Jim Ruland

Punks from Music to Literature: The New Writers, Sunday, May 5, 3:30 – 4:30pm, Mt. View Mausoleum

Jim Ruland is the LA Times bestselling author of Corporate Rock Sucks: The Rise & Fall of SST Records, which was named a best book of 2022 by Pitchfork, Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair. He is also the co-author of Do What You Want with Bad Religion and My Damage with Keith Morris, the founding vocalist of Black Flag, Circle Jerks, and OFF! Jim is a longtime writer for Razorcake Fanzine and a frequent contributor to the LA Times. He is the recipient of awards from Reader’s Digest and the NEA and a veteran of the US Navy. His latest novel, Make It Stop, was published by Rare Bird in 2023.