{"product_id":"9781627310239","title":"Disco's Out...Murder's In!: The True Story of Frank the Shank and L.A.'s Deadliest Punk Rock Gang","description":"\u003cp\u003eFamous for its revolutionary aspects in musical, political, sexual identity and consumerist ideas, punk rock also has its lesser-known gangster ethos as well, explained here by players in the various punk gangs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Los Angeles, Orange County, and South Bay punk scenes, populated by blue collar kids who responded to the violence and aggression of punk songs and shows. A number of them formed punk gangs that got into beatings, drug dealing and murder. Among them, no gang was more notorious than La Mirada Punks, or LMP.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSays LMP chieftain Frank the Shank after getting arrested by police for murder: \"After having my hands in so much bloodshed over the years, I most certainly had it coming. I deserved whatever I got.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnexpectedly Frank was bailed out from prison by his father's friend, a mob gangster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Too many people died at the hands of punk rock violence,\" said Frank. \"I got lucky, some didn't. As an ultra-violent punk rock gangster, I admit my part in ruining the scene. L.A. punk was a magical moment of youth expression like no other. And the gangs ruined punk rock. I still have people telling me today that they quit punk because of LMP. I dig graves at a small cemetery just outside Los Angeles. What else would you expect for Frank the Shank?\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCover illustration by the renowned Raymond Pettibon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Feral House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47130785480944,"sku":"9781627310239","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781627310239_p0.jpg?v=1763866061","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781627310239","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}