Wish You Were Here
An Essential Guide to Your Favorite Music Scenes—from Punk to Indie and Everything in Between
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · April 7, 2009
A snarky, fact-filled look at the people and places that made the indie/punk scene what it is today The American underground music scene is exploding everywhere—not just in New York City and L.A. (although we've got those cities covered too!): In Washington, D.C. . . .
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- Who it’s for
- A snarky, fact-filled tour through the places and people behind indie and punk music.
- Themes
- Indie and punk music culture, Underground music scenes, Music scenes across American cities
- Genres
- Punk, Music History, Travel Resources
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A snarky, fact-filled look at the people and places that made the indie/punk scene what it is today The American underground music scene is exploding everywhere—not just in New York City and L.A. (although we've got those cities covered too!): In Washington, D.C. . . . Ian MacKaye and Fugazi inspired the straightedge culture, which had kids everywhere drawing black X's on their hands in magic marker. In Omaha, Nebraska . . .
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A young Conor Oberst, aka Bright Eyes, started writing and performing gut-wrenching love songs at the tender age of thirteen. On Long Island, New York . . . Taking Back Sunday and Brand New battled for emo supremacy and the fragile hearts of a million teenage girls. From the coauthor of the cult-worthy Everybody Hurts: An Essential Guide to Emo Culture comes Wish You Were Here—a combination travel guide and tortured history covering everything from what constitutes proper rock critic etiquette in Minneapolis to why pop-punk bands in Chicago have so much suburban angst, to how freegans in the Bay Area can feed themselves on a budget that would make frugal Rachael Ray's face blush.
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A snarky, fact-filled tour through the places and people behind indie and punk music.
Come here for
- Regional music history beyond the usual coasts
- Sharp details, from straightedge culture to suburban angst
Expect
- A playful mix of travel guide and tortured history
- A wide-ranging look at indie and punk scenes
Where it sits
| Punk | 97% |
|---|---|
| Travel Resources | 52% |
| Music History | 39% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
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- Electronic & Dance Music
- Jazz
- Opera
- Pop Vocal
- Authors
- Leslie Simon
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- April 7, 2009
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Indie and punk music culture · Underground music scenes · Music scenes across American cities
- Reading lane
- Music