Empire of Dirt
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Author | Wendy Fonarow |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | non-fiction |
Publisher | Wesleyan University Press |
Publication date | 2006 |
Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) |
Pages | 336 |
ISBN | 978-0-8195-6810-6 |
Empire of Dirt: The Aesthetics and Rituals of British Indie Music is a 2006 book by Wendy Fonarow.[1]
Contents[edit]
The title of the book comes from one verse from the song "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails ("and you could have it all, my empire of dirt"). Fonarow was given a vinyl edition of the Cash album American IV by Alan McGee, founder of Creation Records while writing the manuscript.
The cover, designed by Matthew Cooper, depicts a typical indie band (2 guitarists, a bass player and a drummer all thin) in silhouette (see sleeperbloke).
In chapter 1 the author discuss 'What Is "Indie"?'. A problem with defining indie is that any precise definition will exclude music and performers which indie fans and insiders feel should be included or include ones that should be excluded.[2] These are some possible definitions:[3]
- Indie music is the one which is recorded by independent labels and distributed via independent distributors. Records distributed via independent distributors qualified for the UK Indie Chart.
- a genre of music with a distinctive sound and style.
- music that communicates a particular ethos.
- a category of critical assessment.
- music different from other genres like mainstream pop, dance, blues, country or classical.
Reviews[edit]
- Jonze, Tim (26 April 2008). "School of rock". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- Rose, Emily (9 June 2006). "Dirty indie: 'Professor of indie rock' Wendy Fonarow explains how 13 years of gig attendance spawned Empire of Dirt". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- Grassy, Elsa (2007). "Empire of Dirt: The Aesthetics and Rituals of British Indie Music". Cercles, Revue pluridisciplinaire du monde anglophone [multidisciplinary review of the English-speaking world]. Archive: Book reviews. Universite de Rouen (16). Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- Itzkoff, Dave (1 October 2006). "Music Chronicle". Sunday Book Review. The New York Times. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
References[edit]
- ^ Paperback: ISBN 978-0-8195-6811-3, Hardcover: ISBN 978-0-8195-6810-6.
- ^ page 25
- ^ page 26
External links[edit]
- "Empire of Dirt". Wesleyan University Press.