If The Uncool by gave you backstage access to rock mythology, then chase the feral flipside in Get in the Van by .
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- Raw tour diary format—no gloss allowed
- Pre-internet DIY hustle & survival tactics
- Self-loathing narrator vs. band dysfunction chaos
- Punk's gutter truth—no rockstar mythology here
If Crowe handed you backstage passes to decadence, Rollins drags you into the van where the myth dies and the sweat begins. Get in the Van strips away rock journalism's velvet rope to show you 1980s hardcore punk as a war of attrition—broken gear, empty stomachs, hostile crowds, and bandmates you'd murder if you weren't too exhausted. This is the flipside of your favorite excess: no groupie glamour, just the feral thrill of survival.
Rollins writes like a man documenting his own slow-motion car crash with mordant precision. Every humiliation, every two-dollar show, every fleabag mattress becomes a badge of honor for those who chose the cult over the commodity.
This is what happens when nostalgia meets a clenched fist and neither one blinks.
What Readers Are Saying
"funny, bracing, and paints a staggering picture of young men...a must read for fans of 1980s American rock." — Nate, Goodreads
"Rollins' recollections...absolutely enthralling...Get In The Van is great. I read it so fast I'm going to have to read it again." — East Bay J, Goodreads
"It's a powerful story...a fascinating look at the life of a touring band." — Bill, Goodreads
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