{"product_id":"9780061573712","title":"Wish You Were Here: An Essential Guide to Your Favorite Music Scenes—from Punk to Indie and Everything in Between","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eSimon, Leslie\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDey Street Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\/7\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eA snarky, fact-filled look at the people and places that made the indie\/punk scene what it is today\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe American underground music scene is exploding everywhere—not just in New York City and L.A. (although we've got those cities covered too!): \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Washington, D.C. . . . Ian MacKaye and Fugazi inspired the straightedge culture, which had kids everywhere drawing black X's on their hands in magic marker. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Omaha, Nebraska . . . A young Conor Oberst, aka Bright Eyes, started writing and performing gut-wrenching love songs at the tender age of thirteen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn Long Island, New York . . . Taking Back Sunday and Brand New battled for emo supremacy and the fragile hearts of a million teenage girls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the coauthor of the cult-worthy \u003cem\u003eEverybody Hurts: An Essential Guide to Emo Culture\u003c\/em\u003e comes \u003cem\u003eWish You Were Here\u003c\/em\u003e—a combination travel guide and tortured history covering everything from what constitutes proper rock critic etiquette in Minneapolis to why pop-punk bands in Chicago have so much suburban angst,  to how freegans in the Bay Area can feed themselves on a budget that would make frugal Rachael Ray's face blush.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dey Street Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46829008421119,"sku":"9780061573712","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780061573712_s600x595.jpg?v=1779895215","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780061573712","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}