Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981-1991

This is the story of the musical revolution that happened right under the nose of the Reagan Eighties--when a small but sprawling network of bands--including Black Flag, the Minutemen, Sonic Youth, and Beat Happening--along with labels, fanzines, radio stations, and other subversives, re-energized American rock with punk rock' s do-it-yourself credo and created music that was deeply personal, often brilliant, always challenging, and immensely influential.