{"product_id":"sellout-the-majorlabel-feeding-frenzy-that-swept-punk-emo-and-hardcore-19942007-isbn-9780358244301","title":"Sellout: The Major-Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994–2007)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE NATIONAL BESTSELLER, NOW FEATURING NEW INTERVIEWS WITH DASHBOAD CONFESSIONAL, CURSIVE, LESS THAN JAKE, AND MORE.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Ozzi's reporting is strong, balanced and well told...a worthy successor to its obvious inspiration, Michael Azerrad's 2001 examination of the '80s indie underground, 'Our Band Could Be Your Life.'\"-\u003c\/em\u003e-\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA raucous history of punk, emo, and hardcore’s growing pains during the commercial boom of the early 90s and mid-aughts, following eleven bands as they “sell out” and find mainstream fame, or break beneath the weight of it all\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePunk rock found itself at a crossroads in the mid-90’s. After indie favorite Nirvana catapulted into the mainstream with its unexpected phenomenon, \u003cem\u003eNevermind\u003c\/em\u003e, rebellion was suddenly \u003cem\u003een vogue\u003c\/em\u003e. Looking to replicate the band’s success, major record labels set their sights on the underground, and began courting punk’s rising stars. But the DIY punk scene, which had long prided itself on its trademark authenticity and anti-establishment ethos, wasn’t quite ready to let their homegrown acts go without a fight. The result was a schism: those who accepted the cash flow of the majors, and those who defiantly clung to their indie cred.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eSellout, \u003c\/em\u003eseasoned music writer Dan Ozzi chronicles this embattled era in punk. Focusing on eleven prominent bands who made the jump from indie to major, \u003cem\u003eSellout\u003c\/em\u003e charts the twists and turns of the last “gold rush” of the music industry, where some groups “sold out” and rose to surprise super stardom, while others buckled under mounting pressures. \u003cem\u003eSellout\u003c\/em\u003e is both a gripping history of the music industry’s evolution, and a punk rock lover’s guide to the chaotic darlings of the post-grunge era, featuring original interviews and personal stories from members of modern punk’s most (in)famous bands:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreen Day\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJawbreaker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJimmy Eat World\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlink-182\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt the Drive-In\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Donnas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThursday\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Distillers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Chemical Romance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRise Against\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAgainst Me!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Engrossing…a rigorously researched look at how labels targeted bands and fought to sign them.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJim Ruland, Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Ozzi] looked at the major label debuts of different bands in this genre, tracing a music industry in flux, fans betrayed by their idols, and bands trying to navigate the machine.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNPR’s All Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A forensic and uniquely sympathetic dive into one of the most uncouth actions for an artist—selling out, baby.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeff Rosenstock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Fascinating… When it comes to the topic of punk, or more specifically, the iteration of the genre that existed during the last era of the traditional music industry, Dan Ozzi’s \u003cem\u003eSellout\u003c\/em\u003e is poised to serve as a definitive text.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Based on a trove of original interviews and personal stories from band members and other crucial players, Ozzi examines how 11 groups grappled with the tension between punk’s core tenets and major label possibilities, and parses what success and failure looked like in this fraught realm.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dey Street Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889921257701,"sku":"NP9780358244301","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780358244301.jpg?v=1730232194","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/sellout-the-majorlabel-feeding-frenzy-that-swept-punk-emo-and-hardcore-19942007-isbn-9780358244301","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}