Kids of the black hole: punk rock in postsuburban California

"The unheard music" : punk rock comes to Los Angeles

"Destroy all music" : L.A. punk and the end of youth culture

"Message from the underworld" : punk, power pop, and new wave

"Damaged" : hardcore punk, consumerism, and the family

"Brats in battalions" : hardcore punk rock, violence, and the politics of the local

Conclusion. "Punk rock changed our lives" : punk identity and the creation of mass subculture.