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"Ozzi's reporting is strong, balanced and well told...a worthy successor to its obvious inspiration, Michael Azerrad's 2001 examination of the '80s indie underground, 'Our Band Could Be Your Life.'"--New York Times Book Review

A raucous history of punk, emo, and hardcore’s growing pains during the commercial boom of the early 90s and mid-aughts, following eleven bands as they “sell out” and find mainstream fame, or break beneath the weight of it all

Punk rock found itself at a crossroads in the mid-90’s. After indie favorite Nirvana catapulted into the mainstream with its unexpected phenomenon, Nevermind, rebellion was suddenly en vogue. Looking to replicate the band’s success, major record labels set their sights on the underground, and began courting punk’s rising stars. But the DIY punk scene, which had long prided itself on its trademark authenticity and anti-establishment ethos, wasn’t quite ready to let their homegrown acts go without a fight. The result was a schism: those who accepted the cash flow of the majors, and those who defiantly clung to their indie cred.

In Sellout, seasoned music writer Dan Ozzi chronicles this embattled era in punk. Focusing on eleven prominent bands who made the jump from indie to major, Sellout charts the twists and turns of the last “gold rush” of the music industry, where some groups “sold out” and rose to surprise super stardom, while others buckled under mounting pressures. Sellout is both a gripping history of the music industry’s evolution, and a punk rock lover’s guide to the chaotic darlings of the post-grunge era, featuring original interviews and personal stories from members of modern punk’s most (in)famous bands:

Green Day
Jawbreaker
Jimmy Eat World
Blink-182
At the Drive-In
The Donnas
Thursday
The Distillers
My Chemical Romance
Rise Against
Against Me!

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“Engrossing…a rigorously researched look at how labels targeted bands and fought to sign them.” — Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times

“[Ozzi] looked at the major label debuts of different bands in this genre, tracing a music industry in flux, fans betrayed by their idols, and bands trying to navigate the machine.” — NPR’s All Things Considered

“A forensic and uniquely sympathetic dive into one of the most uncouth actions for an artist—selling out, baby.” — Jeff Rosenstock

“Fascinating… When it comes to the topic of punk, or more specifically, the iteration of the genre that existed during the last era of the traditional music industry, Dan Ozzi’s Sellout is poised to serve as a definitive text.” — San Francisco Chronicle

“Based on a trove of original interviews and personal stories from band members and other crucial players, Ozzi examines how 11 groups grappled with the tension between punk’s core tenets and major label possibilities, and parses what success and failure looked like in this fraught realm.” — Rolling Stone

About the Author

Dan Ozzi is a New York-raised, Los Angeles-based writer. Along with Against Me!’s Laura Jane Grace, he co-authored 2016’s TRANNY, which was listed in Billboard’s “100 Greatest Music Books of All Time.” He has contributed to The Guardian, SPIN, Billboard, The Fader, and others. For more than five years, he was a staff writer at VICE's music website, Noisey.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dey Street Books (October 26, 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 416 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0358244307
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0358244301
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.4 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.28 x 9 inches

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insightful, thoughtful look at punk at a crossroads

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 10, 2022

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I expected to moderately enjoy this book. But it was great. It seems like a different lifetime ago but the accusation of selling out in the punk rock scene— especially in the 1990’s post-grunge, mid-pop punk transformation— was real. Yes, it seems like an anachronism now to decry a band for wishing to accept the resources of a corporate machine in order to earn a living and having a career. But, when there was a true middle-class of musicians in America, when finding a new band was like discovering gold in a river, and when one had to spend $14 a Cd or tape that was on constant rotation— the music felt like it was yours. And it was—
I saw Against Me and Thursday VFW Halls, and I remember sitting with Joe from Rise Against right after they formed and hearing the excitement in his voice. I also remember sitting with Jeff from ThursdG midway through their Victory debacle. This book does a fabulous job of explaining why a group of 20-something drop outs would risk alienation— yes, literally— from the crowds that nurtured them to make the leap. And this book does a spectacular job of describing why that was not at all a trivial event for the band or the fans.

Highly reccomended.

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Zack K.

Great book!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 2, 2023

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If you like any of the bands that are in this book you will enjoy it. Even the chapters where I thought I knew the whole story of the band it was still interesting. For the bands I did not know much about those chapters were great to read as well.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 16, 2023

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Author did a great job of connecting these bands, as well as showing the different outcomes of signing to a major label.

Seriously, read every chapter (not just the bands you know & like).

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Redwood

fascinating! a must read for anyone who loves music

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 15, 2022

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the age old question of punk rock. what makes a sellout?

this book gives an in-depth look into the theory, through interviews with bands & those who saw their rise to the top, the trappings of success & the anger directed their way by the scene that birthed them.

as a punk myself, if i'm honest, the elitism the scene has is stupid & harmful. it's hypocritical at best. to assume when a band signs to a major label, their willingly signing away their artistic merits for money. hey, it's cool to be a rebel when you're young and on your own, but when you grow up, you got bills to pay & mouths to feed. if playing music is what you love & what you want to make your career, certain concessions must be made. never ditch your artistic vision, but simply signing to a major does NOT make one a sellout.

to the bands that made it, keep flying the flag for those of us who didn't. most of us still love you!

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nicole

killer read

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 19, 2022

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Absolutely killer read. Honest, insightful, and inspiring. Fascinating the see how all the bands you know and love have been woven into the music industry’s fabric, especially knowing how drastically that landscape has changed in the past few years.

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Krystal Foster

Fantastic and Fascinating Read!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 21, 2022

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If you like punk music or are interested in the music industry this book is for you. Someone else who reviewed this book suggested listening to the albums while you read. I did this and can confirm this is a great way to read this book.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 5, 2022

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Just a phenomenal book. Truly a must read for anyone in the punk/emo rock orbit, or those interested in what the "olden" times looked and felt like. As someone who was in radio the majority of the time covered in the book, I can say that it's honest and real account of the times and the dynamics at play.

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Michael Walsh

Should've included Cave In instead of Against Me

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 27, 2022

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It's OK. It gets a little repetitive. It also claims that Keith Morris sang "Revenge" and that Bill Stevenson played in Black Flag during the 70s. I don't think either of those things are true.

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J watson

Eye opening look at the top (and the bottom) of the punk rock pig pile!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 1, 2022

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I’ve been following Dan’s writing for the past 6/7 years and always felt like we would’ve been at the same gigs if we live in the same country!

This was such a great read covering the rise, fall and sometimes meteoric rise of some of the bands I loved in the 90’s/00’s.
It gave some real human perspective on the difficulties some of these bands went through while we were all berating them for selling their souls… guess what? It came at a big cost to some.

Really hoping for a second part. Would love a chapter on Cave In!!!

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Cédrick

Dan Ozzi does it again.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on January 10, 2022

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Being a 90's kid, I grew up listening to the bands included in Sellout. It was a pleasure to learn kore about their evolution in the music business. This book is full of comments from important members of the "scene "

Hritvika Lakhera

Would recommend to all punks and emos

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on December 19, 2021

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Provides such great insights into the tensions between punk purists and artists from a time when punk was finally gaining mainstream ground.

Lee P Evans

Great read

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on February 9, 2022

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If you’re an avid reader and a music lover, particularly punk, alternative, emo and hardcore, you’ll love this book! …

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