Greene, Jr., who wrote a killer biography of the Misfits a couple of years ago, not only leaves American cities like New York and Seattle to find punk, he literally spans the globe encyclopedically chronicling the bands, scenes, fanzines, and cultural phenomenon of the musical movement everywhere else in the universe." - Substream's "Top Ten Music Books of 2017

Substream Magazine

I absolutely inhaled this book! Greene's writing is filled with enthusiastic taste and warmth and fascinating tales of anti-establishment action. This book is the condensed proof that punk rock erupted all over the world at the same time.

Rolf Yngve Uggen, guitarist, Gluecifer and Smoke Mohawk

In this fascinating and well-researched book, James shares the highlights of punk music from lands all over this very Earth...James does a fantastic job of a) setting the stage of what each society is like, be it repressive, corrupt, conservative, liberal, violent, impoverished, etc, and (b) outlining the histories and key releases of the most important bands...I loved this book.

Mark Prindle