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One of Pitchfork's 11 Best Music Books of 2021
Recommended book in Rolling Stones June 2021 Issue
With an additional 30,000 words of compelling stories, research, and analysis, music journalist and In Defense of Ska podcast creator/host Aaron Carnes presents the case that ska never died, by jumping headfirst into ska's "lost years," i.e., the period after the '90s third-wave ska boom.
New topics covered include LA's ongoing vibrant traditional ska scene and how young Latinos are keeping the ska torch aflame, how the devastation of Hurricane Katrina inadvertently kicked off a thriving scene focused on keeping community alive in New Orleans, a deep review of Christian ska group Five Iron Frenzy, who broke a Kickstarter record in the '10s while making progressive activists out of their fan base, a close inspection of a hipster rocksteady scene in Brooklyn that grew so popular it nearly kicked off a nationwide revival, and more secret ska past revelations with none other than Fall Out Boy lead singer Patrick Stump-who has a story that, up until recently, was carefully guarded.
Plus, the book re-explores several bands featured in the first edition, revealing new layers and more details about all the bands fans love, like Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Operation Ivy, the Slackers, Hepcat, Mephiskapheles, and Reel Big Fish. With 30,000 additional words, this is the complete ska package.
Info autore
Aaron Carnes is a music journalist based out of Sacramento, California. His work has appeared
in Playboy, Salon, Bandcamp Daily, Sierra Club, Noisey, Sun Magazine, and Good Times. His book "In Defense of Ska" was an indie hit with strong grassroots swell without distribution. He is the host of the popular "In Defense of Ska" podcast. Guests have included Margaret Cho, Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy), John Darnielle (Mountain Goats), and Laura Jane Grace (Against Me).
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One of Pitchfork’s 11 Best Music Books of 2021
Recommended book in Rolling Stones June 2021 Issue
With an additional 30,000 words of compelling stories, research, and analysis, music journalist and ‘In Defense of Ska’ podcast creator/host Aaron Carnes presents the case that ska never died, by jumping headfirst into ska’s “lost years,” i.e., the period after the ’90s third-wave ska boom.
New topics covered include LA’s ongoing vibrant traditional ska scene and how young Latinos are keeping the ska torch aflame, how the devastation of Hurricane Katrina inadvertently kicked off a thriving scene focused on keeping
community alive in New Orleans, a deep review of Christian ska group Five Iron Frenzy, who broke a Kickstarter record in the ’10s while making progressive activists out of their fan base, a close inspection of a hipster rocksteady scene in Brooklyn that grew so popular it nearly kicked off a nationwide revival, and more secret ska past revelations with none other than Fall Out Boy lead singer Patrick Stump—who has a story that, up until recently, was carefully guarded.
Plus, the book reexplores several bands featured in the first edition, revealing new layers and more details about all the bands fans love, like Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Operation Ivy, the Slackers, Hepcat, Mephiskapheles, and Reel Big Fish. With 30,000 additional words, this is the complete ska package.
Prefazione
- In Defense of Ska podcast:
Since January 2021, Aaron has hosted the In Defense of Ska podcast, which receive high enough downloads that put it in the top 5% of all podcasts. Aaron has brought on several big guests to talk about ska including Margaret Cho, Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy), John Darnielle (Mountain Goats), Laura Jane Grace (Against Me), Ted Leo, Max Collins (Eve 6), and Brian Fallon (The Gaslight Anthem). During the lead up to the book release, Aaron plans to run ads on his podcast promoting the 2nd edition of his book, as well as posting on social media to his growing In Defense of Ska followers. - Press:
During the initial “In Defense of Ska” run, Aaron landed publicity in Rolling Stone, NPR, Washington Post, Esquire, GQ, Stereogum, Pitchfork and on the Office Hours Live podcast. Aaron has kept a long list of press contacts that he worked with the first time. Though the course of working on the book and his podcast, his list has grown. He plans to hit everyone up again and get some publicity for the 2nd edition of his breakout book. - Record Stores & Bookstores:
Many record & bookstores reached out to us last time about stocking the book. This time around we will be able to expand our reach with distribution & hit back those same outlets as well. - Local & International Media:
Last time around Aaron got some local media coverage for the book. This time we will aim for local as well as global media outlets to build on the already healthy coverage the first edition received.
