BOOK - BANNED IN DC (1979 / 1985)

BOOK - REPRESS 8TH EDITION

188 PAGES WITH 700+ PICTURES

PUBLISHED BY BEYOND THE STREETS

After being out of print for close to 10 years, American hardcore history book Banned in DC: Photos and Anecdotes from the DC Punk Underground (79-85) is coming back to shelves, and with a few extra goodies. An expanded edition of the early punk scene-documenting tome from Cynthia Connolly, Leslie Clague and Sharon Cheslow  lands June 23 via Sun Dog Propaganda Press. 

Banned in DC covers the late '70s/early '80s hardcore boom in Washington, DC, with the intent to "capture the feeling and energy of the movement, using stories from the people who were involved." It features a number of photos and flyers from the influential time period, as well as anecdotes from members of Minor Threat, Bad Brains, Faith, Rites of Spring, Void, Marginal Man, Scream, Government Issue, Red C, Nuclear Crayons, Insurrection and more. 

Now available is the first ever hardbound edition of Banned in DC, published by BEYOND THE STREETS. It includes high-resolution full-color scans of the original flyers and a few added details. Featuring images of Minor Threat, Faith, Marginal Man, Scream, Red C, Bad Brains, Nuclear Crayons, Insurrection, Hate from Ignorance, G. I., Bloody Mannequin Orchestra, Void, Second Wind, and many more.