Publisher's Synopsis
ABOUT THE BOOK
From the murder of Bobby Fuller to the ascent of Soul Asylum, A. J. Payler covered the most interesting corners of the music world during a time of unprecedented upheaval and change in the music industry. Ferreting out little-exposed corners of pop culture with the tenacity of a devotee, Trapped in This World: Pop Culture on the Edge-The Omnibus of Pop Culture Writing by A. J. Payler (writing as Aaron Poehler) is the most expansive collection available, including pieces that originally appeared in Flipside, Tail Spins, Eye Magazine, Razorcake, BC Magazine and many other publications, including interviews, profiles, and over five hundred music reviews found nowhere else.
Now expanded by over 350 pages-over a hundred thousand words of articles and reviews previously unseen for decades!
Featuring:
Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum
The Strange Case of Bobby Fuller
Back to Monk Time with The Monks
Making Time for the Creation
In the Eyes of St. Nic of Detroit
Behind the Curtain of the Record Industry with Moses Avalon
The Saga of Iggy Pop and the Stooges
Bill Hicks: Preaching Comedy's Dark Side
Del Close and Wasteland-Interview with John Ostrander
"I Want to Last"-Interview with Kevin Shima of Homunculus
Ativin
Jimi Hendrix
Joy Division
Slim Moon (KIll Rock Stars)
Spacemen 3
Les Sexareenos
Electric Frankenstein
My Dad is Dead
Sunset Sessions
Columns for Razorcake
Plus over five hundred reviews, including:
The Leaving Trains
Slingshot Episode
Iggy Pop and the Stooges
Captain Beefheart
David Bowie
The Avengers
Joy Division
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Swans
Three Mile Pilot
The Black Heart Procession
Spiritualized
The Wedding Present
Can
The Panics
The Walking Ruins
The Cramps
The Dead Kennedys
Richard Buckner
Eddi Reader
The Flaming Lips
Boy Genius
Dinosaur Jr.
The Replacements/Paul Westerberg
Tugboat Annie
Transfer
Melvins
Scrawl
Unwritten Law
Greg Ginn
The Jesus and Mary Chain
Guided by Voices
Four Letter Word
AWOLNATION
Hawkwind
The Church
DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid
Massive Attack
Manu Chao
Flight of the Conchords
Mojo Nixon
Rocket From the Tombs
Roger Miller
Bob Mould
GIVERS
Ramones
The Residents
Peter Perrett
MC5
Warren Zevon
Faith No More
Pulp
Guns 'N' Roses
...and hundreds more!
