- Paperback: 492 pages
- Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group (15 Oct 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0385313608
- ISBN-13: 978-0385313605
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.5 x 3.6 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 918,039 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A provocative, irreverent, and indispensable resource book on the most popular music of our day, from Rolling Stone magazine--the most trusted name on alternative music.
As the fastest growing category of popular music, alternative rock now can claim nearly every fan of rock & roll. From the early days of Iggy Pop and the Velvet Underground, to Pearl Jam and Pavement, the alternative music revolution has been unfolding for over twenty years. Now, from Rolling Stone magazine , Rolling Stones's Alt-Rock-A-Rama, a unique compendium on the history and culture of the alternative music scene. Chock full of facts, trivia, anecdotes, critiques, top ten lists and riffs from alt-rockers themselves, Alt-Rock-A-Rama is the essential book to chronicle the ongoing alternative rock revolution. Featuring both hugely popular bands such as R.E.M. and U2 as well as more obscure acts such as Alex Chilton and the dB's, this fascinating collection offers everything you need to know and more about alternative rock. Sample entries include:
Ñ 105 Alt-Rock Supergroups We Hope Never Happen
Ñ The Greatest Garage Recordings of the Twentieth Century
Ñ The Five Worst Rock Club Rest Rooms in the U.S.
Ñ Ten Bootlegs that Illustrate the Origins of Punk
Ñ Set List for the Ramones' First Live Performance
Ñ The Best and Worst Things About Owning an Indie Label
Ñ Eight Really Dumb Things the Replacements Did
For die-hard Alt-Rockers, old-time music lovers, and anyone interested in popular culture, Rolling Stones's Alt-Rock-A-Rama is the most definitive resource guide of the alternative music revolution.
As the fastest growing category of popular music, alternative rock now can claim nearly every fan of rock & roll. From the early days of Iggy Pop and the Velvet Underground, to Pearl Jam and Pavement, the alternative music revolution has been unfolding for over twenty years. Now, from Rolling Stone magazine , Rolling Stones's Alt-Rock-A-Rama, a unique compendium on the history and culture of the alternative music scene. Chock full of facts, trivia, anecdotes, critiques, top ten lists and riffs from alt-rockers themselves, Alt-Rock-A-Rama is the essential book to chronicle the ongoing alternative rock revolution. Featuring both hugely popular bands such as R.E.M. and U2 as well as more obscure acts such as Alex Chilton and the dB's, this fascinating collection offers everything you need to know and more about alternative rock. Sample entries include:
Ñ 105 Alt-Rock Supergroups We Hope Never Happen
Ñ The Greatest Garage Recordings of the Twentieth Century
Ñ The Five Worst Rock Club Rest Rooms in the U.S.
Ñ Ten Bootlegs that Illustrate the Origins of Punk
Ñ Set List for the Ramones' First Live Performance
Ñ The Best and Worst Things About Owning an Indie Label
Ñ Eight Really Dumb Things the Replacements Did
For die-hard Alt-Rockers, old-time music lovers, and anyone interested in popular culture, Rolling Stones's Alt-Rock-A-Rama is the most definitive resource guide of the alternative music revolution.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Whups the donkeys ....!!!
22 Feb 2001
Format:Paperback
This book is charming as much as it is fun to read. One of the beautiful things is that it leaves the genre open to discussion. Includes info on little known artists like the Shaggs and Half Japanese to the well known of alternative like Nirvana and REM. The best thing is the fact that it dosent completely concentrate on the definition "Alternative Bands".
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Traces an Interesting History
1 Oct 2000
Format:Paperback
Though a few years old now, Schinder's quirky collection still traces an interesting history of alternative rock back 30 years, highlighting influential artists and releases in his attempts to define (or not as he says in the preface) the "alternative" label. Features 140 short vignettes on different subjects like the original punks, fan club stories, pretentious band names, and random trivia.
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