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The Psychic Soviet, and Other Works
- Author
- Ian F. Svenonius
- Narrator
- Ian F. Svenonius
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 10 March 2020
- Run Time
- 6 hours 8 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
A new, expanded collection of both new and previously published essays and articles from one of the mainstays of the Washington, DC underground rock-and-roll scene, The Psychic Soviet is the most complete collection of writings by Ian Svenonius. The selections are written in a scholarly yet engaging style, filled with parody and biting humor that subvert capitalist culture, and cover such topics as the ascent of the DJ as a star, the “cosmic depression” that followed the defeat of the USSR, and the status of rock and roll as a religion.
Critics Review
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“In a sense, the book is Mr. Svenonius’s love letter to the good old days of do-it-yourself punk concerts, though it’s cleverly disguised as a series of Marxian essays.”
New York Times
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“The…book—given Svenonius’s communism infatuation, the parallel to Mao’s Little Red Book is no mistake—contains well-thought-out arguments on a variety of subjects, from vampires to the origins of punk rock. It’s often funny, but never in a self-consciously ironic way."
Washington Post
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“Ian Svenonius has come a long way since Sassy Magazine first dubbed him the ‘Sassiest Boy in America’ in 1991. The DC singer has never been anything less than political to the extreme.”
Village Voice
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Details
- Author
- Ian F. Svenonius
- Narrator
- Ian F. Svenonius
- Duration
- 6 hours 8 minutes
- Release Date
- 10 March 2020
- ISBN
- 9781094108148
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Humour collections and anthologies
Synopsis
A new, expanded collection of both new and previously published essays and articles from one of the mainstays of the Washington, DC underground rock-and-roll scene, The Psychic Soviet is the most complete collection of writings by Ian Svenonius. The selections are written in a scholarly yet engaging style, filled with parody and biting humor that subvert capitalist culture, and cover such topics as the ascent of the DJ as a star, the “cosmic depression” that followed the defeat of the USSR, and the status of rock and roll as a religion.
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