| Description |
xviii, 221 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
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Music in American life |
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Music in American life.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Part one : 1980s : College. Origin story ; The scene at college ; Punk bands in dorms ; Computers ; Play like a man -- Part two : 1987-1992 : Pre-major label life. The indie code of ethics ; Local ; Regional ; National -- Part three : 1993-1996 : Major label life ; Mashed potatoes ; Recording ; Touring ; Radio sucks ; Computer experiments ; Expectations ; Big changes -- Part four : 1997 : Post major label. Online participation ; Life as a woman ; How to look at things ; Teaching -- Appendix. List of Poster Children alumni. |
| Summary |
"As a member of Poster Children, Rose Marshack took part in entwined revolutions. Marshack and other women seized a much-elevated profile in music during the indie rock breakthrough while the advent of new digital technologies transformed the recording and marketing of music. Touring in a van, meeting your idols, juggling a programming job with music, keeping control and credibility, the perils of an independent record label (and the greater perils of a major)-Marshack chronicles the band's day-to-day life and punctuates her account with excerpts from her tour reports and hard-learned lessons on how to rock, program, and teach while female. She also details the ways Poster Children applied punk's DIY ethos to digital tech as a way to connect with fans via then-new media like pkids listservs, internet radio, and enhanced CDs. An inside look at a scene and a career, Play Like a Man is the evocative and humorous tale of one woman's life in the trenches and online"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Marshack, Rose, 1965-
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Poster Children (Musical group)
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Women bass guitarists -- United States -- Biography.
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Women alternative rock musicians -- United States -- Biography.
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Bass guitarists -- United States -- Biography.
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Alternative rock musicians -- United States -- Biography.
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MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Punk.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music.
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Alternative rock musicians. (OCoLC)fst00806183
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Bass guitarists. (OCoLC)fst00828456
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Women alternative rock musicians. (OCoLC)fst01941594
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Women bass guitarists. (OCoLC)fst01941536
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Autobiographies.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Marshack, Rose, 1965- Play like a man Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2023 9780252054013 (DLC) 2022036529 |
| ISBN |
9780252044861 hardcover |
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025204486X hardcover |
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9780252086960 paperback |
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0252086961 paperback |
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9780252054013 electronic book |
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