Glen E. Friedman

Just a Minor Threat is a retrospective look at the iconic Minor Threat and their pivotal role in the Hardcore movement and scene through the eyes and lens of Glen Friedman. Personal friend to the band, photographer, and perhaps more widely known for his work in Thrasher and the scene in general, Friedman has long had a store of unpublished photos throughout Minor Threat's career. Here, we're treated to many of them them for the first time alongside tastefully short remembrances and essays by those who knew, saw, or performed with Minor Threat.
Its a fantastic tabletop book and retrospective for those who lived through those years in that scene, or even those of us who only got to experience the tale end of Hardcore's deathspiral in the 90s and early aughts of local bands and fans desperately trying to keep alive the ethos and aesthetic of these years in a society increasingly moving beyond it.… (mehr)

Living in the DC metro area, Minor Threat is a huge part of the history of the punk music scene and so I was really excited to get this book. I don't know why I expected more writing pieces (there are just a few essays accompanying the photography, with the standout essay being from Zack de la Rocha) but the book didn’t really need a bunch of writing to hold up the photos. Reading it was fast and immersive, and while I’ve never been to a show quite like what I saw in these photos I definitely am able to imagine what it must’ve been like. I’ve also been torturing my children by blasting MT in the car… with luck it’ll grow on them someday!… (mehr)