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Juggalo: Insane Clown Posse and the World They Made is a vivid journey into the heart of a misunderstood subculture. Through firsthand reporting, including interviews with Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope of the Insane Clown Posse, their friends and family, and numerous devoted fans, Juggalo explores the lives of the proud outsiders who are frequently labeled as a threat or dismissed as a joke. Author and journalist Steve Miller follows ICP across America, hanging out with Juggalos before and after shows, at the legendary annual Gathering of the Juggalos, and at work and home to share their stories. In addition, Juggalo dives deep into the FBI's misguided assault on Juggalo culture and the misidentification of this devoted group of horrorcore fans as a gang. Juggalo is also the chronicle of two hard-luck kids from Detroit who created an empire and became the unwitting stars of a uniquely American grassroots success story. Without the help of radio airplay and with little love from the music industry establishment, ICP went platinum and fostered one of America's most durable subcultures. Juggalo is required reading for the hardcore fan and pop culture buff alike, a scrupulously researched account of a subculture unlike any other -- one that so shook the establishment it launched a federal investigation -- as well as a window into the world of the Juggalos and the singular mythology of their underworld apocalypse. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)782.421649The arts Music Vocal music Secular Forms of vocal music Secular songs General principles and musical forms Song genres Western popular songs RapLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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Wrestling is not commercial neither is hundreds of thousands in merch sales because, Steve Miller says so.
Mark Dancey is not authentic even though he actually lives in Detroit (ICP are from a rich suburb, Ferndale) and has been turning out art since the 80's and played in Big Chief and Born Without a Face when ICP were in diapers.
NYTimes Readers do not "get stuff."
Rock journalism is old and boring, even though Miller wrote a book about, wait for it...ROCK MUSIC IN 2013...
So, if you can slog through Miller's retarded opinions, you can enjoy a somewhat entertaining two star rock history of some of the shittiest music ever made and the free speech trial that occurred, because that is authentic, even the tired old rock guys did it in the 90's with Tipper Whore. ( )