Beat Happening's Beat Happening by Bryan C. Parker (English) Paperback Book

Description: Beat Happening's Beat Happening by Bryan C. Parker Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description "Structured in abecedarian fashion, this installment of the 33 1/3 series breaks down the fundamental components that defined Beat Happenings self-titled album"-- Publisher Description This is the album that sent a shockwave of empowerment through the nations cultural underground. In 1985, Olympia, Washington band Beat Happening released their eponymous debut of lo-fi pop songs on K Records and challenged every conception held about music. At the center of the group was the enigmatic Calvin Johnson and his revolutionary vision of artistic creation. His foresight and industriousness allowed him to recruit to the K Records roster other free-spirited artists like Beck, Modest Mouse, and Built to Spill long before they gained widespread acclaim.This book, structured in abecedarian fashion, breaks down the fundamental components that defined Beat Happenings self-titled album. With a foreword by Phil Elverum, its organized in a light-hearted yet incisive format, each of the books chapters details a particular facet of the record—band members, historic shows, recording sessions, songs, and ideologies—parts reflecting the album as a whole. These alphabetic ingredients constitute a recipe book for feeding your creative spirit.Here is the story of a band that popularized do-it-yourself projects and home recording with four-track tape machines decades before the digital revolution would extend an open hand to garage bands everywhere. This is the story of musical pioneers. This is Beat Happening. Author Biography Bryan Parker is a writer and photographer living in Austin, TX, USA. He is editor-in-chief of the blog Pop Press International and creator of the quarterly print journal True Sincerity. Details ISBN 1628929278 ISBN-13 9781628929270 Title Beat Happening's Beat Happening Author Bryan C. Parker Format Paperback Year 2015 Pages 184 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc GE_Item_ID:137369888; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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