Charlie Angus has been an NDP MP for twenty years; he's known for fighting for social justice and human rights with a special interest in Indigenous issues. Cobalt, his previous book with Anansi, was a finalist for the Trillium Book Award. He is also the author of Children of the Broken Treaty. "Dangerous memory" is a theological term that applies to the hidden histories of the oppressed. By tracing today's economic, environmental, and social problems to their roots in the 1980s, this book asks the question: What responsibility does an individual have when confronting injustice? The hopeful answer is a challenge to engage in cultural and political action and resistance. As a Juno-nominated national artist, Charlie Angus uses music and the arts to provide a compelling backdrop of the underground trends that challenged and drove the creativity of a tumultuous era. The book references 120 artists, from obscure punk acts to some of the major creators of the time. Charlie Angus intends to create a ten-to-fifteen-part podcast called Dangerous Memory as a companion series for the book.

Dangerous Memory depicts Charlie Angus's particular journey as an idealistic young Catholic attempting to effect positive change despite the religion's affiliation with an oppressive institution.