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They Might Be Giants´ Flood
Phd S. Alexander Reed
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Description for They Might Be Giants´ Flood
Paperback. Num Pages: 145 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 123 x 9. Weight in Grams: 150.
For a few decades now, They Might Be Giants’ album Flood has been a beacon (or at least a nightlight) for people who might rather read than rock out, who care more about science fiction than Slayer, who are more often called clever than cool. Neither the band’s hip origins in the Lower East Side scene nor Flood’s platinum certification can cover up the record's singular importance at the geek fringes of culture. Flood’s significance to this audience helps us understand a certain way of being: it shows that geek identity doesn’t depend on references to Hobbits ... Read more
For a few decades now, They Might Be Giants’ album Flood has been a beacon (or at least a nightlight) for people who might rather read than rock out, who care more about science fiction than Slayer, who are more often called clever than cool. Neither the band’s hip origins in the Lower East Side scene nor Flood’s platinum certification can cover up the record's singular importance at the geek fringes of culture. Flood’s significance to this audience helps us understand a certain way of being: it shows that geek identity doesn’t depend on references to Hobbits ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation United States
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781623569150
SKU
V9781623569150
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About Phd S. Alexander Reed
S. Alexander Reed, PhD is a musician and professor, currently teaching at Ithaca College, US. He is author of Assimilate: A Critical History of Industrial Music. Elizabeth Sandifer, PhD publishes and blogs about the psychic history of comics and science fiction. She is author of TARDIS Eruditorum. Both she and Reed are graduates of The College of Wooster. ... Read more
Reviews for They Might Be Giants´ Flood
As always with books in this series[…] the read is highly recommended. It’s enthusiastic and, in many ways, fan-ish, but makes its case clearly, logically and in an engaging writing style. I learned a great deal about the band’s historical context and the decade build up to Flood. And, as I’ve already mentioned, reading it has led me to re-listen ... Read more