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Ancestor Worship

By: Michael S. Begnal

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A collection of poetry exploring ancestry from the unique perspective of a dual Irish/American citizen. "Begnal's poems are filled with similar humor and the joys and anxieties of living in the shadow of those who came before us."--Irish America Magazine

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1903392543

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9781903392546

The Music and Noise of the Stooges, 1967-71

Lost in the Future

By: Michael S. Begnal

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The Music and Noise of the Stooges, 1967-71

Lost in the Future

By: Michael S. Begnal

The Stooges have come to be considered one of the most important rock bands, especially in regard to the formation of punk. By emphasizing their influence on later developments, however, critics tend to overlook the significance of the band in their own context and era. The Music and Noise of the Stooges, 1967-71 addresses such oversights. Utilizing the lenses of cultural criticism and sound studies (drawing on the thinking of Theodor Adorno, Jacques Attali, and Pierre Bourdieu, among others), as well as contemporary and archival texts, this extensively researched study analyzes the trajectory and musical output of the original Stooges. During the late 1960s and early 70s, a moment when the dissonant energy of rock’n’roll was more than ever being subsumed by the record industry, the Stooges were initially commercial failures, with the band’s "noisy" music and singer Iggy Pop’s "bizarre" onstage performances confusing their label, Elektra Records. As Begnal argues, the Stooges embodied a tension between market forces and an innovative, avant-garde artistic vision, as they sought to liberate audiences from passivity and stimulate an immanent joy in the rock’n’roll moment. This book offers a fresh perspective on the Stooges that will appeal both to rock fans and scholars (especially in the fields of cultural studies, the long Sixties, musicology, punk studies, and performance studies).

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100048016X

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Mercury, the Dime

By: Michael S. Begnal

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Mercury, the Dime

By: Michael S. Begnal

Poetry. Can an epic poem be written today? MERCURY, THE DIME is Michael Begnal's vigorous YES, a poem as long as America is wide, with enough diversity and adventure (and brilliance) to satisfy both the epic poetry tradition and the vast and varied landscape of American culture. MERCURY, THE DIME travels like Whitman's "barbaric YAWP" over the rooftops of America, and its present and past. Michael Begnal was born in 1966 and his work has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies. This is his third book of poetry.

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0974603376

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9780974603377

Future Blues

By: Michael S. Begnal

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Future Blues

By: Michael S. Begnal

Future Blues' is both a progression from and a break with Michael S. Begnal's previous collection, described as 'an attempt at reconstructing an obscured heritage'. While traces of this impulse recur, this collection hurtles forward, seeking out 'new images and modes of being', even as our collective future - death - looms.

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Ancestor Worship

Ancestor Worship

The Music and Noise of the Stooges, 1967-71

The Music and Noise of the Stooges, 1967-71

Mercury, the Dime

Mercury, the Dime

Future Blues

Future Blues

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