Iain Ellis interview / book signing
KU lecturer in English Iain Ellis recently released his book Rebels Wit Attitude: Subversive Rock Humorists. I sat down and did an interview with him for KJHK’s news magazine, As Heard From the Hill, back at the end of November. I believe I’ve mentioned this before. Anyhow, since it appears that PopMatters never put it up, and since As Heard From the Hill is reairing the interview tonight, here it is.
The best part about this book is that I’ve probably been hearing about it for the past four or five years. Every time I’d run into Iain at the Replay, I’d talk to him about crazy rock ‘n’ roll, like the Macc Lads or Splodgenessabounds. The book ended up losing any parts about English artists, however. To tighten the focus, Ellis aimed his lens at just American artists (and even then, I gave him hell for not including the Tubes).
The book is excellent, and if you’d like to get a copy, Ellis will be signing copies of Rebels Wit Attitude tomorrow, Thursday, April 23 as part of Oread Books‘ Birthday Celebration week. Ellis will appear from 1:00 - 2:30 PM on Thursday, April 23, and give a brief talk at the beginning of the event.