* - A-Z of Alternative Music (Paperback)

Taking in 80s 'College rock', Punk, Indie, Industrial, Goth, Electronica and Grunge, this book also includes 60s pioneers such as "Captain Beefheart and the "13th Floor Elevators" as well as contemporary bands such as "Sigur Ros" and the "Yeah Yeah Yeahs". Artists featured include The Velvet Underground, Tom Waits, Kraftwerk, Joy Division, The Pixies, The Smiths, The Cure, Nirvana, REM, and Jeff Buckley. It includes 99 songs with full lyrics and chord symbols. Additional songs include: "The Clash: Complete Control"; "Beck: Loser"; "Tom Waits: Blue Valentines"; "Jane's Addiction: Been Caught Stealing"; "David Bowie: Be My Wife"; "Nine Inch Nails: Hurt"; "Sonic Youth: Sugar Kane"; "Nirvana: Where Did You Sleep Last Night"; "Siouxsie & The Banshees: Spellbound"; "Queens Of The Stone Age: No One Knows"; "The Pixies: Debaser"; "Radiohead: Creep"; "New York Dolls: Personality Crisis"; "Rage Against The Machine: Wake Up"; "The Smiths: How Soon Is Now"; "Violent Femmes: Blister In The Sun"; "The Flaming Lips: The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song"; "The Cure: A Forest"; and, "The Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Pin".

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