"Describes the beginnings and evolution of punk and indie music, spotlighting important artists and songs"--Provided by publisher.

"In Cool Town, Grace Elizabeth Hale examines the town's flourishing as a Southern alternative culture mecca, emerging out of the civil rights struggles of the 1960s and early 1970s to become home for a set of artistic, social, and political alternatives to northern liberalism or urban punk on the left and Sunbelt Republicanism on the right. In this moment of cultural flourishing, Hale argues, a generation of young white southerners could not or did...

Four years after releasing her Grammy Award-winning debut, Lorde is back with one of 2017's most anticipated albums. Her latest includes the track Liability and the first single, Green Light.

Belgian-born Gotye draws you into the sounds of his latest CD, mixing Detroit-era Motown soul, stadium-size politi-pop, synth-folk, and world music to create glorious, sprawling songs.