Kick out the jams jibes, barbs, tributes, and rallying cries from 35 years of music writing

"Spanning three decades worth of astute, acerbic, and overall astounding music writing, Kick Out the Jams 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...

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Main Author: Marsh, Dave (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2023.
Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
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Summary: "Spanning three decades worth of astute, acerbic, and overall astounding music writing, Kick Out the Jams 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"--
Item Description: Includes index.
Physical Description: xix, 311 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN: 9781982197162
1982197161
Author Notes: Dave Marsh was among the first editors of Creem magazine and wrote extensively for Rolling Stone and other publications. He has authored twenty-five books, including two bestselling biographies of Bruce Springsteen, Before I Get Old: The Story of the Who , and The Heart of Rock & Soul: the 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made . Marsh cofounded the newsletter Rock & Rap Confidential and currently hosts Kick Out the Jams and other programs on SiriusXM.