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Genre/Form: | Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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Material Type: | Biography, Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Frank Kogan |
ISBN: | 0820327530 9780820327532 0820327549 9780820327549 |
OCLC Number: | 61228656 |
Awards: | Runner-up for IndieFab awards (Music) 2006 |
Description: | xix, 347 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Contents: | pt. 1. Bounce rock death roll. The autobiography of Bob Dylan ; The electric Kool-Aid contortions test ; Death rock 2000 -- pt. 2. Hero of fear. The Kingston Trio ; Junior high ; Bob Dylan song meanings ; Roger Williams in America / the what thing ; The wind from my head ; Boys in makeup / hurled in their fun ; Twelve varieties of worms (lyrics, poems, 1977-1985) ; Radio shack -- pt. 3. Our band could be your life -- but then your life would suck! PBS & the lonely hearts club ; The disco Tex essay ; Kung-Fu fighting ; Danger on the dance floor -- pt. 4. The great wrong place. The presentation of self in everyday life ; How music creates ideas ; Wasted ; The trouble with the sociology of pop ; Photo disregards its negative ; The psychotic carnival ; A trip to the mountains ; Here we go (pazz & jop 1999) ; And your bird can sing ; Superwords revisited ; Sometimes good guys don't wear white -- pt. 5. Stupid stories. The conversation ; Maybe that's what they meant ; The great rainstorm -- pt. 6. Fuck machines and razor blades : reviews and criticism 1985-1990 -- pt. 7. Ernest Borgnine, songwriter : reviews and criticism 1991-1998 -- pt. 8. Legend of the glockeater : reviews and criticism 1999-2004. |
Responsibility: | by Frank Kogan. |
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Abstract:
Samples thirty-plus years of rock critic Frank Kogan's commentary on music and culture. Kogan is a crucial figure among music critics for his contentious, perceptive writings that appear in the Village Voice and underground music publications. Kogan makes you ask questions and he doesn't wait around for answers.
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