About BC Books Online
BC Books Online was created for anyone interested in BC-published books, and with librarians especially in mind. We'd like to make it easy for library staff to learn about books from BC publishers - both new releases and backlist titles - so you can inform your patrons and keep your collections up to date.
Our site features print books and ebooks - both new releases and backlist titles - all of which are available to order through regular trade channels. Browse our subject categories to find books of interest or create and export lists by category to cross-reference with your library's current collection.
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Description
1978: a non-stop carnival of debauchery begins as the first shock of punk hits Vancouver, with John Armstrong at the centre of it all. As Buck Cherry, lead singer/guitarist for the Modernettes, Armstrong tours us pell-mell through his misspent youth when he met and made music with I Braineater, Joey Shithead, Dimwit, Chuck Biscuits, Mary Jo Kopechne, Art Bergmann and other punk luminaries. He resurrects Vancouver's punk glory scene with a drug-addled, booze-soaked account with Los Popularos, DOA, the Subhumans, and the Modernettes. Armstrong's account of his years as a reporter, Wages, is also published by New Star Books. Guilty of Everything is number 8 in the Transmontanus series.
Contributor Notes
John Armstrong is the author of Wages, the story of the jobs he held to pay for groceries and guitar strings before, during, and after his years as a punk rock icon. It includes a particularly rich account of his years toiling as a journalist for the Vancouver Sun. Armstrong lives in Chilliwack, BC, and is working on his third book, an account of his life with dogs.
