{"product_id":"the-musical-lives-of-charles-manson-the-beatles-the-beach-boys-and-the-invention-of-the-sixties-or-no-sense-makes-sense-paperback","title":"The Musical Lives of Charles Manson: The Beatles, the Beach Boys, and the Invention of the Sixties --Or, No Sense Makes Sense - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNicholas Tochka\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicholas Tochka analyzes the role of rock music in the life of Charles Manson, the Family, and the August 1969 Tate-LaBianca killings, which also gives larger insight into Sixties counterculture.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFailed singer-songwriter. Devious cult leader. A rock Pied Piper. The product of a sick society. Just another dime-a-dozen singing hippy mystic. Did the guitar-playing guru personify the violence that the rock counterculture inflicted on America? Or did his music diagnose the dehumanizing effects of that society's broken institutions? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor over five decades, commentators have debated the meaning of Charles Manson and the Tate-LaBianca killings. Rock music links their narratives: from the aciddrenched singalongs at the Spahn Movie Ranch, to a bizarre theology centered on Beatles songs, to his commune's alleged links with Hollywood's elite, to an album, \u003ci\u003eLIE: The Love and Terror Cult\u003c\/i\u003e (1970). In this first comprehensive examination of the Manson Family's music, Nicholas Tochka writes with, against, and alongside the many authors-true-crime hacks, gonzo journalists, conspiracy theorists, and rock critics alike-who have told and retold the story of \"the Manson murders.\" Playing the truth games that these postwar Americans helped invent, \u003ci\u003eThe Musical Lives of Charles Manson\u003c\/i\u003e presents a new take on the story of the commune-and on rock's role in fracturing the possibility of writing trustworthy histories after the Sixties. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"They are afraid of it, because it tells the truth,\" Manson once claimed, describing his music. Just what truths did the Manson Family's music-making tell?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicholas Tochka\u003c\/b\u003e is an ethnomusicologist, investigative mythologist, and former Poling Prize nominee. He has previously written three books examining the politics of music-making in the postwar world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 9.01 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 08, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51967003918637,"sku":"9781501384554","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/42itF0vtP-9781501384554.webp?v=1775544016","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-musical-lives-of-charles-manson-the-beatles-the-beach-boys-and-the-invention-of-the-sixties-or-no-sense-makes-sense-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}