No Depression: An Introduction to Alternative Country Music. Whatever That Is., is a book edited by Grant Alden and Peter Blackstock, two of the founding members of the No Depression magazine. For those who are unaware, the magazine (now only available on the web) has been part of the alternative country scene since the mid 90's. It takes its name from a song by the Carter Family and Uncle Tupelo, in effect, tracing the history of this hard-to-pin-down sub genre.
The book is comprised of select articles that have appeared in the magazine (though mostly in the 90s as the book was published in 1998). The article read as part biographies and part press kits/releases. They shed some insight into the various artists that make up this genre and serve to introduce the readers to bands/artists of which they might be previously unaware.
Articles feature such bands as: Waylon Jennings, Billy Joe Shaver, Wilco, Son Volt, the Old 97's, the Bottle Rockets, the Jayhawks, Whiskeytown, Golden Smog, and more. It is definitely an interesting collection.
No Depression: An introduction to alternative country music. Whatever that is.
The book is comprised of select articles that have appeared in the magazine (though mostly in the 90s as the book was published in 1998). The article read as part biographies and part press kits/releases. They shed some insight into the various artists that make up this genre and serve to introduce the readers to bands/artists of which they might be previously unaware.
Articles feature such bands as: Waylon Jennings, Billy Joe Shaver, Wilco, Son Volt, the Old 97's, the Bottle Rockets, the Jayhawks, Whiskeytown, Golden Smog, and more. It is definitely an interesting collection.
No Depression: An introduction to alternative country music. Whatever that is.
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