A REALLY STRANGE AND WONDERFUL TIME: THE CHAPEL HILL MUSIC SCENE 1989-1999 - HARDCOVER - BOOK HAL BLAINE

A REALLY STRANGE AND WONDERFUL TIME: THE CHAPEL HILL MUSIC SCENE 1989-1999 - HARDCOVER - BOOK HAL BLAINETHE FIRST BIOGRAPHY OF THE THRIVING AND INFLUENTIAL ROCK SCENE IN CHAPEL HILL, WHICH GAVE THE WORLD ARTISTS LIKE BEN FOLDS FIVE, SUPERCHUNK, AND SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS North Carolina has always produced extraordinary music of every description. But the indie rock boom of the late 1980s and early 90s brought the state most fully into the public consciousness, while the subsequent post grunge free for all bestowed its greatest commercial successes. In

‘Telephone Line’ and ‘Rockaria

hip-hop and its groundbreaking DJs and artists—nearly all of them people of color from some of America’s most overlooked communities—pushed the boundaries of music to new frontiers

a new feeling complemented by synthesized arrangements and a pop-flavored

Fly By Night

and establishing "I heart Brooklyn" as the mantra of a new generation

Bootie Brown of the Pharcyde

50th anniversary celebration of Philadelphia International Records

and "Maria Maria

His work has appeared on some of the most iconic album and magazine covers of all time

artists describe in their own words how their songs became the soundtrack of your life in this celebration of music featuring original interviews by music journalist Steve Baltin

10 Dear God

and of course his hometown Austin City Limits Festival