S.O.B.'s Don't Be Swindle

This book chronicles the Kyoto/Kansai 1980s hardcore punk scene through the album Don''t Be Swindle by S.O.B., with a focus on Kyoto''s main venues and the networks they created.

Apart from being the center of Japan''s cultural heritage, Kyoto is home to one of Japan''s leading avant-garde art and music scenes. The Kyoto University-affiliated venue Seibu Kodo has historically been the focus of th...