Jason Buhrmester
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The Oral History of Epitaph Records
The original Los Angeles punk rock scene lived fast, died young, and left behind hair metal. Meanwhile, Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz started Epitaph Records in a closet in the back of his recording studio, eventually sending punk up the pop charts and everyone from the majors to Madonna scurrying for a piece. But keeping the scene -- and himself -- together during the chaos proved nearly impossible. For the first time ever, the people behind the explosion -- and implosion -- celebrate 30 years of dragging punk kicking and screaming into the mainstream.
