Intro -- Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Tour Reports -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part One. 1980s: College -- Chapter 1. Origin Story -- Chapter 2. The Scene at College -- People Hanging Around Outside Talking -- The Quaker -- Scene Bands Who Had Already Made It -- Hypotenuse Save My Ass -- Chapter 3. Punk Bands in Dorms -- You Needed Another Person -- The Privileged Have an Obligation -- Chapter 4. Computers -- PLATO -- Chapter 5. Play Like a Man -- The Doorbell -- Part Two. 1987-1992: Pre-Major Label Life -- Chapter 6. The Indie Code of Ethics -- Positive Punk -- What You Already Have -- Ian MacKaye -- Gratitude -- Walking in Champaign -- 1987: Champaign Lore, Econo, and a Place in the Canon -- Local Bands -- Gurus -- Chapter 7. Local -- Playing Chicago -- Making a Record -- Hugging Billy Corgan -- Mike Potential -- Chapter 8. Regional -- How Do You Get a Nun Pregnant? -- Chapter 9. National -- First Tour East -- The Pitfalls of Being on an Independent Label -- CBGB -- Nevermind -- Part Three. 1993-1996: Major Label Life -- Chapter 10. Mashed Potatoes -- Courtney Love versus Kim Deal -- Led Zeppelin Box Set -- Livin' the Dream -- Chapter 11. Recording -- Tool of the Man -- Our Own Team -- Chapter 12. Touring -- Same as It Ever Was -- Three Learning Opportunities -- Junior Citizen -- Lollapalooza 1995 -- Better Than Nothing? -- Europe with Steel Pole Bath Tub-A Lovely Tour -- Failure Tour -- Chapter 13. Radio Sucks -- Chapter 14. Computer Experiments -- Website-Anticorporate Media -- E-CDs -- RTFM -- Chapter 15. Expectations -- 1997: Being Screwed -- Chapter 16. Big Changes -- Part Four. 1997: Post-Major Label -- Chapter 17. Online Participation -- Listservs-Time to Push -- Forums -- 1999: Radio Zero Podcast -- Zero Stars Crowdsourcing -- Chapter 18. Life as a Woman -- Comparisons.

The Baggage -- Interpersonal Relationships -- Playing Like a Woman Offstage -- Punching on Your Period -- Chapter 19. How to Look at Things -- A State of Constant Total Amazement -- 2016: Reprise Repress -- The Machines -- Fake News -- Addiction -- What Can Be Done? -- Full Circle -- Chapter 20. Teaching -- Best Show Ever -- Art or Hobby-"Day Gig" Redux -- Appendix: List of Poster Children Alumni and Timeline -- Notes -- Index.