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Kevin Mattson
Oct 22, 20221 min read
Kevin Mattson Discusses Book on Colacast
Tune in to Colacast Episode 6 hear Kevin Mattson discuss his punk, Reagan, and the 1980s here.
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Kevin Mattson
Aug 18, 20221 min read
S-USIH Book Roundtable
Each day over the next two weeks, the S-USIH Blog will publish one of the nine responses to We’re Not Here to Entertain, with a closing...
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Kevin Mattson
Aug 18, 20221 min read
“Two Aging Punk-Rockers Walk into a Zoom Interview...”
Check out Kevin Mattson's interview with Paul McComas on Shepherd Express here.
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Kevin Mattson
Aug 23, 20211 min read
The Best Books about 1980s Punk and Politics
Check out my list of the top five books on 1980s punk and politics here.
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Kevin Mattson
Aug 9, 20211 min read
Michael Causey Interviews Kevin Mattson for Get Up! on WOWD 94.3 FM
Listen to radio host Michael Causey interview Kevin Mattson on his new book on punk for the radio show Get Up! with Takoma Radio here.
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Kevin Mattson
Mar 24, 20211 min read
Razorcake Review of We’re Not Here to Entertain
Read Chris Terry's review of Kevin Mattson's new book here.
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Kevin Mattson
Mar 23, 20211 min read
The Arts Fuse Interview with Kevin Mattson on His New Book
Check out the Arts Fuse interview by Blake Maddux on Kevin Mattson's new book on punk here.
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Kevin Mattson
Feb 2, 20211 min read
The Best Books on Punk Rock (in 80s America)
Punk is more than just a musical genre. It is an ethos. Channeling one’s anger against the triteness of the culture industry’s offerings...
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Kevin Mattson
Jan 6, 20211 min read
Kevin Mattson on Eye 94 Radio
Listen to an interview with Kevin Mattson on Eye 94 Radio here.
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Kevin Mattson
Jan 6, 20211 min read
The Ethical Commitment to Be a Punk
Read Brown University professor Samuel Zipp's review in The Nation here.
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Kevin Mattson
Dec 7, 20201 min read
Conversation with Charles Cross and Third Place Books
Hear a conversation between Kevin Mattson and Charles Cross hosted by Third Place Books here. Book available for purchase through Third...
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Kevin Mattson
Nov 11, 20201 min read
New Books Network Interview with Kevin Mattson
Professor and scholar of subcultures Rebekah Buchanan interviews Kevin Mattson on his new book for the New Books Network here.
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Kevin Mattson
Nov 9, 20201 min read
Punk Versus Reagan
Read a review of the book by Alexander Billet in Jacobin here.
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Kevin Mattson
Nov 5, 20201 min read
SKYLIT interview with Kevin Mattson & Mike Foley
Join Skylight Books and historian Mike Foley, author of Front Porch Politics, as he talks with Kevin Mattson on his new book, We're Not...
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Kevin Mattson
Oct 2, 20201 min read
‘We’re Not Here to Entertain’ Is Not Here to Break the Cycle of Punk’s Failures
Read the Pop Matters review by Megan Volpert here.
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Kevin Mattson
Sep 21, 20201 min read
“Naked with Textbook Poems” by Christopher P. Heuer
A review of the book by Christopher Heuer is found here.
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Kevin Mattson
Aug 31, 20206 min read
Remember Punk Rock? Probably Not…
Originally published at the History News Network here. When most people hear the word “punk,” they think of drug addled, nasty...
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Kevin Mattson
Aug 30, 20201 min read
We’re Not Here To Entertain on AV Club’s August Reading List
We’re Not Here To Entertain is on the AV Club’s August reading list here.
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Kevin Mattson
Aug 30, 20201 min read
Ohio University Interview with Kevin Mattson on His New Book
Samantha Pelham interviews Kevin Mattson on his new book here.
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Kevin Mattson
Aug 29, 20201 min read
The 80its Podcast with Kevin Mattson on 80s Punk
The 80its crew interview Kevin Mattson on punk in the 1980s here and here.
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