Beat Happening's Beat Happening

by Bryan C. Parker

Book Overview

This is the album that sent a shockwave of empowerment through the nation's cultural underground. In 1985, Olympia, Washington band Beat Happening released their eponymous debut of lo-fi pop songs on K Records and challenged every conception held about music. At the center of the group was the enigmatic Calvin Johnson and his revolutionary vision of artistic creation. His foresight and industriousness allowed him to recruit to the K Records roster...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1628929278
• ISBN13: 9781628929270
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.7" x 6.4"