Our Band Could Be Your Life

I hadn't heard of this book until recently, but it looks interesting--especially if you were really into any '80s indie bands. Those of us who were/are know that there was nothing particularly original or new about Nirvana and the wave of grunge bands that followed.
Words like "alternative", "underground" and "punk" still meant something back then.

And to be honest, I didn't even get into many of these bands until the second half of the '80s, when I was in high school, and many had signed major label deals--the Replacements were on Sire, the Huskers on Warner Bros., and Sonic Youth on Geffen. Although they all released some of there best work on those majors, none of them ever made a lot of money. Certainly not like those punkers in Blink 182, living in million dollar mansions and appearing on "Cribs". I'm sure lots of disenfranchised kids can identify with that.