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Our Band Could Be Your Life

Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981-1991

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Read by Phil Elverum

Read by Stephin Merritt

Read by Jon Wurster

Read by Corey Taylor

Read by Merrill Garbus

By Michael Azerrad

Read by Michael Azerrad

Read by Colin Meloy

Read by Fred Armisen

Read by Laura Jane Grace

Read by Dave Longstreth

Read by Jeff Tweedy

Read by Jonathan Franzen

Read by Sharon Van Etten

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  1. Audiobook Download (Unabridged)
  2. ebook $11.99 $15.99 CAD
  3. Trade Paperback $22.99 $29.99 CAD

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The definitive chronicle of underground music in the 1980s tells the stories of Black Flag, Sonic Youth, The Replacements, and other seminal bands whose DIY revolution changed American music forever.

Our Band Could Be Your Life is the never-before-told story of the musical revolution that happened right under the nose of the Reagan Eighties — when a small but sprawling network of bands, labels, fanzines, radio stations, and other subversives re-energized American rock with punk’s do-it-yourself credo and created music that was deeply personal, often brilliant, always challenging, and immensely influential. This sweeping chronicle of music, politics, drugs, fear, loathing, and faith is an indie rock classic in its own right.

The bands profiled include:

  • Sonic Youth
  • Black Flag
  • The Replacements
  • Minutemen
  • Husker Du
  • Minor Threat
  • Mission of Burma
  • Butthole Surfers
  • Big Black
  • Fugazi
  • Mudhoney
  • Beat Happening
  • Dinosaur Jr.

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On Sale
May 21, 2019
Publisher
Hachette Audio
ISBN-13
9781549115998

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Michael Azerrad

About the Author

Michael Azerrad is the author of the books Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991, and Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana. His writings on music and musicians have appeared in numerous magazines, including Rolling Stone, the New Yorker, Spin, and the New York Times. He lives in New York City.

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