{"product_id":"touch-me-im-sick","title":"Touch Me I'm Sick","description":"\u003cp\u003ePoised at the epicenter of an explosive underground scene  photographer Charles Peterson witnessed the birth of a brash new era of music that grabbed the world by its throat and refused to let go. Grunge  the bastard child of 60s garage and 70s punk  revived the original  gritty spirit of rock and roll: rebellion aint pretty  but it sure is fun.  Featuring ninety-two photographseighty of them never-before-publishedspanning sixteen years  Touch Me Im Sick  Petersons third monograph  documents the raw power of live performances by the soon-to-be-famous artists and their dedicated fans. Yet Petersons photographs dont rely on the cult of celebrity to tell this compelling tale of angst  anxiety  and acoustics. Rather  they capture the cathartic ritual between musician and fan played out in seedy clubs reeking of sweat and stale beer. Bored  alienated youth with nothing better to do than bash their instruments and mosh their bodies in a barrage of sound  song  and furious energy are captured through Petersons signature style of wide-angle intimacy  swirling lights  and strange sense of grace. Peterson creates timeless  artistic imagery out of this swiftly passing frenzy  and shatters the godhead of the rock star  revealing the band and audience as co-conspirators in rocks latest  greatest revival.  Featuring photographs of Nirvana  Pearl Jam  Soundgarden  Sleater-Kinney  Mudhoney  Sonic Youth  L7  Hole  and Black Flag  among others  as well as excerpts from Your Flesh  Flipside  Melody Maker  B-Sides  Swellsville  and Chemical Imbalance  Touch Me Im Sick is the perfect mix of art and journalism for music purists and connoisseurs.  And you know what? I think other photographers secretly want to be like Charles and Charles secretly wants to be like other photographers. And its a hard callwould you rather have that street cred  punk rock hipness  and respect from all the cool bands  or industry suave that gets major magazine editors and record exec dorks to fly you all over the world for photo shoots and pay you outrageous amounts of money? Jennie Boddy  Your Flesh #25\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44983687774261,"sku":"ByrdShop_1576871916","price":317.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781576871911_0a9d0fec-77ce-4db0-a5fa-5d3a839431c3.jpg?v=1770806075","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/touch-me-im-sick","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}