Crash Bang: Pictures from a Punk collects unseen photos from the punk and new wave music scenes in London, New York and Los Angeles during the period 1976-1982.

In the 70’s DB Burkeman was a 16-year-old school dropout in London. While struggling to become a professional photographer he was simultaneously struggling with substance abuse issues. Spending all his disposable income on self-medicating, rolls of film would inevitably get thrown into a bedside drawer where they remained undeveloped for 40 years.

In the 1990’s, Burkeman made his name on the US rave scene as 'DJ DB'. He later became a music executive for record companies and more recently authored three successful books with Rizzoli.

After his mother’s death he went back to London and cleared out his old bedroom. He discovered a bag of undeveloped 35mm rolls of film, unearthing a time capsule of the explosion of punk rock captured through performances and intimate moments.

The artists on film include Ramones, Sex Pistols, Johnny Thunders, Magazine, The Cramps, The Slits, Squeeze, Judy Nylon, The Damned, Tony James, Iggy Pop, Howie Pyro, X-Ray Spex, Patricia Morrison, Flying Lizards, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Howard Devoto, Topper Headon, Alice Bag, Debbie Harry, Glen Matlock, Patti Palladin, Keith Levene, Steve Jones & Paul Cook, Marianne Faithful, Anita Pallenberg, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart, The Go-Gos and Sid & Nancy.

Blurring Books, 148pp, 29cm x 22cm, illustrated hardcover, 2024