The Stars That Entertain Us - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Stars That Entertain Us write by Writers Alliance. This book was released on . The Stars That Entertain Us available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Entertain Us
Entertain Us - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Entertain Us write by Craig Schuftan. This book was released on 2012-06-01. Entertain Us available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Rise and Fall of Alternative Rock in the Nineties In 1990 alternative music was where it belonged - underground. It left the business of rock stardom to rock stars. But by 1992 alternative rock had spawned a revolution in music and style that transformed youth culture and revived a moribund music industry. Five years later, alternative rock was over, leaving behind a handful of dead heroes, a few dozen masterpieces, and a lot more questions than answers. What, if anything, had the alternative revolution meant? And had it been possible - as so many of its heroes had insisted - for it to be both on MtV and under the radar? Had it used the machinery of corporate rock to destroy corporate rock? In ENtERtAIN US! Craig Schuftan takes you on a journey through the nineties - from Sonic Youth's 'Kool thing' to Radiohead's 'Kid A', NEVERMIND to ODELAY, Madchester to Nu-Metal, Lollapalooza to Woodstock '99 - narrated in the voices of the decade's most important artists. this is the story of alternative rock - the people who made it, the people who loved it, the industry that bought and sold it, and the culture that grew up in its wake - in the last decade of the twentieth century.
Celebrity and Entertainment Obsession
Celebrity and Entertainment Obsession - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Celebrity and Entertainment Obsession write by Michael S. Levy. This book was released on 2015-08-06. Celebrity and Entertainment Obsession available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Celebrity culture surrounds us. We are inundated with information about actors and actresses, athletes, musicians, and others who have become famous or infamous. Although we never will likely meet or get to know them, our interest in them seems boundless. We are literally obsessed with being entertained as well as with the people who entertain us. Who our celebrities are has also shifted; in the past, celebrity status was bestowed on men and women of great accomplishment, those who had given the world something to be proud of and to celebrate. Conversely, today’s celebrities are generally people involved in entertainment—from TV newscasters to people who appear on reality television programs, as well as some who are simply famous for being famous. What remains an enigma is why we, as a society, are so infatuated with being entertained, as well as with those who entertain us and appear in the media. This book makes sense of this spectacle by explaining the reasons for this obsession from a psychological, social, and historical perspective. It suggests that we have become addicted in much the same way that a person becomes addicted to drugs or alcohol. Finally, the author offers his observations on how to free our minds from this captivation. Anyone interested in understanding more about our need to live vicariously through the rich and famous will find answers in this book.
Entertain Us
Entertain Us - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Entertain Us write by Gillian G. Gaar. This book was released on 2012-07-01. Entertain Us available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Nirvana are one of the most influential bands in rock history, and even now, nearly 20 years after Kurt Cobain's death, the reverence in which they are held is undiminished. Books have been written about Nirvana before, but they tend to concentrate on the band's superstar period and Kurt Cobain's demise, while skating over the early years. In Entertain Us, Gillian Gaar redresses the balance by examining in forensic detail the band's rise to fame, and their first album, Bleach. Seattle native Gaar was one of the first journalists to write about Nirvana, and covered the band's career closely, offering her a unique perspective to write this book. Drawing on extensive interviews with the key characters in the story, including bassist Krist Novoselic, drummer Chad Channing, and producers Jack Endino and Butch Vig, the book charts the band's formation and early years as well as their role at the center of the grunge gold rush. By critiquing every song the band recorded in this period, tracing influences and unpicking complex relationships between band members, associates and record labels, Gaar gets to the heart of a compelling story.
The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star
The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star write by . This book was released on 1907. The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
