I shot a man in Reno : a history of death by murder, suicide, fire, flood, drugs, disease, and gener...
I shot a man in Reno : a history of death by murder, suicide, fire, flood, drugs, disease, and gener...
I shot a man in Reno : a history of death by murder, suicide, fire, flood, drugs, disease, and general misadventure, as related in popular song / Graeme Thomson.
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Publisher
New York : Continuum, 2008.
Date
2008.
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N782.42164/215
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Language
English
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Physical content
xvii, 253 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents
Prologue. The art of dying -- Death ain't nothin' new : from John Barleycorn to John Walker's blues -- Teenage wildlife : from sob to suicide -- Blood on the floor : murder, music and morality -- How does it feel? death and the sixties -- Appetite for self destruction : oblivion songs -- Sweetness f...
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Publisher
New York : Continuum, 2008.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2008.
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Summary
"Drawing upon original and unique interviews with artists such as Mick Jagger, Richard Thompson, Ice-T, Will Oldham and Neil Finn among many others, I Shot a Man In Reno explores how popular music deals with death, and how it documents the changing reality of what death means as one grows older. It's as transfixing as a train wreck, and you won't b...
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I shot a man in Reno : a history of death by murder, suicide, fire, flood, drugs, disease, and general misadventure, as related in popular song / Graeme Thomson.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-) and index.
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N782.42164/215
Record Identifier
74VMbeWP5Ppb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMbeWP5Ppb
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ISBN
9780826428578 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0826428576 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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782.421641588
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991000948069702626
