Milk It!

by DeRogatis, Jim

• ISBN13: 9780306812712
• ISBN10: 0306812711
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-10-01
• Publisher: Da Capo Pr

Summary

Taking its title with suitable slacker irony from a song on Nirvana'sIn Utero,Milk It!is an anthology of pieces written in the heat of the moment-an urgent and diverse overview that mirrors the chaotic rush of the postmodern sounds it covers. Headnotes and connective material-the "stories behind the stories"-provide running commentary on the music business, rock criticism, a troubled generation, and an attempt to put the fast-moving alternative-rock era in perspective from the safe distance of the comparatively bland new millennium. Compiled by a critic who shared the Generation X outlook, attitude, and biting sense of humor with the musicians that he covered-Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins, Hole, and many others-Milk It!is the first serious attempt to chart the alternative music scene. Compelling, amusing, and provocative,Milk It!captures the excitement of an era, and reckons with its enduring influence.

Author Biography

Jim DeRogatis is pop music critic for the Chicago Sun-Times, the co-host of WXRT-FM's "Sound Opinions," and the ASCAP/Deems Taylor award-winning author of Let It Blurt: The Life and Times of Lester Bangs, America's Greatest Rock Critic. A frequent contributor to Spin, Guitar World, Modern Drummer, and other magazines, DeRogatis lives in Chicago.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction
Reluctant Radio Friendly Unit Shifters	p. 1
Smells Like a Nirvana Article	p. 3
Nirvana's Raw Power Shoves the Hype Aside	p. 18
Rocker Cobain Knew Pitfalls of Stardom	p. 20
Foo Fighters, Foo Fighters	p. 22
Senator Krist	p. 24
The Nirvana Wars	p. 29
The Girl with the Most Cake	p. 39
Hole, Live Through This	p. 40
With Love, Cobain Widow Delivers Heartfelt, Cathartic Set	p. 42
Courtney Unplugged	p. 43
The Quotable Courtney	p. 48
Push me, Pull me, Yield	p. 55
Pearl Jam, Vs	p. 56
The Courtship of Eddie Vedder	p. 57
Pearl Jam, Vitalogy	p. 60
Pearl Jam, No Code	p. 61
Yield: A Sign of Surrender?	p. 63
Kicking Out the Jam	p. 66
Is Chicago the Next Seattle?	p. 69
Melancholy and the Pear-Shaped Boy	p. 73
Smashing Pumpkins Carve Out Their Niche	p. 75
Up Against the Wall: Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness	p. 80
No, Really: The Smashing Pumpkins, Adore	p. 82
Billy Speaks	p. 84
Perfect Timing: The Smashing Pumpkins Say Goodbye	p. 89
Positive Bleeding	p. 93
Chicago's Leading Alternative	p. 94
Urge Overkill, Saturation	p. 100
Escape From Guyville	p. 101
Urge Overkill, Exit the Dragon	p. 107
It Was a Riot, Girls	p. 109
Sex in Rock 101: Selling the Maiden Phair	p. 111
L7 Makes Anger Fun	p. 115
Louder Than Words	p. 118
Harvey's Happy to Be an Outsider	p. 120
The Do-It-All Icelander	p. 121
Tori! Tori! Tori!	p. 123
Sinead's Not Bad (She's Just Misunderstood)	p. 125
Warming Up to the Muffs	p. 128
Elastica Connects	p. 129
The Building of a Buzz Band	p. 132
Lollapalooza Nation	p. 139
Lollapalooza: Alternative Celebration or Big Business as Usual?	p. 141
Rock of Ageless	p. 142
Taking Stock of the Muddy Mess	p. 144
Women Power Lollapalooza '95	p. 148
Been Caught Squealing	p. 152
Meanwhile, Back in the Motherland	p. 159
The Evolution of Creation	p. 160
A Love Letter to Guitar-Based Rock	p. 163
Ride, Carnival of Light	p. 166
Blur Shows Talent to Survive Passing Trends	p. 168
An Oasis in U.K.'s Rock Desert?	p. 170
Oasis, Be Here Now	p. 171
The Stone Roses, Second Coming	p. 172
Adventures in Stereo	p. 174
Thievery? Sure, But Inspired Thievery	p. 175
Acid Reign	p. 178
Pioneers and Trailblazers	p. 183
Love & Death	p. 184
Slow Dazzle	p. 189
Taking Advice by Strategy	p. 192
The Original Alternative Rock Band?	p. 197
The Real Live Wire	p. 200
On the Beat	p. 205
Five Alive	p. 207
Patti Smith, Gone Again	p. 209
Great Gobs of Guitar Grunge	p. 211
Mudhoney's Dirty-Sweet Mix	p. 214
Overrated: Alex Chilton	p. 215
Mercenary Visionary	p. 216
Curiouser and Curiouser	p. 219
Kraftwerk at the Riviera Theatre	p. 221
Out of Time: R.E.M. and U2	p. 225
Musical Perversity	p. 226
Grand Old Men of Modern Rock	p. 234
Automatic for the Press	p. 243
U2 Pumps Up the Power with Zoo TV	p. 253
U2: A Critical Discography	p. 255
Hootiegate	p. 261
American Blandstand	p. 263
Unrepentant Hypes and Fabulous Frauds	p. 267
N.W.A, Niggaz4Life	p. 269
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion	p. 271
The Wesley Willis Fiasco	p. 277
Never Mind	p. 279
Quantity Over Quality	p. 281
Shootout at the Rage Factory	p. 283
Singer Gets an Eye for Eye	p. 286
Neil and Marilyn	p. 290
My Britney Problem - And Yours	p. 297
Freaks and Geeks	p. 305
Psychedelic Rock from the Bible Belt	p. 307
The Next Prime Cut in Rock	p. 314
Screeching Halt	p. 317
Leapin' Lizards	p. 322
Into the Sunset	p. 324
Looney Tunes	p. 326
Weening Ways	p. 329
One Power-Filled Alternative	p. 330
Speaking of Geeks ...	p. 331
Stone Loco	p. 333
An Arresting Development in Hip-Hop	p. 338
The P.M. Dawn of a New Day in Hip-Hop	p. 341
The Aphex Twin, Richard D. James	p. 343
The Orb, Orblivion	p. 345
Nine Inch Nails, The Fragile	p. 346
The End of Rock	p. 348
Psychedelic Radio Shack	p. 352
Makes No Sense at All	p. 355
Mud, Moshing, Mayhem, and Money: The Best and Worst of '94	p. 356
Postmark: Cleveland	p. 361
Heavy Hitters	p. 367
What's Up with Generation Y?	p. 372
Rock 'n' Roll Is Alive and Well and Living at (Address Unlisted at the Customer's Request)	p. 376
The Ninety Best Albums of the '90s	p. 381
Index	p. 385
About the Author	p. 410
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