False prophet : fieldnotes from the punk underground / Steven Taylor.
| Author/creator | Taylor, Steven, 1955- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Middletown, CT : Wesleyan University Press, ©2003. |
| Description | ix, 332 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.) |
| Subjects |
| Series | Music/culture Music/culture. ^A390481 |
| Contents | Book one. The subject in question: punk paradox and the problem of culture -- Who you calling a punk, punk? -- Revolution in punk poetics -- Identity is the crisis, can't you see? -- Death and transfiguration: the rock alternative and alternative rock -- What good is it? -- Deliberate amnesia: punk's origin myths -- Baudelaire's dandy and a chick who looks like a crow -- No future -- Hardcore -- Between reality and thesis -- Book two. You want to get paid? Oh, I'll have to talk to the band -- On the road -- So you want to be a rock and roll star? -- To hell and back -- How do you feel about your negative result? -- Back to hell -- Never again (again) -- Last blast -- P.S. When's the reunion? -- Appendix: Invisible People: lyrics to accompanying CD. |
| Abstract | From 1988 through 1993, guitarist/vocalist Steven Taylor toured the U.S. and Europe with the alternative rock group False Prophets, keeping a detailed journal with the intent of documenting the role of musicians in the international anarchist youth movement. His fieldnotes form the core of the book, accounting with honesty and aplomb the sometimes hilarious, sometimes harrowing, always engaging highs and lows of life on the road. This book situates punk, and the diary itself, in relation to contemporary critiques of identity and ethnographic representation, and links punk's emergence to the oral poetry renaissance of the 1950s, free jazz, and the do-it-yourself trend set by underground filmmakers in the 1960s. This innovative ethnography provides a theoretically informed account of a little understood genre of popular music, and a rare, intimate view into the everyday life of a working band. The audio CD contains some of False Prophets' most popular cuts. |
| Local note | Joyner-ACCOMPANIED BY SOUND RECORDING Invisible people / False prophets. SEARCH BY AUTHOR, TITLE, OR CALL NUMBER CD-7388. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| LCCN | 2003057644 |
| ISBN | 0819566675 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0819566683 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML3534 .T39 2003 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |