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Stalking America: The Journal of an Unknown Rock and Roll Band by David Jones and Derk Schmidt Seattle might not know the Hermans, but the Hermans know Seattle. In fact, the Emerald City is Mecca to the little-known Missoula band. The punk rock quartet’s obligatory pilgrimage was carried out last January and is chronicled in its recent book, Stalking America: The Journal of an Unknown Rock and Roll Band. And a pilgrimage it was, taking them through a snow storm in the Cascades (where a local told them ... »
Stranded: Rock and Roll for a Desert Island edited by Greil Marcus and Marooned: The Next Generation of Desert Island Discs edited by Phil Freeman. Stranded gave us 20 rock critics (some dedicated, some dropping in from across the hall) expounding on what one album they’d take to a desert island, and why. The book stuck to twentieth-century American music of, before or alongside the “rock and roll” found in the title. It’s reprinted this time around from the last edition’s uncorrected film, meaning editor Greil Marcus still digs something called the “Sleater-Kinny Band.” Twenty-eight years ... »
Accidental Revolution: The Story of Grunge by Kyle Anderson As examining physician charged with delivering the cause of death on this 229-page manuscript cadaver, I must accentuate the most crucial wound: “Rock is dead,” as found on page 1, paragraph 1, sentence 1, reiterated thereafter in subcutaneous permutations. Ancillary corpus characteristics including but not limited to the following: On page 9, chummy lyric hijacking: “Son (don’t call me Daughter), have I got a little story for you.” Throughout, Chuck ... »