{"product_id":"sonic-cool-9780634028618","title":"Sonic Cool","description":"\u003cp\u003e(Book). In the tradition of Nick Tosches  Tom Wolfe and Lester Bangs comes an epic and riveting history of rock and roll that reads like a novel. Sonic Cool presents the saga of rock and roll as the closest thing we have to genuine \"myth\" in the modern world  and it is the first book about rock to be written in the spirit of rock. Immense  fierce  opinionated and hilarious  Joe Harrington masterfully presents rock as a movement of near-religious proportions  against a backdrop of social factors and important events such as the invention of the guitar  the jukebox  LSD  the 12-inch phonograph record  the 70s recession  the Reagan Revolution  and the Internet. This is the history of rock as its never been told  as the legend of a massive cultural movement  one that had meaning  but ultimately failed because it sold its soul. Radically egalitarian in its assessments towering figures such as Lennon  Dylan and Cobain stand along side lesser-known but equally influential artists like the MC5  the Misfits and Joy Division Sonic Cool is gripping reading for anyone who ever believed in the music. Includes a 16-page black-and-white photo insert. Joe S. Harrington began writing at the age of 10  an act that provoked a rejection slip from Mad magazine. He has written about music for the Boston Globe   Boston Phoenix   New York Press   Seattle Stranger   Lowell Sun   Wired   Reflex   Raygun   High Times   Seconds   Rollerderby and numerous fanzines. He is currently employed as an on-line jazz critic at Amazon  and lives in Portland  Maine. Softcover.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45921769848885,"sku":"ByrdShop_0634028618","price":100.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780634028618.jpg?v=1787601372","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/sonic-cool-9780634028618","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}