{"product_id":"a-curious-mix-of-people-the-underground-scene-of-90s-austin-paperback-softback-9781477328132","title":"A Curious Mix of People; The Underground Scene of '90s Austin (Paperback \/ softback) 9781477328132","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Curious Mix of People\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Underground Scene of '90s Austin\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGreg Beets (Author), Richard Whymark (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781477328132, University of Texas Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 17 October 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages, 48 b\u0026amp;w photos\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 3.6 cm, 0.739 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFeaturing members of the Big Boys, Butthole Surfers, Spoon, and more – including the unsung ladies who made Austin DIY more than a boys club – this new oral history should be required reading for all contemporary scenesters interested in learning more about the slacker generation.\u003c\/div\u003e (The Austin Chronicle) \u003cdiv\u003eBikini Kill’s Kathleen Hanna rightly looked askance at [the Cavity Club's] aggro energy, and Rebecca Cannon of locals Sincola has called it a 'dirtbag hole,' but Greg Beets and Richard Whymark’s book \u003ci\u003eA Curious Mix of People\u003c\/i\u003e makes a compelling case for the role that such dirtbag holes play in a healthy punk scene.\u003c\/div\u003e (KUTX)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA twisting path through Austin’s underground music scene in the twentieth century’s last decade, narrated by the people who were there.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's 1990 in Austin, Texas. The next decade will be a tipping point in the city's metamorphosis from sleepy college town to major city. Beneath the increasingly slick exterior, though, a group of like-minded contrarians were reimagining an underground music scene. Embracing a do-it-yourself ethos, record labels emerged to release local music, zines cheered and jeered acts beneath the radar of mainstream media outlets, and upstart clubs provided a home venue for new bands to build their sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis vibrant scene valued expression over erudition, from the razor-sharp songcraft of Spoon to the fuzzed-out poptones of Sixteen Deluxe, and blurred the boundaries between observer and participant. Evolving in tandem with the city's emergence on the national stage via the film \u003ci\u003eSlacker\u003c\/i\u003e and the SXSW conference and festivals, Austin's musical underground became a spiritual crucible for the uneasy balance between commercial success and cultural authenticity, a tension that still resonates today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first book about Austin underground music in the '90s, \u003ci\u003eA Curious Mix of People\u003c\/i\u003e is an oral history that tells the story of this transformative decade through the eyes of the musicians, writers, DJs, club owners, record-store employees, and other key figures who were there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction. Nobody Here but Us Wounded Chickens \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Cavity: The Cavity Creeps \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Emo’\u003cbr\u003es: Johnny Cash Sat Here \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Radio: None of the Hits, All of the Time \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Hole in the Wall: Cheap Music, Fast Drinks, Live Women \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Blue Flamingo: Those Horses Do Bite! \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chances: We’\u003cbr\u003ell Just Rock for Ourselves \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Sweatbox Studios: Sweatbox Is Burning (or, Honk If Dick Cheney Shot Your Landlord in the Face) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e TV and Video: Raw Meat in the Studio \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Zines, Flyers, and the Press: Putting the Word in the Streets \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Sound Exchange: Bitter People with No Future Selling Music \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Record Labels: Bitter People with No Future Starting Labels \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Trance Syndicate: Love and Napalm \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Electric Lounge: My Childhood Hero Is Getting Pelted with Roses \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Liberty Lunch: By the ’\u003cbr\u003e90s, We Were Rocking \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The End: It Doesn’\u003cbr\u003et Go On Forever \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Acknowledgments \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Cast of Characters \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chronology \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 100 Essential Underground Releases of the 1990s (in Chronological Order) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A Curious Mix of the Departed: In Memoriam \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Notes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52685392019736,"sku":"9781477328132","price":20.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-curious-mix-of-people-the-underground-scene-of-90s-austin-paperback-softback-9781477328132","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}