Acknowledgments 1 Anarchy in the USA 2 Reagan Youth 3 Hell Awaits 4 Young, Gifted, and Slack 5 Retro Punks and Pin-Up Girls 6 The Work of Rock in the Age of Digital Reproduction Notes Bibliography Index About the Author
The story of how music and youth culture have changed along with the economic, political, and cultural transformations of American society in the last four decades
Ryan Moore is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Florida Atlantic University.
"Moore successfully positions the culture of white working-class
and middle-class youths alongside that of working-class African
Americans within the political economy of deindustrialization."
*Southern California Quarterly*
"In his book Sells Like Teen Spirit: Music Youth Culture and Social
Crisis, Ryan Moore brilliantly situates the histories of several
musical styles within the political, economic, and social changes
that lead to the development of an assortment of rock subgenres.
Moore's engaging book is for scholars of youth culture, pop
culture, and any who are interested in music history."
*Journal of Youth and Adolescence*
"Sells Like Teen Spirit combines a fascinating ethnography of San
Diegos punk subculture with a profound rumination on the exhaustion
of social movements and the emptiness of consumer culture in our
society. Moore helps us see how large changes in economics and
social relations manifest themselves in seemingly small sites and
practices in our everyday lives."
*George Lipsitz,author of Footsteps in the Dark: The Hidden
Histories of Popular Music*
"With endearing authenticity and proper reverence, Moore skillfully
articulates the brutal social truths that compel young people to
create meaning and subculture out of chaos and anomie. Somewhere,
Walter Benjamin and the Ramones are slamming through another
brilliant set shouting, & Hey ho, lets go!!"
*Donna Gaines,author of A Misfits Manifesto: The Sociological
Memoir of a Rock & Roll Heart*
"Moores strength is his obvious admiration for the bands and genres
he highlights. He is a first-class music journalist and historian
and when he delves into a particular subculture like the econo
ethos of the Minutemen, the Dickies use of snortcore or Minor
Threats creation of straightedge, the reader is richly
rewarded."
*PopMatters.com*
"Moore’s deeply personal take on the historical significance of
heavy metal is also a refreshing addition to the independent music
canon."
*CampusProgress.org*
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