"Rock and the Pop Narcotic was first published in 1990. This is the third edition. It was written in the years 1986 through 1990 following the author's nine years in the music business (the record distributor Systematic; the labels SST, Thermidor, Optional; the radio stations WBOO, WVVX, WKTU)." -- from book's end-flap. Vividly documents prominently the Southern California Punk scene of Black Flag, Dead Kennedys, Minutemen, Hüsker Dü, etc. Contains extensive indexing, new preface to the third edition (in addition to the prefaces to the first edition and the revised edition), afterword, appendices, and bibliography. An essential and stellar book.