{"product_id":"supernatural-strategies-for-making-a-rock-n-roll-group-second-edition-9781636143101","title":"Supernatural Strategies for Making a Rock 'n' Roll Group: Second Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Like its author, \u003cem\u003eSupernatural Strategies\u003c\/em\u003e is part tongue-in-cheek, part deadly serious--a satire of rock's consumerist origins but also a thoughtful treatise on what it means to devote yourself to a collective . . . Drawing from the wisdom of rock 'n' roll's most famous ghosts, Svenonius's advice ranges from hilarious to cryptic to surprisingly useful.\" --\u003cem\u003ePitchfork\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003eSvenonius hasn't written a basic 'How to Make It in the Music Business' book. Rather, the writer, online talk show host and, most important, singer in a series of breathtaking rock 'n' roll bands (the Nation of Ulysses, the Make-Up, Chain \u0026amp; the Gang), is drawing a line in the sand and doing so with what he hopes will finally define the undefinable.\" --\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eIAN SVENONIUS'S EXPERIENCE AS AN ICONIC UNDERGROUND ROCK MUSICIAN\u003c\/strong\u003e--playing in such highly influential and revolutionary outfits as the Make-Up and Nation of Ulysses--gives him special insight on techniques for not only starting but also surviving a rock 'n' roll group. Therefore, he's written an instructional guide, which doubles as a warning device, a philosophical text, an exercise in terror, an aerobics manual, and a coloring book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume features essays on everything the would-be star should know to get started, such as Sex, Drugs, Sound, Group Photo, The Van, and Manufacturing Nostalgia. The book also has black-and-white illustrations. \u003cem\u003eSupernatural Strategies for Making a Rock 'n' Roll Group\u003c\/em\u003e will serve as an indispensable guide for a new generation just aching to boogie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Akashic Books, Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781636143101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256","brand":"Ian F. Svenonius","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52452271095989,"sku":"9781636143101","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_aebadf12-5391-4e7d-99cf-ac2e71701fbe.jpg?v=1776826503","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/supernatural-strategies-for-making-a-rock-n-roll-group-second-edition-9781636143101","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}