We’re Not Here to Entertain: Punk Rock, Ronald Reagan, and the Real Culture War of 1980s America presents a history of punk based on archival research rather than oral history and uncovers the connection between 1980s punk and Reaganism. The book documents what Kurt Cobain once called a “punk rock world”—the all-encompassing hardcore indie culture that incubated his own talent. Mattson shows just how widespread the movement became—ranging across the nation, from D.C. through Ohio and Minnesota to LA—and how democratic it was due to its commitment to Do-It-Yourself (DIY) tactics.
 
Published by Oxford University Press