Punk: The Last Word Book Launch

We're celebrating the publication of PUNK: THE LAST WORD at Wax Bar on 16th November. This is an unflinching chronicle of the history and enduring legacy of punk. Chris Sullivan and Stephen Colegrave capture the uncompromising spirit of punk through over 150 original interviews with the genre's most influential voices. 

We've got Sullivan and Colegrave in Wax Bar to discuss this feat of music writing. They will be in conversation with Ryan Walker (Volk Soup, Louder Than War). This will be followed by a live performance from Bela Spit. 

Spanning 19th century New York Bohemia and Prohibition-era speakeasies, through the Beat poets and Warhols factory, to the eruption of punk on the Kings Road in 1976 and in Coventry in 1978, Punk: The Last Word offers the most comprehensive insider account of punk's rise, peak and enduring legacy. 

Featuring interviews with: Iggy Pop, The Sex Pistols, The Clash, Siouxsie Sioux, Vivienne Westwood, Jordan, Jerry Dammers, and so many more. 

Speakers:

Chris Sullivan has been a key figure in underground style and music since the early 1970s. At 18, he pioneered the UK's first warehouse parties while studying at St Martins. He founded the Wag Club in Soho, which he ran from 1982 to 2001. As a journalist, he was GQ style editor and contributed to outlets like The Times, The Guardian and Italian Vogue. He's also the author of books such as Punk: A Life Apart and Rebel Rebel: How Mavericks Made the Modern World. 

Stephen Colegrave is the co-founder of Byline Times, Byline TV and Byline Festival. He has co-authored several publications including Inside Music 2005 and Leee Black Childer's Drag Queens, Rent Boys, Pick Pockets, Junkies, Rockstars and Punks. 

Ryan Walker is a musician and writer from Bolton, living in Manchester. Ryan is a member of Volk Soup, Quick Drop, and formerly Gad Whip. He writes for Louder Than War. 

Doors: 17:30 

Talk: 18:00 

Gig: 19:00