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Tripp Underwood is the bassist for legendary Boston punk band The Unseen.
Over the past 13 years the band has, in one way or another, shaped every relationship and major decision of Tripp’s life since he was 16 years old. The group has dictated how seriously involved with girls he would get and determined who would become his closest friends.
Tripp is known not only for his music, but also for his writing contributions to Alternative Press, AMP Magazine, Loud Fast Rules, Punk Rock Confidential, and many more.
Now, this self-proclaimed master of illiterature (writing for those who think they don’t like to read), has documented his years in The Unseen in So This Is Readin?
You’ve read GET IN THE VAN by Henry Rollins, well now its time to get out of that van, and push it up hill to the closest gas station cause you’ve blown the transmission again. That’s what So This Is Readin? is all about, a REAL band working REAL hard.
The book reads like Unseen’s music; brutally honest, face paced, and in your face. But unlike so much punk music of the day Tripp’s words never seem to lose sight of the importance of keeping your sense of humor, even in the face of adversity. The band’s bassist relives every detail of the bands sordid history, and through his writing manages to capture all the glory and failure, fun and heartbreak that accompanies life in a struggling punk band.
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