Now You're One of Us: The Incredible Story of Redd Kross
Now You’re One of Us is the definitive statement about Redd Kross, an in-depth and riveting tale told in the voices of the talented and tempestuous brothers at the core of this iconic outfit.

Emerging from humble beginnings in suburban Los Angeles, the McDonalds took their rock ‘n’ roll fantasy and ran with it — and wound up becoming one of the most influential American bands of their time. The band’s flamboyant, genre-defying, joyously tuneful blend of musical, sartorial and pop cultural elements profoundly influenced the punk rock, glam metal and grunge movements and won them a worldwide cult of fervent admirers that includes bands like Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Sonic Youth, L7 and The Bangles.

Redd Kross continue rocking to this day, much to the intense delight of fans old and new. And now the McDonalds team up with award-winning music journalist Dan Epstein to tell their wild, hilarious and gloriously star-spangled tale.

“To me, Redd Kross will always be one of the most important bands of the last 30-40 years.” Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth)

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Now You're One of Us: The Incredible Story of Redd Kross
Now You’re One of Us is the definitive statement about Redd Kross, an in-depth and riveting tale told in the voices of the talented and tempestuous brothers at the core of this iconic outfit.

Emerging from humble beginnings in suburban Los Angeles, the McDonalds took their rock ‘n’ roll fantasy and ran with it — and wound up becoming one of the most influential American bands of their time. The band’s flamboyant, genre-defying, joyously tuneful blend of musical, sartorial and pop cultural elements profoundly influenced the punk rock, glam metal and grunge movements and won them a worldwide cult of fervent admirers that includes bands like Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Sonic Youth, L7 and The Bangles.

Redd Kross continue rocking to this day, much to the intense delight of fans old and new. And now the McDonalds team up with award-winning music journalist Dan Epstein to tell their wild, hilarious and gloriously star-spangled tale.

“To me, Redd Kross will always be one of the most important bands of the last 30-40 years.” Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth)

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Now You're One of Us: The Incredible Story of Redd Kross

Now You're One of Us: The Incredible Story of Redd Kross

Now You're One of Us: The Incredible Story of Redd Kross

Now You're One of Us: The Incredible Story of Redd Kross

Overview

Now You’re One of Us is the definitive statement about Redd Kross, an in-depth and riveting tale told in the voices of the talented and tempestuous brothers at the core of this iconic outfit.

Emerging from humble beginnings in suburban Los Angeles, the McDonalds took their rock ‘n’ roll fantasy and ran with it — and wound up becoming one of the most influential American bands of their time. The band’s flamboyant, genre-defying, joyously tuneful blend of musical, sartorial and pop cultural elements profoundly influenced the punk rock, glam metal and grunge movements and won them a worldwide cult of fervent admirers that includes bands like Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Sonic Youth, L7 and The Bangles.

Redd Kross continue rocking to this day, much to the intense delight of fans old and new. And now the McDonalds team up with award-winning music journalist Dan Epstein to tell their wild, hilarious and gloriously star-spangled tale.

“To me, Redd Kross will always be one of the most important bands of the last 30-40 years.” Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth)

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781915841056
Publisher: Omnibus Press
Publication date: 10/29/2024
Pages: 304
Product dimensions: 6.40(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

In 1978, in their home town of Hawthorne, California, brothers Jeff and Steven McDonald founded the band that went on to become the American rock group Redd Kross, whilst Steve was still in middle school.

Dan Epstein is an award-winning journalist who has written about music and pop culture for Rolling Stone, Guitar World, Revolver, FLOOD, the Jewish Daily Forward and dozens of other publications. He has written and produced music-related TV shows for VH-1 and AXS-TV, and has appeared in numerous documentary films on music- and sports-related subjects. He is the author of several acclaimed books on baseball history, including Big Hair & Plastic Grass: A Funky Ride Through Baseball and America in the Swinging ‘70s, and served as the editorial director of Stompbox: 100 Pedals of the World’s Greatest Guitarists. 



Charlotte Caffey is an American musician best known for her work in the Go-Go's. 
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