“When it comes to Canadian punk, it’s not being dramatic to claim that the music world is simply a better place for it.” —Tim McIlrath of Rise Against
“[In Too Deep] treats punk’s sonic diversity and broad appeal with care and respect, cementing Canada’s key role in bringing the genre to the masses, haters be damned.” — Globe and Mail
“[The] Canadian pop-punk bible.” — Exclaim!
“A comprehensive look at a vibrant period in popular music.” — Publishers Weekly
“While the U.S. and the U.K. get most of the glory when it comes to punk, Canada was certainly no slouch. In fact, there’s a whole hidden history waiting to be discovered with this book.” —Alan Cross
“Offers welltold origin stories.” — Toronto Star
"Familiar yet surprising ... a wholesome celebration of the angst that shaped a generation of listeners." — Literary Review of Canada
"Canada might be still waiting to get its due, but a book like In Too Deep is the first step." — The Alternative Review
“Excellent, insightful interviews.” — Washington Independent Review of Books
“An absorbing read for Canadian rock fans.” —The Grind
"A spirited conversation starter." — Winnipeg Free Press
“Bobkin and Feibel … display rich storytelling and an ear for dialogue that puts the reader in the recording studio and backstage.” —Michael Barclay, author of The Never-Ending Present: The Story of Gord Downie and the Tragically Hip
“This book was exactly what I wanted: a vivid, expansive unpacking of Canada’s raucous aughts.” —Andrea Warner, author of We Oughta Know: How Céline, Shania, Alanis, and Sarah Ruled the ’90s and Changed Music
“It was beyond exciting that Sum 41 hailed from a small town close to ours. Their success was an inspiration to all of us. When Billy Talent and Alexisonfire broke through, it hammered home the point that geography was not a significant impediment to playing music as a career. It was profound.” —The Dirty Nil
“Artists like Avril Lavigne and Fefe Dobson had such an influential impact on newer bands like us entering the pop-punk space. The paths they paved inspired us to want to pave our own paths as well.” —Téa Campbell of Meet Me @ The Altar
“Gob is the only band my parents ever told me not to listen to. Obviously, I did anyway. When Dave Brownsound emerged from that swimming pool shredding [in Sum 41’s music video for ‘In Too Deep’], he made it cool as hell to be awesome at guitar in punk rock. I think that was truly one of the most important moments in guitar history.” —Mike Warne of Pkew Pkew Pkew
“[In Too Deep] documents Canadian punks launching themselves out of the primordial ooze of the underground and into stadiums around the world. And look, here’s what really matters: there is now a book published by a prestigious, reputable publishing house about Gob. What else could you possibly want?” —Sam Sutherland, author of Perfect Youth: The Birth of Canadian Punk
“This book is a vivid snapshot of a pre-streaming era in the music industry when major labels were still willing to lavish spiky-haired misfits with $3,000 dinners, and a reminder that when a band makes the leap from playing rec centres to arenas, they're not necessarily violating punk principles—they're opening up a crucial gateway that inspires the next generation of disaffected suburban kids to make some noise of their own.” —Stuart Berman, author of This Book Is Broken: A Broken Social Scene Story
