Rock Bands On VHS Pt. III: Alternative & Punk Paperback – April 1, 2026

Rock Bands On VHS Pt. III: Alternative & Punk reviews over 450 home videos on VHS, Beta and LaserDisc that were released during the age of video, roughly 1975-2000. Written for the record collector, genre completist or armchair archivist, included here are hundreds of detailed evaluations of each rock film, along with full color artwork, track listings and release information for each tape. As you turn the pages, you will find out which films are indispensable and which films to avoid. Learn about the modern classics, discover the forgotten, out-of-print films and uncover the videos that have slipped through the cracks since the VCR has gone extinct.This third and final book in the Rock Bands On VHS series is jam packed full of reviews for artists and bands like: Black Flag, Talking Heads, The Cure, Iggy Pop, Ramones, Blondie, Sonic Youth, The Clash, Depeche Mode, Sex Pistols, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, R.E.M., The Mentors, Bauhaus, Public Image Ltd., Morrissey, D.O.A., The Cult, The Stranglers, Bad Religion, Oi Polloi, Radiohead, Toxic Reasons, The Cramps, Dead Kennedys, Siouxsie & The Banshees, T.S.O.L., New Order, The Fall, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Poison Idea, X, Murder City Devils, Alien Sex Fiend, Fugazi and tons more!Rock Bands On VHS Pt. III: Alternative & Punk goes triple dog deep into the home video landscape, going over concert videos, documentary films, music video collections as well as rock compilations. Along with the alphabetical reviews, there are data sets, lists and statistics to help make sense of the era and provide an overview of the world of rock video.Also included here are chapters about punk and hardcore video fanzines like Flipside Video Fanzine, Target Video, MUV Underground and more. In addition to that, we do a deep dive into some of the most important underground VHS tapers of the 1980s and 1990s and bedroom VHS labels such as Videophile, Para Punx, Psycho TV and Peter DiMattia tapes. After that, we breeze through 118 alternative, punk and hardcore compilation tapes. Finally, at the end, we get into the nitty gritty of 1990s subscription-only service Rock Video Monthly, going over each tape issued from 1992 until 1995 in their alternative series.No other book has attempted to compile this information, which can be used as a basic reference guide or as a curated list of must-see films. This is THE bible of rock video! Inside, we analyze 28,535 minutes of alternative and punk video tapes which comprises of every single video in the genre released in the United States. Author AJ Morocco gives an honest and audacious analysis of each band, providing opinionated yet knowledgeable reviews of each movie, laying out the who, what, where and why for arena rock giants as well as obscure 1980s club bands. Here, we sort out the guilty and the innocent side by side for people who want to explore the history of rock video and go further than ever before into the age of video. Read more