{"product_id":"a-really-strange-and-wonderful-time-the-chapel-hill-music-scene-1989-1999-9780306830587","title":"A Really Strange and Wonderful Time: The Chapel Hill Music Scene: 1989-1999","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE FIRST BIOGRAPHY OF THE THRIVING AND INFLUENTIAL ROCK SCENE IN CHAPEL HILL, WHICH GAVE THE WORLD ARTISTS LIKE BEN FOLDS FIVE, SUPERCHUNK, AND SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e North Carolina has always produced extraordinary music of every description. But the indie rock boom of the late 1980s and early '90s brought the state most fully into the public consciousness, while the subsequent post-grunge free-for-all bestowed its greatest commercial successes. In addition to the creation of legacy label Merge Records and a slate of excellent indie bands like Superchunk, Archers of Loaf, and Polvo, this was the decade when other North Carolina artists broke Billboard 's Top 200 and sold millions of records--several million of which were issued by another indie label based in Carrboro, Chapel Hill's smaller next-door neighbor. It's time to take a closer look at exactly what happened. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Really Strange and Wonderful Time \u003c\/i\u003efeatures a representative cross section of what was being created in and around Chapel Hill between 1989 and 1999. In addition to the aforementioned indie bands, it documents--through firsthand accounts--other local notables like Ben Folds Five, Dillon Fence, Flat Duo Jets, Small, Southern Culture on the Skids, The Veldt, and Whiskeytown. At the same time, it describes the nurturing infrastructure which engendered and encouraged this marvelous diversity. In essence, \u003ci\u003eA Really Strange and Wonderful Time\u003c\/i\u003e is proof of the genius of community. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hachette Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/09\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780306830587\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2023 pg. 23\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tom Maxwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43623995900085,"sku":"9780306830587","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d4a55380-3496-448d-8122-2fec876c5ea1.jpg?v=1707798122","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-really-strange-and-wonderful-time-the-chapel-hill-music-scene-1989-1999-9780306830587","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}