{"product_id":"kick-out-the-jams-jibes-barbs-tributes-and-rallying-cries-from-35-years-of-music-writing-9781982197179","title":"Kick Out the Jams: Jibes, Barbs, Tributes, and Rallying Cries from 35 Years of Music Writing","description":"\u003cb\u003eSelected writings on three decades of popular music from one of the most influential critics of his generation.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpanning three decades worth of astute, acerbic, and overall astounding music writing, \u003ci\u003eKick Out the Jams\u003c\/i\u003e is the first large-scale anthology of the work of renowned critic Dave Marsh. Ranging from Elvis Presley to Kurt Cobain, from Nina Simone to Ani DiFranco, from the Beatles to Green Day, the book gives an opinionated, eye-opening overview of 20th-century popular music--offering a portrait not just of an era but of a writer wrestling with the American empire. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvery essay bears the distinct Dave Marsh attitude and voice. That passion is evident in a heart-wrenching piece on Cobain's suicide and legacy; a humorous attack on \"Bono's bullshit;\" an indignant look at James Brown and the FBI; deep, revelatory probes into the work of underappreciated artists like Patty Griffin and Alejandro Escovedo; and inspiring insight into what drives Marsh as a writer, namely \"a raging passion to explain things in the hope that others would not be trapped and to keep the way clear so that others from the trashy outskirts of barbarous America still had a place to stand--if not in the culture at large, at least in rock and roll.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you want to explore the recent history of pop music--its politics as well as its performers--\u003ci\u003eKick Out the Jams\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect guidebook.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dave Marsh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/20\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.56w x 0.85d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982197179\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarsh, Dave:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Dave Marsh was among the first editors of \u003ci\u003eCreem\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and wrote extensively for \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e and other publications. He has authored twenty-five books, including two bestselling biographies of Bruce Springsteen, \u003ci\u003eBefore I Get Old: The Story of the Who\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Heart of Rock \u0026amp; Soul: the 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made\u003c\/i\u003e. Marsh cofounded the newsletter \u003ci\u003eRock \u0026amp; Rap Confidential\u003c\/i\u003e and currently hosts\u003ci\u003e Kick Out the Jams \u003c\/i\u003eand other programs on SiriusXM.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43778294939763,"sku":"9.78198E+12","price":22.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_06244bfa-ecca-4516-8d70-d7fb1cd2af30.jpg?v=1757507897","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/kick-out-the-jams-jibes-barbs-tributes-and-rallying-cries-from-35-years-of-music-writing-9781982197179","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}