Empire of Dirt

Empire of Dirt: The Aesthetics and Rituals of British Indie Music is a 2006 book by Wendy Fonarow.[1]

For the 2013 Canadian film, see Empire of Dirt (film).

Empire of Dirt: The Aesthetics and Rituals of British Indie Music
Paperback cover
AuthorWendy Fonarow
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genrenon-fiction
PublisherWesleyan University Press
Publication date
2006
Media typePrint (hardback and paperback)
Pages336
ISBN978-0-8195-6810-6

Contents

The title of the book comes from one verse from the cover version by Johnny Cash of the Nine Inch Nails song "Hurt" ("and you could have it all, my empire of dirt"). Fonarow was given a vinyl edition of the Cash album American IV by Alan McGee, founder of Creation Records while writing the manuscript.

The cover, designed by Matthew Cooper, depicts a typical indie band (2 guitarists, a bass player and a drummer all thin) in silhouette (see sleeperbloke).

In chapter 1 the author discuss 'What Is "Indie"?'. A problem with defining indie is that any precise definition will exclude music and performers which indie fans and insiders feel should be included or include ones that should be excluded.[2] These are some possible definitions:[3]

  1. Indie music is the one which is recorded by independent labels and distributed via independent distributors. Records distributed via independent distributors qualified for the UK Indie Chart.
  2. a genre of music with a distinctive sound and style.
  3. music that communicates a particular ethos.
  4. a category of critical assessment.
  5. music different from other genres like mainstream pop, dance, blues, country or classical.

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References
  1. Paperback: ISBN 978-0-8195-6811-3, Hardcover: ISBN 978-0-8195-6810-6.
  2. page 25
  3. page 26
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