Finalist, 2017 Indie Book Awards for Autobiography/Memoir, Foreword Reviews Punk Avenue: The New York City Underground 1972-1982 is an intimate look at author Paris-born Phil Marcade’s first ten years in the United States where drifted from Boston to the West Coast and back, before winding up in New York City and becoming immersed in the early punk rock scene. From backrooms of Max’s and CBGB’s to the Tropicana Hotel in Los Angeles and back, Punk Avenue is a tour de force of stories from someone at the heart of the era. With brilliant, often hilarious prose, Marcade relays first-hand tales about spending a Provincetown summer with photographer Nan Goldin and actor-writer Cookie Mueller, having the Ramones play their very first gig at his party, working with Blondie’s Debbie Harry on French lyrics for her songs, enjoying Thanksgiving with Johnny Thunders’ mother, and starting the beloved NYC punk-blues band The Senders. Along the way, he smokes a joint with Bob Marley, falls down a mountain, gets attacked by Nancy Spungen’s junkie cat, become a junkie himself, adopts a dog who eats his pot, opens for The Clash at Bond’s Casino, opens a store named Rebop on Seventh Avenue, throws up in some girl’s mouth, talks about vacuum cleaners with Sid Vicious, lives thru the Blackout of 1977, gets glue in his eye, gets mugged at knife point, plays drums with Johnny Thunders’ band Gang War, sets some guy’s attache-case on fire, listens to pre-famous Madonna singing in the rehearsal studio next to his, gets mugged at gun point, O.D.s on heroin, gets saved by a gentle giant named Bill, lives at night… Never sleeps…  A very funny book. Finalist, 2017 Indie Book Awards for Autobiography/Memoir, Foreword Reviews “Beautifully observed memoir from key early CBGB / Max’s Kansas City player . . . A suave evocation of a lost, grittier New York.” ―Mojo Magazine “The best book on the New York punk scene since Please Kill Me !” ―Rockerzine "Recommended reading 2017." ―Stereogum “ Punk Avenue is the story of a naïve young man looking for simple fun, accidentally fumbling through a music revolution, and in the meantime becoming a symbol for the rise and fall of a scene.” ―Pop Matters "Phil Marcade is a fun and fascinating memoir set during one of New York City’s most unique era. This book takes you back to the time when Punk was ruling–even if it was just on the underground." ― New York Trend NYC "Nowadays, when punk aesthetics and ideologies are studied, archived and presented in curated museum shows, Marcade’s new memoir, Punk Avenue , is a timely gem. His words fill the page with meaning but never overstay their welcome, illuminating untold stories, different scenes, and missing links between the hippies and the punks, between black American music and the reclamation of a three-minute sonic spike to the vein. This is uncluttered, unordained prose.” ―The Observer "An incredibly informed and informative biography of a man that includes the rise and fall a unique genre in American music history, Punk Avenue: The New York City Underground 1972-1982 is a truly riveting read from cover to cover." ―Midwest Review of Books “Lucid, grimly humorous and gripping. . . . Truly a perspective from the inside. Highly recommended." ―I94 Bar “A fun, funny, and f**king fast read.” ―Stomp and Stammer “A quick, engaging read. It is chock full of great anecdotes and tales of shenanigans while also adding some color and flavor to a scene that too often suffers anymore from over-analyzation and the icy, sterilizing eye of academia. His is a leaving breathing world where those “names” are real people doing real people shit, good and bad, and he is one of them.” ―Jimmy Alvarado, Razorcake “A fascinating and amusing book . . . deservedly belongs next to your copy of Please Kill Me and New York Rock .” ―Shake Some Action “A must-read for all Punk Rock fans and those looking to be entertained while getting a personal look at the birth of the NYC punk movement.” ―The Punk Site “Even if Punk Avenue isn’t likely tell you anything about the ’70s Downtown NY scene you didn’t already know, it’s just insanely entertaining stuff and a must read for anyone whose copy of Please Kill Me is in tatters from over-reading.” ―Midnight to Six "The real noteworthy feat is not simply remembering stories, but weaving them together in a way that is fun and funny and sad and personal and gripping, whether you’re a fan of early the early NYC punk scene or not. Marcade not only does exactly that in expert fashion with Punk Avenue, but he does it in a language that’s not his first.” ― ―Dying Scene “PUNK AVENUE is relatable for me in a way no other book about that era has been. . . . I do not need to be part of the scene to feel a spirit of inclusion when I read PUNK AVENUE. That is what the best books are, the ones where we are welcome into the story.” ―Rock NYC “ Punk Avenue throws in an