Trapped in This World

<p><strong>ABOUT THE BOOK</strong></p><p>From the murder of Bobby Fuller to the ascent of Soul Asylum <strong>A. J. Payler</strong> covered the most interesting corners of the music world during a time of unprecedented upheaval and change in the music industry. Ferreting out little-exposed corners of pop culture with the tenacity of a devotee <em><strong>Trapped in This World: Pop Culture on the Edge-The Omnibus of Pop Culture Writing by A. J. Payler (writing as Aaron Poehler)</strong></em> is the most expansive collection available including pieces that originally appeared in <em>Flipside</em> <em>Tail Spins</em> <em>Eye Magazine</em> <em>Razorcake</em> <em>BC Magazine </em>and many other publications including interviews profiles and over five hundred music reviews found nowhere else.</p><p><strong>Now expanded by over 350 pages-over a hundred thousand words of articles and reviews previously unseen for decades!</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Featuring:</strong></p><p>Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum</p><p>The Strange Case of Bobby Fuller</p><p>Back to Monk Time with The Monks</p><p>Making Time for the Creation</p><p>In the Eyes of St. Nic of Detroit</p><p>Behind the Curtain of the Record Industry with Moses Avalon</p><p>The Saga of Iggy Pop and the Stooges</p><p>Bill Hicks: Preaching Comedy's Dark Side</p><p>Del Close and Wasteland-Interview with John Ostrander</p><p>I Want to Last-Interview with Kevin Shima of Homunculus</p><p>Ativin</p><p>Jimi Hendrix</p><p>Joy Division</p><p>Slim Moon (KIll Rock Stars)</p><p>Spacemen 3</p><p>Les Sexareenos</p><p>Electric Frankenstein</p><p>My Dad is Dead</p><p>Sunset Sessions</p><p>Columns for <em>Razorcake</em></p><p> </p><p><strong>Plus over five hundred reviews including:</strong></p><p>The Leaving Trains</p><p>Slingshot Episode</p><p>Iggy Pop and the Stooges</p><p>Captain Beefheart</p><p>David Bowie</p><p>The Avengers</p><p>Joy Division</p><p>The Brian Jonestown Massacre</p><p>Swans</p><p>Three Mile Pilot</p><p>The Black Heart Procession</p><p>Spiritualized</p><p>The Wedding Present</p><p>Can</p><p>The Panics</p><p>The Walking Ruins</p><p>The Cramps</p><p>The Dead Kennedys</p><p>Richard Buckner</p><p>Eddi Reader</p><p>The Flaming Lips</p><p>Boy Genius</p><p>Dinosaur Jr.</p><p>The Replacements/Paul Westerberg</p><p>Tugboat Annie</p><p>Transfer</p><p>Melvins</p><p>Scrawl</p><p>Unwritten Law</p><p>Greg Ginn</p><p>The Jesus and Mary Chain</p><p>Guided by Voices</p><p>Four Letter Word</p><p>AWOLNATION</p><p>Hawkwind</p><p>The Church</p><p>DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid</p><p>Massive Attack</p><p>Manu Chao</p><p>Flight of the Conchords</p><p>Mojo Nixon</p><p>Rocket From the Tombs</p><p>Roger Miller</p><p>Bob Mould</p><p>GIVERS</p><p>Ramones</p><p>The Residents</p><p>Peter Perrett</p><p>MC5</p><p>Warren Zevon</p><p>Faith No More</p><p>Pulp</p><p>Guns 'N' Roses</p><p>...and hundreds more!</p>