Scott Creney, Brigette Adair Herron

The Story of the B-52s (eBook, PDF)

Neon Side of Town

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The Story of the B-52s: Neon Side of Town is the first critical biography of one of the most unique popular bands in American music. The B-52s were far more than just a "tacky dance band." Their aesthetic was shaped by the radical social and political conditions in Athens, Georgia, and their arrival in New York City profoundly influenced the next several years of music and art to come out of that city. The Story of the B-52s provides a deep critical analysis of the band's music and original insights into the extraordinary people who made it. Their story, told here in full for the first time, contains all the elements of a great novel-success and failure, tragedy and triumph, life and death. Yet, at the heart of the B-52s music is a love for being alive that verges on the radical.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Mai 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783031225703
• Artikelnr.: 67933036

Autorenporträt

Scott Creney is author of the work of creative nonfiction Dear Al-Qaeda: Letters to the World's Most Notorious Terror Organization (Black Ocean). They have written about music, books, and film for Clash Music, The Fanzine, Collapse Board, and Ablaze!, among others, and contributed six entries to 101 Albums You Should Die Before You Hear. Scott was also the bass player for the Athens band Tunabunny.

Brigette Adair Herron holds a Ph.D. in Adult Education from the University of Georgia and is author/co-author of numerous peer reviewed academic articles and a scholarly monograph. Her writing on music has been featured in the book 101 Albums You Should Die Before You Hear, and on the web publications Collapse Board, Vice, and Eldredge Atlanta. She is a multi-instrumentalist with a long history in the Athens music scene.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Neon.- 2. Athens: Pre-52s.- 3. Deadbeats.- 4. NYC.- 5. The B-52s.- 6. Wild Planet.- 7. Mesopotamia.- 8. Whammy.- 9. Satellites.- 10. Cosmic Thing.- 11. Good Stuff.- 12 Aftershocks.

Rezensionen

"The Story of The B-52s is an accessible, thoroughly-researched and joyous ode to such a significant group deserving of analysis; it's a book that colourfully captures the vibrancy and compelling eccentricity of a group who masterfully made being in a band look effortless." (buzz, buzzmag.co.uk, June 29, 2023)
"Profiles of Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Cindy Wilson, Ricky Wilson, and Keith Strickland are all given respectful and immense credit in a book that B-52s fans will consider a must-have addition to their libraries."(Jim Piechota, The Bay Area Reporter, ebar.com, June 20, 2023)