More Than Music: American Punk Rock, 1980-1985
MORE THAN MUSIC: AMERICAN PUNK ROCK, 1980-1985 ____________ A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of California State University, Chico ____________ In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies American Popular Culture, 1865-Present ____________ by Andrew M. Traulsen 2009 Summer 2009 MORE THAN MUSIC: AMERICAN PUNK ROCK, 1980-1985 A Thesis by Andrew M. Traulsen Summer 2009 APPROVED BY THE INTERIM DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE, INTERNATIONAL, AND INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES: _________________________________ Mark J. Morlock, Ph.D. APPROVED BY THE GRADUATE ADVISORY COMMITTEE: _________________________________ _________________________________ Sara Trechter, Ph.D. Susan M. Green, Ph.D., Chair Graduate Coordinator _________________________________ Jeffery C. Livingston, Ph.D. PUBLICATION RIGHTS No portion of this thesis may be reprinted or reproduced in any manner unacceptable to the usual copyright restrictions without the written permission of the author. iii DEDICATION This research is dedicated to punk rock – for changing my life. iv ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to thank the following people, without whose assistance, advice, support or contributions this project would never have come together: my family— Nicole, Flannery and Jesenia; my comrade in academic oblivion—Rob “Cubby” Haworth; the guilty parties—Jello Biafra, Vic Bondi, Byron Coley, Peter Davis, Chuck Dukowski, Lisa Fancher, Michelle Flipside, Tim Kerr, Dan Kubinski, Ian MacKaye, Jeff Nelson, Jack Rabid, Corey Rusk, Kevin Seconds, Joey Shithead, Shawn Stern, Mike Watt, and Tesco Vee; my trusted advisors—Susan Green, Jeff Livingston, and Robert Tinkler; and, of course, my comrade in all things rock, Jim Howell, for sharing my passion for music. v TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Publication Rights .....................................................................................................
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