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9780312155216

Kiss This

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  • ISBN13:

    9780312155216

  • ISBN10:

    0312155212

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1997-09-01
  • Publisher: Griffin
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Summary

From the irrational death of Kurt Cobain to the 1996 Sex Pistols tour, we're back on the music road with Gina Arnold. "Kiss This" is a short history of the hip, the hard, and the real--and how the accounting elements of the music industry exploit every pop culture trend until it doesn't have a breath left. 10 photos.

Author Biography

Gina Arnold is the author of Route 666: On the Road to Nirvana. She has worked for the San Jose Mercury News and the Los Angeles Times. She currently freelances for many publications, including the Village Voice, the L. A. New Times, Spin, and the East Bay Express.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. vii
Introduction: Written by the Winnersp. ix
Dead Punk in the Middle of the Roadp. 1
Hope You Die Before We Grow Upp. 3
Rock in a Hard Placep. 17
Hippiesomethingp. 30
Whither Rock?p. 38
The Rot Sets Inp. 50
Know Your Product? No, You're Productp. 60
The Punk Predicamentp. 69
Millions Like Usp. 71
Roots Radicalsp. 84
(How to) S.M.A.S.H. the Bourgeoisiep. 94
...And Out Come the Wolvesp. 109
Institutionalizedp. 122
Still Rockin' in the Free Worldp. 133
Kiss Thisp. 135
Up from the Undergroundp. 147
Places in the Heartp. 161
Time Stands Stillp. 174
The Light's on Youp. 188
End: Habeas Corpusp. 201
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