Episode 12: Michael Azerrad's 'Our Band Could Be Your Life.'

from Books About Bands · host Iain Maloney

Send us Fan MailPunk in Drublic! Recorded in person in an empty bar in deepest, darkest Aichi Prefecture, the season finale features Iain & Jason in conversation with Tana Haugo Kawahara about Michael Azerrad's 'Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991.' The audio's not perfect—there are a few bangs & thumps, plus a frog—but what's more punk rock than that? Support the show

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