Who Cares Anyway

Late '70s San Francisco. The City by the Bay is reeling from a string of bizarre tragedies that have earned it a new name: the 'kook capital of the world'. Yet out of the darkness comes a creative rebirth, instigated by punk and sustained by the steady influx of outsiders who view the city as a place of refuge, a last resort. What ensues is a collision of sounds and ideas that spans the golden age of analogue DIY culture, from the dark cabaret of Tuxedomoon and Factrix, the apocalyptic sounds of Minimal Man and Flipper, the conceptual humour of Gregg Turkington's Amarillo Records; through to the subversive pop music of Faith No More, the left-field experimentalism of Caroliner, Mr. Bungle, and Thinking Fellers Union Local 282, and much more. This book chronicles the wild post-punk San Francisco music scene, courtesy of those who lived it.