What do AC/DC and Aphex Twin have in common? David Bowie and Butthole Surfers? The Clash and the Chemical Brothers? On the surface, very little. Yet they are all representative of the most important movement in modern music—Alternative.
What makes these acts alternative? And why do we care? The A to X of Alternative Music answers these questions. This is both the story of the greatest music ever made and an investigation into what it means to be cutting-edge.
The book covers global giants like Bob Dylan, Nirvana, and Radiohead, cult favorites like Joy Division, Pixies, and the Velvet Underground, as well as lesser-known pioneers like Can, Fela Kuti, and Spacemen 3.
Entries assess each act on the basis of their claim to alternative music status according to three criteria: working practice, musical output, and cultural perception. These acts have rejected the easy route to success, avoiding commercial imperatives and cliché to make inspiring and influential music that has won devoted—in some cases fanatical—followings.
The entries place artists in their musical and chronological context, providing the background to key scenes and tracing links—both formal and aesthetic—between these seminal acts. The book is also a buyers' guide for established and new fans of alternative music, with each entry recommending key releases. The A to X of Alternative Music is the essential reference companion for anyone who loves music made—and listened to—outside the mainstream.
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Steve Taylor presents The A to X of Alternative Music on London-based radio station Xfm and is a lecturer in media studies at Thames Valley University.of REM!
"...instead of using 'alternative' as simply a catch-all phrase, Taylor chooses musicians who were supposedly 'alternative' in spirit as well as in label, who Made A Differene in the world of music as we know it." —David Hill, Shredding Paper Fall 2004
“...what you get among the welcome surprises are the tried-and-true critical faves, flavors of the month and groups that would have been kept at arm’s length if they were still around but are ‘safe’ enough to write about twenty years later.” –Shredded Paper Magazine, Fall 2004
“...the text is delightfully engaging to read; Taylor is smart, sharp, caustic, insightful, and opinionated and obviously knows his subject extremely well.” –American Reference Books Annual, Vol. 36, 2005 (American Reference Books Annual)
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