Crate Digger: An Obsession With Punk Recordsby Bob Suren
Available on June 9th - Trade Paperback, 192 Pages - $14.95
An insider's account of the last 30 years of punk rock and vinyl records,
including new information on many punk luminaries.
Bob Suren
spent more than 30 years immersed in punk rock. His obsession with punk
music, culture, and especially record collecting began with a loaned
mix tape in a small town in Florida when he was a teenager and slowly
took over all aspects of his life.
He started a record label and distribution company, opened a record
store, managed a thriving bootleg merchandise empire, published a
magazine, promoted shows, and traveled the world with his own band. He
mentored generations of younger punks and built a movement that put
Florida on the map. He stayed a step ahead of all the ups and downs of
the music industry, always pioneering.
Join Bob as he hangs out with punk luminaries like Jello Biafra, The
Meatmen, Raw Power, Black Flag, The Dead Boys, Millions of Dead Cops,
Rattus, and more. He relates his (mis)adventures breaking his curfew to
see the Dead Boys' last show, almost getting arrested after seeing the
Ramones, touring with his bands in Egypt, Ecuador, Brazil, and more.
As Jeff Nelson of Minor Threat said, "Really brings to life the early
days of the American punk scene as it spread slowly across the country,
through turntables, fanzines, and word of mouth. His vivid vinyl
recollections illustrate how good record stores and adventurous college
radio stations were so essential in bringing startling new music into
the lives of many previously isolated kids. It follows the trajectory of
a kid-turned-concert-promoter as his passion for music became
all-consuming."
Then one day it all fell apart. He'd built up his life like a record
collection, but it didn't satisfy him anymore. He sold everything,
dropped out, moved far from home to start fresh... and wrote this book.
Crate Digger is written in
short spurts tied to actual records. The result is real, heartfelt, and
deeply informed by the music of the last thirty years. It's a basic
piece of your punk history collection.
"Bob Suren delivers some great punk rawk history through anecdote and wit, intermingled with personal stories of love, loss, the characters that have come and gone and that elusive hunk of vinyl that's just around the next corner.... All spanning 30 years of Bob's life."
- Ami Lawless, Voetsek
"A passionate and cautionary tale of the ecstasy and dark side of a
serious vinyl addiction in the golden age of preinternet wax hoarding . A
must read for anyone who collects anything!"
- Tesco Vee, the Meatmen.
"More than just your typical "record guide," Crate Digger allows us to
accompany Bob on his passionate 30+ year punk rock journey. The
anecdotal approach reminds us that, for the passionate music fan,
there's a personal connection to a particular record that often conjures
up various memories, both good and bad."
- Al Quint, Suburban Voice magazine and Sonic Overload Radio.
PDF Press Release:
http://static.microcosmpublishing.com/uploads/cratedigger-pr.pdf
ISBN: 978-1-62106-878-5 Publication Date: June 9, 2015 Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages Subjects: Music / Memoir Price: $14.95 U.S. 
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