{"product_id":"the-name-of-this-band-is-rem-a-biography","title":"The Name of This Band Is R.E.M.: A Biography","description":"\u003ch3\u003eSummary:\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn electrifying cultural biography of the greatest and last American rock band of the millennium, whose music ignited a generation—and reasserted the power of rock and roll\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the spring of 1980, an unexpected group of musical eccentrics came together to play their very first performance at a college party in Athens, Georgia. Within a few short years, they had taken over the world – with smash records like Out of Time, Automatic for the People, Monster and Green.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaw, outrageous, and expressive, R.E.M.’s distinctive musical flair was unmatched, and a string of mega-successes solidified them as generational spokesmen. In the tumultuous transition between the wide-open 80s and the anxiety of the early 90s, R.E.M. challenged the corporate and social order, chasing a vision and cultivating a magnetic, transgressive sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this rich, intimate biography, critically acclaimed author Peter Ames Carlin looks beyond the sex, drugs, and rock’n’roll to open a window into the fascinating lives of four college friends – Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Bill Berry – who stuck together at any cost, until the end. Deeply descriptive and remarkably poetic, steeped in 80s and 90s nostalgia, The Name of This Band is R.E.M. paints a cultural history of the commercial peak and near-total collapse of a great music era, and the story of the generation that came of age at the apotheosis of rock.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\"[Carlin's] unique gift for capturing the sweep and tenor of a cultural moment...is here on brilliant display.\"\" —Michael Chabon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Ames Carlin is the author of several books, including Sonic Boom: The Impossible Rise of Warner Bros. Records, published in 2021, and Bruce, the biography of Bruce Springsteen published in 2012.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarlin has also been a freelance journalist, a senior writer at People in New York City, and a television columnist and feature writer at The Oregonian in Portland. A regular speaker on music, writing, and popular culture, Carlin lives in Seattle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardcover: 464 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16 PAGES OF COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography \/ Music\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography \/ Entertainment \u0026amp; Performing Arts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMusic \/ Genres \u0026amp; Styles \/ Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Sonic Highway","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51612388131111,"sku":"9780385546942","price":32.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0898\/0640\/5927\/files\/4389990-3300631.jpg?v=1783608049","url":"https:\/\/www.corkyscoffee.com\/products\/the-name-of-this-band-is-rem-a-biography","provider":"Corkys Coffee","version":"1.0","type":"link"}