Bøger af Iain Ellis

Punk Beyond the Music investigates where punk has manifested and mutated, tracing its transformation from a music genre into a far-reaching cultural aesthetic. Focusing on punk's most recurring traits-DIY, attitude, outsider identities, symbols, and politics-the author examines their appearance in various arts and cultural practices.

An illustrated encyclopaedia of British railway engineering terminology, jargon and slang. Nearly 10,000 entries, fully cross referenced.

In examining the major critical humorists that have clashed with religion, this book investigates the dynamics at the heart of this long-standing cultural antagonism. The dramatic skirmishes recounted here revolve around various facets of religion, including its policies and edicts, its political manifestations, and the nature of faith itself.

Through a compilation of essays and profiles, Brit Wits shows how and why humour has been such a powerful catalyst and expressive force in rockers' work. Ellis trains his attention on those whose music and persona exude defiance to investigate the nature of rock humour and how these groups have used it to attack prevailing social structures.

Rock music has been the principal outlet of youth rebellion for more than half a century, and though rock rebels have been idolized and profiled extensively, their humor has not been at the center of attention. In "Rebels Wit Attitude," music writer Iain Ellis throws a spotlight on the history of humor in rock music, and its use as a weapon of anti-establishment rebellion. The performers who are the subjects of Ellis' study are not merely musicians or comedians--they are artists whose works exude defiance and resistance. Discussing the work of iconic figures as diverse as Chuck Berry, Bob Dylan, Lou Reed, the Beastie Boys, and Madonna, Ellis reveals how issues of politics, ethics, race, and gender, among others, have energized their expressions of rock (and) humor. "Rebels Wit Attitude" is an entertaining look at some of the greatest rebels in American rock culture and a fascinating history of humor and dissent.