SLP-055: FLOORPUNCH: No Exceptions 1995-2000

Floorpunch: No Exceptions 1995-2000 is the definitive oral history of the most important and coolest straight edge hardcore band since 1989—the one that goes in the time capsule. 340 pages containing interviews with every member and key individuals of the time—in their scene and others—the book also shakes out as an illuminating document of a revelatory time in hardcore, and describes the sea change in the scene in the 1990s which Floorpunch brought on.

Effectively, No Exceptions gives the Robert A. Caro treatment to straight edge hardcore—finally—via thorough and lively coverage of the band’s formation and span, with lore on every show and recording, their growth, the scenes’ reactions, controversy, the Final Mosh, and all the stories… severe depth and context on a pivotal band the way they deserve to be seen.

Anyone who likes or knows about Floorpunch is likely already feet first on this book; No Exceptions is also recommended reading for individuals who are curious about what the hardcore scene—scenes—was really like in 1990s, or who were around then, and/or what it was like to be in the middle of something special.

Throughout there are photos—live, everything else—an index with an exhaustive archive of the band’s T-shirts, as well as every show flier, selected graphics, logos and more.The book contains interviews with everyone who was around during that time and involved.