This interview has been edited for length and clarity.ģ60° : What does it mean to sell out and why is particularly significant in the punk and hardcore scene?Īuthor Dan Ozzi Dan Ozzi: The concept of selling out isn’t special or unique to music or punk, but I think we can broadly define it as compromising your morals in exchange for some kind of financial compensation or financial gain. Rise Against – Siren Song of the Counter Culture (Geffen, 2004) My Chemical Romance – Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (Reprise, 2004)

Thursday – War All The Time (Island Def Jam, 2003) The Donnas – Spend The Night (Atlantic, 2002) Jimmy Eat World – Static Prevails (Capitol, 1996)Īt the Drive-In – Relationship of Command (Grand Royal, 2000)

The bands and albums chronicled in Sellout are as follows: He formerly served as a staff writer and editor at Noisey and has written about music for many publications, including Billboard, SPIN, and The AV Club. Ozzi is also the co-author of TRANNY: Confessions of Punk Rock’s Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout, which made Billboard’s The 100 Greatest Music Books of All Time. Drawing on over 150 interviews and meticulous research, Ozzi’s 416-page book (out now on Mariner Books at HarperCollins) tells the stories of why 11 different punk and hardcore bands chose to sign to a major label and how it worked out for them. 360°Sound caught up with music journalist Dan Ozzi, author of the fascinating new book Sellout: The Major-Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994–2007).

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