"Andy Tolson has written a remarkable novel about a remarkable time. London's punk scene at the end of the '70s was a maelstrom of music, rebellion, sex and drugs. The perfect place and time for a young Canadian drummer to come of age. By turns hilarious and moving, Noisemaker skillfully weaves a tale as tumultuous and triumphant as the era. Brilliant."

– Terry Fallis, two-time winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour

Part ghost story, part fictionalized memoir, Noisemaker is a love letter to a time when thrashing guitars, pounding drums, and the three minute pop song ruled the world.

Inspired by the sonic anarchy of The Clash and The Sex Pistols, teenage tornado Billy Stamp flees a chaotic family life in Halifax, Nova Scotia to drum his way to superstardom in punk era London. But Billy is woefully unprepared for a city populated with tattooed skinheads and violent thugs, rock wannabes and worst of all, universal indifference to his talent. As Billy stumbles through the music scene, playing punk clubs and dank pubs, his search for the perfect groove forces him to choose sides in the battle between art and commerce.

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