Get prepared to rock, audio fans.
A deep dive into the 1990s substitute rock festival Lollapalooza is coming in the sort of a new ebook, People today can solely share. Lollapalooza: The Uncensored Tale of Alternative Rock’s Wildest Competition, composed by Richard Bienstock and Tom Beaujour, is forthcoming from St. Martin’s press following calendar year.
The book, described by its publisher as a “no-retains-barred record,” traces the origins of the iconic competition, which was originally commenced by Jane’s Habit frontman Perry Farrell as a farewell tour for the band in 1991.
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Considering the fact that then, Lollapalooza has expanded into an once-a-year Chicago occasion, which highlights not only tunes, but nonprofit companies, political outfits and the visual arts as perfectly. Lollapalooza sees an believed 400,000 persons attending just about every summer time, and the co-authors’ new book pays tribute to its legacy as just one of the most significant and longest-jogging tunes festivals.
Bienstock and Beaujour will also deal with the festival’s onstage and backstage motion by way of initially-man or woman accounts. Lollapalooza will include things like authentic interviews with the festival’s organizers and crew, as very well as iconic artists like Pearl Jam, Green Day, Metallica, Smashing Pumpkins, Patti Smith and additional.
Bienstock, a former editor at Guitar Earth, has created several tunes books, which includes Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck and Nothin’ But a Excellent Time: The Uncensored Background of the ‘80s Rock Explosion, co-authored with Beaujour. Beaujour is the former editor-in-chief of tough rock and major steel journal Revolver, and has created and combined albums for bands like Nada Surf and Guided by Voices.
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The co-authors’ new project will not only give visitors a backstage pass to a beloved competition, but share “the reverberations that led to a massive shift in the tunes market and the society at large,” its publisher suggests.
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Lollapalooza: The Uncensored Tale of Alternative Rock’s Wildest Pageant will be released on April 1, 2025 and is now accessible for preorder, where ever books are offered.