From the murder of Bobby Fuller to the ascent of Soul Asylum, A. J. Payler 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, Trapped in This World: Pop Culture on the Edge-The Omnibus of Pop Culture Writing by A. J. Payler (writing as Aaron Poehler) is the most expansive collection available, including pieces that originally appeared in Flipside, Tail Spins, Eye Magazine, Razorcake, BC Magazine and many other publications, including interviews, profiles, and over five hundred music reviews found nowhere else.
Now expanded by over 350 pages-over a hundred thousand words of articles and reviews previously unseen for decades!
Featuring:
Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum
The Strange Case of Bobby Fuller
Back to Monk Time with The Monks
Making Time for the Creation
In the Eyes of St. Nic of Detroit
Behind the Curtain of the Record Industry with Moses Avalon
The Saga of Iggy Pop and the Stooges
Bill Hicks: Preaching Comedy's Dark Side
Del Close and Wasteland-Interview with John Ostrander
""I Want to Last""-Interview with Kevin Shima of Homunculus