{"product_id":"resident-punk-how-i-smoked-drank-and-stumbled-my-way-through-the-70s-punk-scene-and-beyond-9781637749463","title":"Resident Punk: How I Smoked, Drank, and Stumbled My Way Through the '70s Punk Scene (and Beyond)","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A wild ride through a vital chapter in rock 'n' roll history.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTime-travel to the punk scene of 1970s New York and beyond, as seen through the eyes of its chief reporter known as \"the original punk\" who gave the movement its name.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart memoir and part cultural history, \u003ci\u003eResident Punk \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a no-holds-barred expose chronicling the iconic and unforgettable music scene that would become defined by bands like the Ramones, Blondie, Television, the Heartbreakers, and Talking Heads. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1975 at just 19 years old, Legs McNeil--alongside John Holmstrom and Ged Dunn--cofounded \u003ci\u003ePUNK\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. In doing so, they inadvertently chronicled the start of a movement. McNeil's role in the whole thing? To be their \u003ci\u003eresident \u003c\/i\u003epunk, embodying the zeitgeist the magazine was looking to capture, often by getting f*cked up with musicians, artists, writers, and hangers-on . . . and sleeping with a different girl every day of the week. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, just in time for the 50th anniversary of \u003ci\u003ePUNK \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, Legs tells the stories behind the stories in a sleazy, star-studded adventure. The coauthor of \u003ci\u003ePlease Kill Me\u003c\/i\u003e, Legs invites readers along for the ride as he tussles with musicians and artists, groupies and writers, Golden Age Hollywood film stars and legendary figures of '70s New York. Featuring untold stories about Joey Ramone, William S. Burroughs, Patti Smith, Alan Vega, Martin Rev, the Dictators, the Dead Boys, Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, and Poly Styrene, this book is an immersive look at the punk music scene as \u003ci\u003eonly \u003c\/i\u003ea true insider can tell it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat's more, Legs shares the raw meat of his life, starting with his gritty suburban childhood, and the teenage wasteland years that put him on a path to punk. Join him as he steals David Bowie's hubcaps, wrestles with Norman Mailer, and lives life on the edge, and wrestles his own demons--eventually setting in a small Pennsylvania town, where he's very much still the \u003ci\u003eResident Punk\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Legs McNeil\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Benbella Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.31h x 6.30w x 1.06d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781637749463\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLegs McNeil\u003c\/b\u003e, the original punk, is the coauthor of the 2.5-million-copy global bestseller \u003ci\u003ePlease Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk\u003c\/i\u003e (Grove Press, 1996), a book widely hailed as the Punk Bible. One of the cofounders of the seminal \u003ci\u003ePunk\u003c\/i\u003e magazine\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e which gave the movement its name and where he was known as the \"resident punk,\" Legs is a former editor at \u003ci\u003eSpin\u003c\/i\u003e and editor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003eNerve\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Other Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e (Regan Books, 2005), cowrote \u003ci\u003eI Slept With Joey Ramone\u003c\/i\u003e with Mickey Leigh (Touchstone, 2010), and coedited \u003ci\u003eDear Nobody\u003c\/i\u003e (Sourcebooks, 2014). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLegs is a filmmaker, directing and narrating \u003ci\u003ePusherman: Frank Lucas \u0026amp; the True Story of American Gangster\u003c\/i\u003e (MVD Entertainment, 2025), a documentary that examines the life and influence of a notorious drug kingpin. His next film, \u003ci\u003eJohnny in Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e (MVD Entertainment, 2026) tells the true story of porn star John Holmes's involvement in the 1981 Wonderland Murders. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the foremost chroniclers of the punk movement, Legs's writing has long been the go-to for on-the-ground accounts of those heady years of New York and London in the late '70s and early '80s. He has appeared in innumerable documentaries exploring the punk years, on networks as diverse as the History Channel\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eEpix, and VH1\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eHis journalism has appeared in the likes of \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone, Spin, New York Magazine, VICE, Details, High Times, AirMail, The Atavist, Cultured Mag, The Daily Beast, \u003c\/i\u003eand many, many more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCrispin Kott\u003c\/b\u003e is the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eRock and Roll Explorer Guide to New York City\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRock and Roll Explorer Guide to San Francisco and the Bay Area\u003c\/i\u003e (both Taylor Trade), and \u003ci\u003eThe Little Book of Rock and Roll Wisdom \u003c\/i\u003e(Lyons Press). A longtime journalist covering music and beyond, Crispin has been published in \u003ci\u003ePopMatters, Please Kill Me, Nerve, Legsville, Chronogram, Roll\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other online and print media outlets.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Legs McNeil \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48944137830557,"sku":"9781637749463","price":35.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_c5db5e49-44d9-4d2a-a93d-f342aa97c83a.jpg?v=1790154177","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/resident-punk-how-i-smoked-drank-and-stumbled-my-way-through-the-70s-punk-scene-and-beyond-9781637749463","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}