Updated and revised second edition with new interviews!

Punk USA

The Roots of Green Day & the Rise & Fall of Lookout Records

by Kevin Prested (Author)

Through hundreds of exclusive and original interviews, Punk USA documents the empire that was built overnight as Lookout launched a teenaged Green Day, sold millions of records, and rode the wave of the second coming of punk rock until it all came crashing down. As punk broke nationally the label went from indie outfit to having more money than it knew how to manage. Kevin Prested chronicles it all, through interviews and a careful combing of the records. This definitive book is perfect for anyone who is curious about the inside scoop on how musical careers are made and unmade.

SUBJECT: Music / History / Punk / Microcosm Published / Scene History

PUBLICATION: Sep 6, 2022

PRICE: $18.95

ISBN: 9781648411267

FORMAT: 224 pages, 5x8", paperback

WHOLESALE: $11.37

CARTON QTY: 56

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Marketing Notes

Lookout Records was an independent record label, focused on punk rock, and is best known for having released Operation Ivy's only album and Green Day's first two albums
Punk is not just a musical genre, but a thriving subculture with millions of devotees
Perfect for punk rock fans and music-history buffs

Kevin Prested is a music journalist, an archivist, and a musician. He has previously written for the official Lookout! Records blog and website.

A small, innovative publishing house, Microcosm Publishing specializes in work designed to make the reader feel good about being alive, take an active role in bettering their life, and impact the world around them. Microcosm has developed a reputation for teaching self-empowerment, showing hidden histories, and fostering creativity through challenging conventional publishing wisdom with books and zines about DIY skills, food, politics, and art. Our books are printed in the USA.