More Real Life Rock

A funny, fierce, and uninhibited musical chronicle of the convulsive past six years from one of our finest cultural critics

"A one-of-a-kind guide to rock music's resonance in every aspect of our lives."—David Kirby, Wall Street Journal

"A smart set of suggestions for further reading, viewing, and listening by a most trustworthy guide."— Kirkus Reviews

For the past thirty-five years, celebrated author Greil Marcus has applied his unmatched critical apparatus to everything from music, television, radio, and politics to overheard comments, advertisements, and happenstance street encounters—an eclectic collection of what he calls "everyday culture and found objects."

This book collects hundreds of items from the crisscrossing spectrum of culture and politics throughout the tumultuous past six years of American life, an essential travel guide to the scorched landscape of recent…