{"title":"Peter Ames Carlin","description":"\u003cp\u003ePeter Ames Carlin’s works delve into the fascinating world of music and its icons, blending rich narrative with deep cultural insight. His books offer vivid portraits that capture the essence of legendary artists and bands, inviting readers to explore the stories behind the sounds that shaped generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a focus on \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e, Carlin’s writing balances meticulous research with engaging storytelling. 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Deeply descriptive and remarkably poetic, steeped in 80s and 90s nostalgia, \u003cem\u003eThe Name of This Band Is R.E.M.\u003c\/em\u003e paints a cultural history of the commercial peak and near-total collapse of a great music era, and the story of the generation that came of age at the apotheosis of rock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Carlin writes rock 'n' roll lives with a rare blend of documentary authority, narrative verve, and empathetic insight. His unique gift for capturing the sweep and tenor of a cultural moment—in this case, the long transitional moment between punk and the turn-of-the-century flowering of 'indie' that was defined by the lifespan and the records of R.E.M.—is here on brilliant display.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Chabon, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier \u0026amp; Clay\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"R.E.M. is the quintessential indie band, a juggernaut of mumbled poetry and jangly guitar that revitalized the landscape of American music at a moment when we needed it the most. Peter Ames Carlin captures it all in this richly detailed and revelatory book—the fertile Athens scene, the alchemy of a great band bursting into life, their ambivalent rise to superstardom, and the tragedies and triumphs and surprises along the way. If you care about R.E.M. or indie rock or American popular culture, this is the book for you.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eTom Perrotta, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Leftovers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Peter Ames Carlin's artful tour through R.E.M.'s remarkable lifespan portrays a band early on choosing to substitute distortion for clean jangle, an aesthetic decision entirely radical in a scene rife with punk rock noise. The fact that they remained true to the communitarian ideals of the underground, regardless of their mainstream success, will always be their most significant strength. And their songs were things of beauty.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eThurston Moore, author of \u003cem\u003eSonic Life\u003c\/em\u003e and founding member of Sonic Youth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Carlin has compiled, culled, and documented R.E.M.'s lifelong, yet ongoing, journey using their own distinctive maps and legends. The book takes an unparalleled deep dive into the individual lives of each band member, from reluctant college kids to unlikely international Rock and Roll superstars. A strangely familiar, yet fresh read. The story ends, but the music never will. Long live R.E.M.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Lowery, founding member of Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Indie rock fans have long held up R.E.M. as a reflection and a goal: typical weird kids who found each other in art school or the aisles of a record store, old souls reborn as young punks, lovers of the American arts who tore them apart and built something fresh from the rubble. Peter Ames Carlin, one of our most thorough and insightful music biographers, recognizes the complexity of the R.E.M. story and honours it at every level: personal, musical, cultural. Longtime fans will love the deep dissections of the band's musical process and the way Carlin weaves their story through the bigger tale of indie culture and politics in the 1980s and beyond. Newcomers will appreciate his deft perceptions of four very different personalities and the creative dynamic that produced some of the late twentieth century's most indelible music.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eAnn Powers, NPR music critic and author of \u003cem\u003eTraveling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"In the spring of 1983, I saw R.E.M., a band I had never heard of, open for the English Beat in Boston. It is no hyperbole to say it changed my life. It was an electrifying sense of discovery. Reading Peter Ames Carlin's book is like rediscovering R.E.M.. Peter masterfully spins the story and captures the magical chemistry of the most significant band of the 1980s.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eBill Janovitz, author of \u003cem\u003eLeon Russell: The Master of Space and Time's Journey Through Rock \u0026amp; Roll History\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Carlin brilliantly captures how a 'spunky alternative band whose singer spoke in riddles' became a powerhouse that brought alt rock into the mainstream... Vividly bringing to life the political and cultural ferment of the 1990s... Carlin examines how R.E.M. balanced their 'countercultural' ethos with the commercial appeal it brought them, touching on what it means for rock when the 'rebels' become the 'dominant culture.' 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