{"product_id":"the-name-of-this-band-is-r-e-m-a-biography-hardcover","title":"The Name of This Band Is R.E.M.: A Biography - Hardcover","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\u003ePeter Ames Carlin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn electrifying cultural biography of the greatest and last American rock band of the millennium, whose music ignited a generation--and reasserted the power of rock and roll \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[Carlin's] unique gift for capturing the sweep and tenor of a cultural moment...is here on brilliant display.\" --Michael Chabon \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the spring of 1980, an unexpected group of musical eccentrics came together to play their very first performance at a college party in Athens, Georgia. Within a few short years, they had taken over the world - with smash records like \u003ci\u003eOut of Time\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAutomatic for the People\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMonster\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGreen\u003c\/i\u003e. Raw, outrageous, and expressive, R.E.M.'s distinctive musical flair was unmatched, and a string of mega-successes solidified them as generational spokesmen. In the tumultuous transition between the wide-open 80s and the anxiety of the early 90s, R.E.M. challenged the corporate and social order, chasing a vision and cultivating a magnetic, transgressive sound. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this rich, intimate biography, critically acclaimed author Peter Ames Carlin looks beyond the sex, drugs, and rock'n'roll to open a window into the fascinating lives of four college friends - Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Bill Berry - who stuck together at any cost, until the end. Deeply descriptive and remarkably poetic, steeped in 80s and 90s nostalgia, \u003ci\u003eThe Name of This Band is R.E.M.\u003c\/i\u003e paints a cultural history of the commercial peak and near-total collapse of a great music era, and the story of the generation that came of age at the apotheosis of rock.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Ames Carlin is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eSonic Boom: The Impossible Rise of Warner Bros. Records\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 2021, and \u003ci\u003eBruce\u003c\/i\u003e, the biography of Bruce Springsteen published in 2012. Carlin has also been a freelance journalist, a senior writer at \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e in New York City, and a television columnist and feature writer at \u003ci\u003eThe Oregonian\u003c\/i\u003e in Portland. A regular speaker on music, writing, and popular culture, Carlin lives in Seattle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.54 x 6.15 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987442565421,"sku":"9780385546942","price":30.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/JWUdA8lCHF9780385546942.webp?v=1776178730","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-name-of-this-band-is-r-e-m-a-biography-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}