The Story of the B-52s [electronic resource] : Neon Side of Town / by Scott Creney, Brigette Adair Herron.

By:

Creney, Scott [author.]

Contributor(s):

Herron, Brigette Adair [author.]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.Edition: 1st ed. 2023Description: XII, 256 p. 25 illus., 3 illus. in color. online resourceISBN:

9783031225703

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DDC classification:

781.63 23

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Contents:

1. Neon -- 2. Athens: Pre-52s -- 3. Deadbeats -- 4. NYC -- 5. The B-52s -- 6. Wild Planet -- 7. Mesopotamia -- 8. Whammy -- 9. Satellites -- 10. Cosmic Thing -- 11. Good Stuff -- 12 Aftershocks. .

Summary: The Story of the B-52s: Neon Side of Town is the first critical biography of one of the most unique popular bands in American music. The B-52s were far more than just a "tacky dance band." Their aesthetic was shaped by the radical social and political conditions in Athens, Georgia, and their arrival in New York City profoundly influenced the next several years of music and art to come out of that city. The Story of the B-52s provides a deep critical analysis of the band's music and original insights into the extraordinary people who made it. Their story, told here in full for the first time, contains all the elements of a great novel-success and failure, tragedy and triumph, life and death. Yet, at the heart of the B-52s music is a love for being alive that verges on the radical.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
E-Books	National Library of India Online Resource	781.63 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available		EBK000042425ENG

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1. Neon -- 2. Athens: Pre-52s -- 3. Deadbeats -- 4. NYC -- 5. The B-52s -- 6. Wild Planet -- 7. Mesopotamia -- 8. Whammy -- 9. Satellites -- 10. Cosmic Thing -- 11. Good Stuff -- 12 Aftershocks. .

The Story of the B-52s: Neon Side of Town is the first critical biography of one of the most unique popular bands in American music. The B-52s were far more than just a "tacky dance band." Their aesthetic was shaped by the radical social and political conditions in Athens, Georgia, and their arrival in New York City profoundly influenced the next several years of music and art to come out of that city. The Story of the B-52s provides a deep critical analysis of the band's music and original insights into the extraordinary people who made it. Their story, told here in full for the first time, contains all the elements of a great novel-success and failure, tragedy and triumph, life and death. Yet, at the heart of the B-52s music is a love for being alive that verges on the radical.

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