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Boom times for the end of the world / Scott Timberg ; [introduction by Ted Gioia].

Van Pelt Library BF408 .T545 2023
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Timberg, Scott, author.
Contributor:
Gioia, Ted, writer of introduction.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Creative ability--United States--History--21st century.
Creative ability.
Social classes--United States--History--21st century.
Social classes.
Social change--United States--History--21st century.
Social change.
Popular culture--United States--History--21st century.
Popular culture.
United States.
Genre:
History.
Essays.
Physical Description:
305 pages ; 22 cm
Place of Publication:
Berkeley, California : Heyday, [2023]
Summary:
"Essays drawn from across Timberg's career, including profiles of artists and writers, as well as investigations of the challenges facing America's creative class"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: Eye on Cool
Being Spike Jonze
Unwanted Thoughts
The Romantic Egotist
Indie Angst
High-Tone Talk
Hitting a Nerve
Mars in Apogee
The Cult of Glenn Gould
His Back Pages
Music on the Edge
Retooling Form and Function
Boom Times for the End of the World
Drawn to a Dark Side
Highbrow. Lowbrow. No Brow. Now What?
The Novel That Predicted Portland
Will Any Band Ever Break Up?
Can Unions Save the Creative Class?
Chasing Musical Legends in Joshua Tree National Park
How the Village Voice and Other Alt-Weeklies Lost Their Voice
Down We Go Together
Leaving Los Angeles
Searching for a Great American Rock Show
The Revenge of Monoculture
How Music Has Responded to a Decade of Economic Inequality
After a Decade, Will Gustavo Dudamel Stay at the LA Phil or Leave on a High Note?.
Other Format:
Online version: Timberg, Scott, 1969- Boom times for the end of the world
ISBN:
9781597145985
159714598X
OCLC:
1338198051

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