{"product_id":"flying-saucers-rock-n-roll-conversations-with-unjustly-obscure-rock-n-soul-eccentrics-9780822348498","title":"Flying Saucers Rock 'n' Roll: Conversations with Unjustly Obscure Rock 'n' Soul Eccentrics","description":"For nearly twenty years, the much-beloved music magazine \u003ci\u003eRoctober\u003c\/i\u003e has featured work by some of the best underground cartoonists, exhaustive examinations of made-up genres such as \"robot rock,\" and an ongoing exploration of everything Sammy Davis Jr. ever sang, said, or did. But the heart of the magazine has always been the lengthy conversations with overlooked or forgotten artists. \u003ci\u003eFlying Saucers Rock 'n' Roll\u003c\/i\u003e gathers the most compelling of these interviews. Eccentric, important artists-including the rockabilly icon Billy Lee Riley, the jazz musician and activist Oscar Brown Jr., the \"Outlaw Country\" singer David Allan Coe, and the pioneer rock 'n' roll group the Treniers-give the most in-depth interviews of their lengthy careers. Obscure musicians, such as the Armenian-language novelty artist Guy Chookoorian and the frustrated interstellar glam act Zolar X, reveal fascinating lives lived at rock's margins. \u003ci\u003eRoctober\u003c\/i\u003e's legendarily dedicated writers convey telling anecdotes in the fervent, captivating prose that has long been appreciated by music enthusiasts. Along with the entertaining interviews, \u003ci\u003eFlying Saucers Rock 'n' Roll\u003c\/i\u003e features more than sixty images from the pages of \u003ci\u003eRoctober\u003c\/i\u003e and ten illustrations created for the book by the underground rock 'n' roll artist King Merinuk.\u003cp\u003eContributors\u003cbr\u003eSteve Albini\u003cbr\u003eBen Austen\u003cbr\u003eJake Austen\u003cbr\u003eJohn Battles\u003cbr\u003eBosco\u003cbr\u003eKen Burke\u003cbr\u003eMike Maltese\u003cbr\u003eKing Merinuk\u003cbr\u003eKen Mottet\u003cbr\u003eJonathan Poletti\u003cbr\u003eJames Porter\u003cbr\u003e\"Colonel\" Dan Sorenson\u003cbr\u003eJacqueline Stewart\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jake Austen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Duke University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/31\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780822348498\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2011 pg. 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJake Austen is an independent music writer and the editor of \u003ci\u003eRoctober\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eTV-a-Go-Go: Rock on TV from American Bandstand to American Idol\u003c\/i\u003e, the editor of \u003ci\u003eA Friendly Game of Poker: 52 Takes on the Neighborhood Game\u003c\/i\u003e, and a founder and co-host of the cult-favorite dance show \u003ci\u003eChic-a-Go-Go\u003c\/i\u003e, which airs on Chicago Access Network Television (CAN-TV).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44185118998643,"sku":"9.78082E+12","price":59.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_5fa64f83-4448-431f-9d14-1afb8bd682f4.jpg?v=1767101019","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/flying-saucers-rock-n-roll-conversations-with-unjustly-obscure-rock-n-soul-eccentrics-9780822348498","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}