On September 9, 2023, I caught up with Jim Ruland, also known as Jim Vermin, while he was in Chicago to promote his books, Corporate Rock Sucks: The Rise & Fall of SST Records and Make It Stop, and participate in a couple of speaking engagements. The first was a talk at the Printers Row Lit Fest to discuss his recent novel Make It Stop, in conversation with Tony Tovano of the Chicago punk band Vortis. The second was a virtual conversation with Jim Ruland, Daniel Weizmann, and Kyle Decker about their books and punk rock, sponsored by the Chicago Public Library. Jim Ruland is the Los Angeles Times bestselling author of Corporate Rock Sucks: The Rise & Fall of SST Records, which was named a best book of 2022 by both&nbs...
