Kimung – Myself: Scumbag (MinorBooks)

Thanks to Merve Espina for pointing this out for us here.

Myself: Scumbag is a book detailing the life of Ivan Scumbag, written by fellow band member Kimung; both active in the early Bandung hardcore scene (especially the Ujungberung crew) and also members of Burgerkill.

It was launched in Bandung last month, complete with the appearance of Burgerkill playing an acoustic set. Read the report here.

Here’s an excerpt from a review in DeathRockStar:

“Sosok yang mengikat dan menjiwai dalam buku ini adalah Ivan Firmansyah, atau lebih dikenal dengan Ivan Scumbag, vokalis dari band hardcore-metal yang legedaris di scene underground lokal, Burgerkill. Seperti yang diakui oleh penulisnya, Kimung, seorang teman dekat dan sesama pendiri Burgerkill, membuat biografi ini berarti juga menuliskan sejarah perkembangan musik underground lokal di Ujungberung dan Bandung serta sejarah Burgerkill, dimana Ivan berkarir sampai pada akhir hayatnya.” – read more here.

Written in Indonesian, the book is published by Minorbooks and available from Common Room in Bandung. Hopefully we’ll get it here in KL soon.

Common Room can be contacted here

If you’re in Bandung, go here:

Common Room, Jl. Kyai Gede Utama No. 8, Bandung 40132