{"product_id":"haifa-city-hardcore-growing-up-punk-in-israel-and-beyond-paperback","title":"Haifa City Hardcore: Growing Up Punk in Israel and Beyond - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYotam Ben Horin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHaifa City Hardcore\u003c\/i\u003e is a coming-of-age memoir forged in distortion, displacement, and defiance.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrowing up between Brooklyn and Haifa, Yotam Ben Horin never quite belonged. Too American for Israel, too Israeli for America, too sensitive for the world he inherited, he found his language not in classrooms or synagogues but in the raw urgency of punk and hardcore music. From his first exposure to Nirvana and the Pixies to the DIY underground of 1990s Haifa, music became both refuge and weapon-a way to survive grief, alienation, and the quiet violence of growing up amid cultural fracture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Set against the backdrop of Israel's overlooked punk scene, \u003ci\u003eHaifa City Hardcore\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the birth of bands, friendships, betrayals, and first shows played to half-empty rooms and hostile crowds. It is the story of a kid discovering straight edge, writing songs instead of explanations, and learning-slowly, painfully-how to stand onstage and exist without apology. As bands form and dissolve, and as the pull toward escape grows stronger, Ben Horin captures the fragile moment when adolescence hardens into identity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At once intimate and kinetic, \u003ci\u003eHaifa City Hardcore\u003c\/i\u003e is not just a music memoir but a meditation on becoming: how art saves us, how scenes shape us, and how a voice-once found-refuses to stay silent.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYotam Ben Horin\u003c\/b\u003e is a musician, songwriter, and writer best known as the longtime frontman of the influential punk band \u003ci\u003eUseless ID\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in Israel and raised between Haifa and the United States, he came of age in the 1990s hardcore punk underground, where DIY ethics, touring, and community shaped both his voice and worldview. Over the past three decades, he has released numerous records, toured internationally, and collaborated with artists across the global punk scene. \u003ci\u003eHaifa City Hardcore\u003c\/i\u003eis his first book. He currently lives between Israel, Italy, and the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50529749008581,"sku":"9781644285794","price":29.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/y4ZKX2oCLl9781644285794.webp?v=1790225441","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/haifa-city-hardcore-growing-up-punk-in-israel-and-beyond-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}