Hardcore, Punk, and Other Junk: Aggressive Sounds in Contemporary Music
- Editor: Abbey, Eric James
- Editor: Helb, Colin
Abbey and Helb have collected essays culled from an international group of authors from various disciplines. The common thread of the volume is aggressive music--broadly construed. The topics...
Hardcore, Punk, and Other Junk: Aggressive Sounds in Contemporary Music
- Editor: Abbey, Eric James
- Editor: Helb, Colin
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Abbey and Helb have collected essays culled from an international group of authors from various disciplines. The common thread of the volume is aggressive music--broadly construed. The topics...
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Hardcore, Punk, and Other Junk: Aggressive Sounds in Contemporary Music, edited by Eric James Abbey and Colin Helb,is a collection of writings on music that is considered aggressive throughout the world. From local underground bands in Detroit, Michigan to bands in Puerto Rico or across Europe, this book demonstrates the importance of aggressive music in our society. While other volumes seek to denigrate or put down this type of music, Hardcore, Punk, and Other Junk forces the audience to re-read and re-listen to it. This category of music includes all forms that could be considered offensive and/or move the audience to become aggressive in some way. The politics and values of punk are discussed alongside the emerging popularity of metal and extreme hardcore music. Hardcore, Punk, and Other Junk is an important contribution to the newest discussions on aggressive music throughout the world.
Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 : Food For Thought: On Sid Vicious's Cannibalization of "My Way" Evan Ware
- Chapter 2 : Let the Shillelagh Fly: The Dropkick Murphys and Irish-American Hybridity Sean Ahern
- Chapter 3 : Am I Evil? The Meaning of Metal Lyrics to its Fans Mika Elovaara
- Chapter 4 : By Demons Be Driven? Scanning 'Monstrous' Voices Marcus Erbe
- Chapter 5 : Heavy Metal Music in the Caribbean Setting: Politics and Language at the Periphery Nelson Varas-Diaz, Eliut Rivera-Segarra
- Chapter 6 : No Fun: Noise Music, Avant-garde Aggression, and Sonic Punishment Ross Hagan
- Chapter 7 : The Last Report: Throbbing Gristle and Audio Extremes Brian Cogan
- Chapter 8 : Black Metal Soul Music: Stone Vengeance and the Aesthetics of Race in Heavy Metal. Kevin Fellezs
- Chapter 9 : "The Time is Right to Set Our Sight on Salvation": The Strange Tale of How the Hare Krishnas Came To Play Hardcore Punk Colin Helb
- Chapter 10 : The Cult of Hellmouth: The Success of Contemporary Hardcore Eric James Abbey Afterword
- Bibliography
- Contributors
- Index
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Abbey and Helb have collected essays culled from an international group of authors from various disciplines. The common thread of the volume is aggressive music--broadly construed. The topics of the essays range from punk to hardcore to heavy metal to so-called Krishnacore. The contributors discuss the music in terms of emotional release, an aggressive way of separating groups/races, and a noisy indictment of all things corporate . . . [L]inked by thematically by aggression in music, essays included vary widely. . . .Overall, Abbey, Helb, and the rest of the contributors do a fine job of exposing important, under-appreciated elements of music on the margins of mainstream culture. Summing Up: Recommended. All readers
