Supernatural Strategies for Making a Rock 'n' Roll Group

By Ian F. Svenonius

Book Overview

"Like its author, Supernatural Strategies is part tongue-in-cheek, part deadly serious--a satire of rock's consumerist origins but also a thoughtful treatise on what it means to devote yourself to a collective . . . Drawing from the wisdom of rock 'n' roll's most famous ghosts, Svenonius's advice ranges from hilarious to cryptic to surprisingly useful." --Pitchfork

Ian F. Svenonius's experience as an iconic underground rock musician--playing in such highly influential and revolutionary outfits as The Make-Up and The Nation of Ulysses--gives him special insight on techniques for not only starting but also surviving a rock 'n' roll group. Therefore, he's written an instructional guide, which doubles as a warning device, a philosophical text, an exercise in terror, an aerobics manual, and a coloring book.

This volume features essays (and black-and-white illustrations) on everything the would-be star should know to get started, such as Sex, Drugs, Sound, Group Photo, The Van, and Manufacturing Nostalgia. Supernatural Strategies will serve as an indispensable guide for a new generation just aching to boogie.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1617751308
• ISBN13: 9781617751301
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Akashic Books, Ltd.
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.3" x 6.9"