"An idiosyncratic review of the most exciting modern music--new wave to no wave, hardcore to hip-hop."--Jacket.

Provides profiles of solo performers, bands, producers, and record labels from the alternative rock movement, ranging from the mid-1970s to the present, and inc

A veteran music journalist explores how four legendary rock bands—KISS, Cheap Trick, Aerosmith, and Starz—laid the foundation for two diametrically opposed