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Camden Joy and Colin B. Morton (half of the cartooning team behind the weekly comic strip Great Pop Things) recreate the supposed final show of the iconoclastic punk-rock band, The Fall, at the New York City rock club Brownies-a shambling mess of a show that ultimately lead to singer Mark E. Smith being kicked out of the U.S. for beating up his girl-friend, the keyboard player. Mixed throughout is a healthy dose of mysticism fueled by the severed head of the great god Pan. Oh yes, and there is a bit of time travel as well. Somewhen, Captain Beefheart's Trout Mask Replica is the number one album of all time.
A legendary punk band's chaotic final show becomes the catalyst for a surreal descent into mysticism and time travel. The narrative centers on the supposed final performance of The Fall at Brownies, a show marked by disarray and culminating in the singer's expulsion from the U.S. This event is interwoven with elements of mysticism, particularly involving the severed head of the god Pan, and a thread of time travel that alters perceptions of musical history. The world is presented through a lens of punk rock's raw energy and surreal, often disorienting, thematic explorations.
The book is presented as a unique fusion of music history, punk rock culture, and surrealist fiction. Its premise suggests a narrative that is both grounded in a specific, albeit notorious, musical event and wildly imaginative in its exploration of mysticism and time travel. The involvement of cartoonists Camden Joy and Colin B. Morton indicates a potential for a visually distinctive and unconventional storytelling approach. The subject matter points to a work that would appeal to fans of experimental literature, punk music, and avant-garde art.
Page Count:
133
Publication Date:
2001-06-15
Publisher:
Highwater Books
ISBN-10:
0970085877
ISBN-13:
9780970085870
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