Ever wonder what happened to the photos that didn’t make it into your favorite records? Or what the first pressing of that rare Discord record looked like? Or if anyone still has an original (a.k.a. not bought off RevHQ.com) Chain of Strength shirt?

Well then, October 28th is your lucky day, since it’s the release date of Radio Silence - A Selected Visual History of American Hardcore Music. Compiled by Nathan Nedorostek and Anthony Pappalardo, Radio Silence collects old zines, handwritten letters, and other memorabilia from 80’s and 90’s hardcore, when kids had to work hard, rip off Kinko’s and steal phone cards to keep in touch with each other, make records and sell shirts. It’s full of photos you’ve never seen before and records you wish you owned.

To learn more about it, or if you’ve heard enough and would like to grab a copy, you can preorder at amazon.com.

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I just wanted to remind everyone to come out to Generation Records, NYC’s best record store, on Thursday night for an exclusive book reading/signing from Cro-Mags/Bloodclot! leader John Joseph. He will be reading selections from his brand spankin’ new book The Evolution of a Cro-Magnon, which was released two weeks ago.

The event starts at 8 PM SHARP and admission will be on a FIRST COME FIRST SERVE basis. You won’t want to miss this so get there early!

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John Joseph’s highly-anticipated book, The Evolution Of A Cro-Magnon is exclusively available now at Generation Records in NYC. You can’t buy the book anywhere else for the time being, so be sure to stop by and pick up a copy today.

Also, the Cro-Mags/Bloodclot! frontman will be at the store on Thursday, December 20th for a special in-store reading and signing of his book. The event starts at 8 p.m. Mark your calendar!

Here’s what some people have been saying about the book:

“…Some of the best of the 8 billion stories that NYC has to offer.”
-Adam Yauch (Beastie Boys)

“John’s stories are vivid and compelling. From the first page I felt like I was there. It’s captivating to say the least.”
-Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed / host of MTV’s “Headbanger’s Ball)

Check Generation’s myspace for more info.

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The coolest band ever (next to The Clash, of course) The Replacements are chronicled in Jim Walsh’s new tell-all All Over But The Shouting, which was released by Voyageur Press last week. I, personally, can not wait to read it.

The fine folks at Harp Magazine give us a lil’ peek into the book in their latest print issue. Check it out on newsstands now. You can check out an interview that the magazine did with Jim Walsh about the legacy of the ‘Mats here.

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American Nightmare/Give Up the Ghost/Some Girls frontman Wes Eisold’s much rumored and oft delayed book project, Deathbeds, has finally seen the light of day. The book was originally scheduled to come out on Deathwish Inc. but distribution problems hampered its release.Deathbeds, described is a “176 page perfect-bound paper back collection of Eisold’s work from 1999-2007. Included within is all of the lyrical content of past and present musical endeavors, the contents of every zine, unreleased works and new poems”. The book is limited to 1,000 copies so make sure to snatch one up here.

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