10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALT-ROCK»
Discover the use of
alt-rock in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
alt-rock and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rolling stone's
alt rock-a-rama
Now, Rolling Stone's Alt-Rock-a-Rama compiles top ten lists, commentary, history, ravings, confessions, and revelations - collected from alt-rock artists and aficionados - about the bands, recordings, artists, and lifestyle that is ...
2
Rock en Español: The Latin Alternative
Rock Explosion
Looks at the careers and musical contributions of alternative rock musicians who are writing and recording songs in Spanish.
San Francisco's Bottom of the Hill is your typical cavelike, beer-stained alt-rock
cultural center. A few weeks ago it staged Green Day's Live From the Ten Spot
session for MTV, playing host to sundry industry suits and a clutch of invite-only ...
4
Digital Literacies: Concepts, Policies and Practices
The most visible discourse co-ordinations (Gee, 1997) on Chris' Facebook profile
belong to an alternative or "alt rock" Discourse. As Chris's textual work and social
practices indicate, full membership in this Discourse entails much more than ...
Colin Lankshear, Michele Knobel, 2008
"A year ago, stations were playing 90 percent hard rock," says Jim Kerr, who
covers alt-rock for Radio & Records, a company that compiles airplay data. "
Today there are four "retro-alternative' albums in the Top 100 — the Strokes, the
White ...
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Afghan Whigs: Black Love
Such is the star turn that Dulli, alt-rock diva of Cincinnati's Afghan Whigs,
performs in the video for "Honky's Ladder," the debut single from the band's
typically ambitious, typically shameless new record, Black Love (Elektra). The
video is rowdy ...
PRODIGIES , "ID ELECTRONICA HAPPEN? happened in '91 with Nevermind—
basically, every seven years or so. So have heart, because we're due. Another
reason for the dire state of alt-rock is that the major labels have learned
absolutely ...
The project once again reunited the band with producer Ed Stasium, who didn't
attempt to recapture their original punk style or pander to the emerging alt-rock
aesthetic. Instead, he gave the album a big, spacious sound that was well suited
to ...
Looking over my favorite records of the year, I'm struck by how many of them are
technologically newfangled, by bands with alt-rock affiliations borrowing hip-hop
gizmos and offering fancy new aural signatures. Artists as diverse as Tricky, Los ...
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Icons of
Rock: Velvet Underground ; The Grateful Dead ; ...
The project once again reunited the band with producer Ed Stasium, who didn't
attempt to recapture their original punk style or pander to the emerging alt-rock
aesthetic. Instead, he gave the album a big, spacious sound that was well suited
to ...
Scott Schinder, Andy Schwartz, 2008
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALT-ROCK»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
alt-rock is used in the context of the following news items.
A Place of Solitude: The 405 meets Miya Folick
One of the more compelling new talents to hit our radar in recent months, Miya Folick writes and performs atmospheric alt-rock songs of depth, ... «The 405, Jul 15»
Summer songs soak up the sunshine
... midtempo and (for band leader Rivers Cuomo) relatively upbeat “Island in the Sun”; or the Violent Femmes' peppy alt-rock-jock jam “Blister in ... «HeraldNet, Jul 15»
Veruca Salt: Ghost Notes review – dreary alt-rock by numbers
They do a good job of ticking off alt-rock touchstones on their comeback album – quiet-loud-quiet dynamics, fuzzed-up guitars, an all-pervading ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Foo Fighters' Self-Titled Debut at 20: Classic Track-by-Track Album …
... the era's definitive alt-rock band. While every subsequent record has been a collaborative effort, Foo Fighters is pretty much straight-up Dave: ... «Billboard, Jul 15»
Harts review: Wild disco funk that comes with Prince's tick of approval
He barely took breath in a solid hour of ferociously sharp disco, alt-rock and electro-funk – just him looping guitar riffs, keyboard jams and ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
Album of the week: My Love is Cool by Wolf Alice
While there's certainly plenty of hype buzzing round British grunge-pop quartet Wolf Alice, can a band youthfully peddling '90s alt-rock as if it ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
Trainor postpones 2 shows due to hemorrhage on vocal chords
The alt-rock band Guster arrives on the Columbus Park stage in Stamford on July 23. Find out more. The alt-rock band Guster arrives on the ... «Danbury News Times, Jul 15»
Ten Nineties Earworms That Just Get Better With Age
Whatever your feelings are about Billy Corgan, the influence of the Smashing Pumpkins' over the alt-rock scene of the nineties is undeniable. «Village Voice, Jul 15»
Rifflandia announces another batch of acts for September shows
It's a list that includes an alt-rock favourite from Oregon, a pioneering First Nations trio, and a Canadian singer-songwriter once considered the ... «Times Colonist, Jul 15»
Marilyn Manson and the Smashing Pumpkins join forces for 'End …
Both Marilyn Manson and the Smashing Pumpkins are strongly associated with the '90s alt-rock boom, but both bands are making some of the ... «Lasvegasmagazine, Jul 15»
