ABOUT THE BOOKS
“PUNK ROCK AND UFOS: STRANGER THAN FICTION”
“Mythological gods. Dragons. Magicians. Interdimensional beings. UFOs. Goblins. Secret government programs. Psychic abilities. These can’t be real? Or can they?
Punk rock and UFOs: Stranger Than Fiction aims to normalize the paranormal through current pop culture, mythology, fiction and its connection to unexplained phenomena. The book features insights and exclusive interviews from the world of academia, journalism, television and film, pop culture, science, and UFO studies like TOM DELONGE, LESLIE KEAN, KEVIN DAY, SEAN CAHILL, JEFFREY KRIPAL,PETER LEVENDA, DAVID MARQUEZ, (DC Comics), RICK STRASSMAN, DIANA PASULKA, and others.”
“HEY SUBURBIA: A GUIDE TO THE EMO/POP-PUNK RISE”
AS SEEN IN NY TIMES, USA TODAY, HI MY NAME IS MARK , etc
“Hey Suburbia: A Guide To The Emo/Pop-Punk Rise” chronicles the music of the Warped Tour generation that launched bands like Paramore and My Chemical Romance into superstardom. Music journalist Mike Damante covered the genre for one of the largest media companies in North America and has compiled the stories of 1990s- 2000s emo and pop-punk explosion as told by himself, the bands, , publicists, and the fans who never stopped listening. Featuring interviews I’ve done with blink-182, Taking Back Sunday, Descendents, Dashboard Confessional, New Found Glory, Good Charlotte, Alkaline Trio, The Get Up Kids, Motion City Soundtrack, Saves The Day and others, “Hey Suburbia: A Guide To The Emo/Pop-Punk Rise” is a new anthem for your underground.
“HEY SKA-BURBIA”
A kid’s guide to catchy, and positive music, HEY SKA-BURBIA is the perfect way to introduce youth to brass instruments, and important punk rock and ska ethos like unity, acceptance, and anti-racist activism. The origin and elements of ska are told in an engaging, and fun way that highlights some of ska’s biggest acts like No Doubt, Reel Big Fish, Operation Ivy, Less Than Jake, The Interrupters and many more! Written by author and former music journalist MIKE DAMANTE (author of Hey Suburbia: A Guide To The Emo/Pop-Punk Rise) and illustrated by scene staple H.E CREATIVE , HEY SKA-BURBIA is a love letter to fans of all ages.
“ABOVE THE FOLD AND THE FRINGE: HOW UAPS BECAME MAINSTREAM NEWS”
“Above the Fold and the Fringe: How UAPs Became Mainstream News” goes behind the scenes of the infamous New York Times article, and examines the history of UAPs in news media, and explores the significance of the impact these stories can and have had. Written by author and journalist Mike Damante, the interviews for this book dive deep with the journalists behind some of the biggest UAP stories like the New York Times Leslie Kean and Ralph Blumenthal, POLITICO’s Bryan Bender, KLAS-TV’s George Knapp, Popular Mechanics Tim McMillan, and others, learn how the news industry works, and get insight into some of the biggest paranormal stories ever. The book also looks at some of the important figures who have culturally and historically changed the conversation on UAPs for the better with exclusive interviews with Jacques Vallee, Luis Elizondo, Whitley Strieber, Tom DeLonge, William Shatner, Jeffrey Kripal, Colm Kelleher, and military witnesses.
UFOs were once relegated to headlines in small town newspapers, or an occasional nightly news segment with little to no follow-up. The stigma was that little green spacemen were flying spaceships in our sky, but we couldn’t quite prove anything, and the topic remained on the fringe. But something changed, and now the Pentagon and other world institutions are taking notice. The power of the media played a huge role in mainstreaming stories of UAPs. So, how did we get here?
“PUNK ROCK AND UFOS: TRUE BELIEVERS”
“Punk rock and UFOs: True Believers” by author and journalist Mike Damante is the follow-up to the non-fiction release “Punk rock and UFOs: Cryptozoology meets Anarchy” (2016), which looked at cryptozoology and Ufology as an underdog science. “Punk rock and UFOs: True Believers” is a call to arms to the common populace and UFO community to come together to better understand the unexplained. The book features quotes from some of the biggest names in UFO research, academia and pop culture like David Hatcher Childress (“Ancient Aliens”), Erin Ryder (“Destination Truth”), Jeffery Kripal (“Mutants and Mystics”/ Professor of religious studies), Grant Cameron, Erica Lukes (“UFO Classified”) and others.
“Punk rock and UFOs: True Believers” tackles topics like process of belief, religion, mythology, popular culture, disclosure, media, advances, science, the unexplained, the UFO phenomena becoming mainstream all in a thought-provoking package aimed at the common reader, as well as the UFO community.
“PUNK ROCK AND UFOS: CRYPTOZOOLOGY MEETS ANARCHY” challenges our own inner process of belief by examining our cognition, memories, and media literacy. Raise your fist and rebel against the conventions of traditional thought and nightly news coverage to expand your mind to accept the countless possibilities that are out there. Personal experiences, anecdotes and thought-provoking theories are all put together in an unconventional punk-rock presentation to bring in any true believer or casual observer.
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“PUMPKIN SPICE AND NOTHING NICE”
Young adult horror fiction
For three pumpkin-spice loving friends Halloween season isn't just a time of a year, but a way of life. Not everything is fun and games, as the town has many deep, dark secrets that have been hidden for years. One fateful night when a revenge prank against the school's No.1 mean girl goes wrong, three girls are thrust into a paranormal mystery that will challenge their friendships, and change their lives forever. After a horrifying night in an abandoned pumpkin patch nothing will be the same again.