From art bands like Sonic Youth to straight edge punkers like Minor Threat and the college-radio-friendly Replacements, indie rock defied easy categories. Rejecting the mainstream, they formed their own record labels, built networks of like-minded fans and set the stage for the explosive popularity of grunge in the 1990s.In Our Band Could Be Your Life, noted music journalist Michael Azerrad gives readers the gritty stories of thirteen of these bands, including their one-take recording sessions, no-budget tours and intra-band disputes. For dedicated music fans, this will be a must-have title on the groundbreaking bands that bridged punk and grunge. Author Biography: Michael Azerrad is a music journalist who has written for a number of magazines, including Rolling Stone, Spin, and Billboard. He is the author of Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana, and Screaming Life: A Chronicle...
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