{"product_id":"hard-core-life-of-my-own-paperback","title":"Hard-Core: Life of My Own - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe feral memoir of Harley Flanagan--New York hardcore\u003cbr\u003epioneer, Cro-Mags founder, and survivor of the Lower East Side.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHard-Core\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is the memoir of Harley Flanagan, founder of the Cro-Mags and one of\u003cbr\u003ethe most recognizable figures in New York's punk and hardcore scenes. Raised in\u003cbr\u003ethe chaotic Lower East Side of the 1970s, Flanagan grew up surrounded by\u003cbr\u003emusicians, artists, and countercultural figures before becoming a teenage\u003cbr\u003efixture at venues like CBGB and Max's Kansas City. By age eleven he was\u003cbr\u003eperforming with the Stimulators, and soon after he helped define the emerging\u003cbr\u003esound and attitude of New York hardcore. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlending personal history with music memoir, Flanagan\u003cbr\u003erecounts his early life among artists and musicians connected to Andy Warhol's\u003cbr\u003ecircle, his friendships with figures from The Clash, Bad Brains, and Motörhead, \u003cbr\u003eand the formation of the Cro-Mags. The book traces his experiences through the\u003cbr\u003erise of hardcore punk, street violence, addiction, legal battles, and eventual\u003cbr\u003ereinvention through martial arts and sobriety. Alongside the story of one\u003cbr\u003emusician's survival is a portrait of New York City during a volatile and\u003cbr\u003eformative period for underground music. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoth a coming-of-age narrative and a document of the New\u003cbr\u003eYork hardcore movement, Hard-Core offers a firsthand account of the scene's\u003cbr\u003eorigins, personalities, and conflicts. It stands as a key memoir for readers\u003cbr\u003einterested in punk history, music biography, and the cultural history of\u003cbr\u003edowntown New York. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWatch \u003ci\u003eWired for Chaos\u003c\/i\u003e (2025), a riveting documentary about\u003cbr\u003eHarley Flanagan, directed by Academy Award-winning director, Rex Miller. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Chances are if it happened in New York and it was important and interesting, \u003cbr\u003eHarley Flanagan was somewhere in the room.\" -- Anthony Bourdain","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51278433353951,"sku":"9781627310338","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/3rY6nR-hLi9781627310338.webp?v=1787892720","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/hard-core-life-of-my-own-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}