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I’ll be in New York this week for a pair of book events. On Tuesday, I’ll be in conversation with Benny Horowitz of @gaslightanthem.bsky.social at @roughtraderecords.bsky.social. On Wednesday, I’ll be at Powerhouse Arena in Brooklyn in conversation with @nabilayers.bsky.social. Hope to see you!

It’s always sunny in Philadelphia 😎

That sounds delightful. Such a quaint gem

It’s such a lovely town. And so close to Tahoe!

Jermaine Dupri and one or two others today as well.

Crushing

Amen

‘Tearing Down the Orange Curtain’ and ‘Someday the Adults Will All Die’: When Punk Went West In the early 1980s, a no-frills music scene took root in Texas and southern California.

Cool to see TDTOC features in @wsj.com today! Pick up a copy!

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Nice haul!

Say it louder please!

I’ve heard way worse about her…

We’ve got journalists Nate Jackson and @danielkohn.bsky.social on to talk about their amazing new book Tearing Down the Orange Curtain!

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And it ain’t second hand news!

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So awful

Amen to this and if you’re going to buy Tearing Down the Orange Curtain, this is the best place to do so!

Thanks for writing this. It is outstanding.

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Mine

Tearing Down the Orange Curtain - How Punk Rock Brought Orange County to the World, author @danielkohn.bsky.social on how #SocialDistortion opened up the OC punk scene.

Full episode: goingofftrack.com

#offspring #nodoubt #sublimeband #thevandals #podcast #musicpodcast

Tearing Down the Orange Curtain The untold story of OC punk—the loud, rebellious force behind the ‘90s explosion of the Orange County music scene, featuring stories about legendary band...

Tearing Down the Orange Curtain is out NOW! Grab your copy below

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Out tomorrow!!!

Social Distortion's Mike Ness Looks Back on Orange County Punk: 'The Reaction Wasn't Friendly' New book 'Tearing Down the Orange Curtain' chronicles history of Southern California punk through interviews with Social Distortion, Sublime, more.

Check out our book’s foreword, which was published today by @rollingstone.com

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OC's original punks describe the birth of the world-famous 'Orange County sound' Members of the Adolescents, the Vandals and Social Distortion are profiled about their wild contributions to punk rock in new book 'Tearing Down the Orange Curtain,' out May 20.

Thanks to the L.A. Times for publishing this excerpt on early Fullerton!

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HBD!

Tearing Down the Orange Curtain The untold story of OC punk—the loud, rebellious force behind the ‘90s explosion of the Orange County music scene, featuring stories about legendary band...

ONE WEEK to go! Do you have your copy of TDTOC yet? If not, tap that link below to grab a copy

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Talking With Daniel Kohn Daniel Kohn is the co-author of the forthcoming book “Tearing Down the Orange Curtain: How Punk Rock Brought Orange County to the World”

Had a great chat with @owenbrazas.bsky.social for the terrific I Have it on Vinyl. Check it out below!

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This was a lot of fun. Dig in!

Tearing Down the Orange Curtain: How Punk Rock Brought Orange County to the World|Hardcover The untold story of OC punk—the loud, rebellious force behind the ‘90s explosion of the Orange County music scene, featuring stories about legendary bands. When it comes to punk communitie...

Cool news! You can grab Tearing Down the Orange for 25% off from today through Friday from Barnes and Noble.

Don’t be shy and grab it!

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