Babylon's Burning: From Punk to Grunge

"When punk exploded across the globe in the seventies, music - and the world - would never be the same again. Raging against the stadium rock that had become the soundtrack of the establishment, the call from writers and critics for something freer and louder opened the door for myriad bands everywhere that - while some might not have been able to play their instruments - would return to the true musical roots of rock. But how did these roots spread so fast, in every town, in every country? And why was punk's heyday so short-lived? Interviewing key survivors and with an expert's authority, Clinton Heylin tells the story of the anti-heroes of the punk revolution, right up to the final death-throes marked by Kurt Cobain's suicide nearly two decades later. In doing so he brings to life the dirt, destruction and rage of music's greatest restoration." -back cover.