Weird Music That Goes On Forever

Bob Suren

Weird Music That Goes On Forever
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Microcosm Publishing
Country
United States
Published
1 August 2024
Pages
256
ISBN
9781648412080

Weird Music That Goes On Forever

Bob Suren

Once you've collected every 7" from your favourite label, broken your back in the mosh pit, and become so well-versed in the interpersonal dynamics of every hardcore band that there's nothing more to learn, what's a punk to do? Try jazz, recommends Bob Suren.

No, really. Suren, who wrote Crate Digger about his life and work in punk, turns his obsessive gaze onto another form of rebellious, improvisational outsider music, but this time with more sax.

What does Dixieland have in common with D.R.I.? Did Charles Mingus write the first punk song? And who was the Butthole Surfer of jazz? Suren answers these questions and many more. Reading his irreverent guide to jazz, filled with punk references and colourful language, is more fun than getting arrested for vandalism. Learn about the surprising history and scandalous etymology of jazz, explore its connections to punk, and take in biographical sketches of over 25 notable artists - with plenty of recommendations thrown in for your listening pleasure.

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