Lexicon devil
Book • 2002
Lexicon Devil is an oral-history style book that chronicles the Germs and the chaotic birth of the Los Angeles punk scene through interviews, recollections, and reportage.
It compiles memories from band members, friends, and scene participants to reconstruct the band’s short, influential run and the personalities around it.
The book covers biographical details, shows, recordings, and the social dynamics that shaped Darby Crash and his circle.
By prioritizing firsthand testimony it exposes contradictions and myths while giving textured context to events and figures often mythologized in punk lore.
Lexicon Devil has become a key resource for understanding the Germs’ place in punk history.
It compiles memories from band members, friends, and scene participants to reconstruct the band’s short, influential run and the personalities around it.
The book covers biographical details, shows, recordings, and the social dynamics that shaped Darby Crash and his circle.
By prioritizing firsthand testimony it exposes contradictions and myths while giving textured context to events and figures often mythologized in punk lore.
Lexicon Devil has become a key resource for understanding the Germs’ place in punk history.
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