowledge of names, dates, and places.
There’s a good amount of rare photos and flyers as well. I couldn’t
sum it up any better than Joe himself did, so here’s the stats for
ya: D.O.A. 25 years 212,000 beers consumed 3000 shows 9 riots 500,000 records sold 13 CDs 10 vans 33 releases 331 tires 9 lives (not used up yet) 30 countries 27 busts 938,000 miles traveled 15 roadies 28 punch-ups 12 deaf soundmen Whether you’re a fan of D.O.A. or not, this is a must-read and is a fine addition to the growing genre of books documenting the social history of the genre known as “hardcore” punk. |
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----Christine Natanael
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