Underground

Arnaud Le Gouefflec a été professeur de français dans la région brestoise pendant 25 ans jusqu'en 2019; en parallèle il mène une carrière artistique à laquelle il se consacre désormais à 100% : chanteur, musicien, auteur de chansons et de BD, romancier, organisateur de festivals, créateur de label m......more

Pretty much what you'd expect, this has short biographies, in comic form, of the recording world's more maverick examples. Coldplay fans need not apply, for here we get Sun-Ra, The Residents, obscure French jazzy chanson providers and more, plus short essays on black metal (well, ish), dub, and Krau......more

enjoyed this book about a lot of musicians i wouldn't come across in my wanderings. tow things i didn't like - michael moorcock's forward is noted on the cover, all 3 paragraphs of it. kind of falsely trying to get readers to by the book. it happens on a lot of books, v. annoying. the other thing i......more

Although very encyclopedic with short entries for each artist (many of whom have proper books for biographies or documentary films), it still gave a lot of context to music you'll hear when you try to search for anything out of the ordinary, but sometimes with a more personal angle, and in others mo......more

Got a few good recommendations from this book full of stories about outsiders in music.......more