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Revolution On Canvas: Poetry From The Indie Music Scene

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This book is spectacular. It contains lots of poetry, prose, and art from the contemporary indie/punk/hardcore/emo scene. Much of the poetry is so original and moving. I personally loved it and constantly find myself flipping through it. Some bands that have contributed works include Silverstein, Taking Back Sunday, The Bled, Boys Night Out, From Autumn to Ashes, This Day Forward, Planes Mistaken For Stars, The Starting Line, Fear Before The March of Flames, and many more. For a good handle on modern poetry, or if you like any of these bands pick up this book. You wont regret it. Plus, its pink! You can walk around showing off to all your hipster friends! Two scene points for you!

Yes that's right this book took some of the greatest indie rock songs and stripped them down to nothing, but words. It made the book and the songs that much more meaningful because you really got a feel for the talents of the bands who were put in this book. I have read this book over 20 times and i still don't get sick of it. Now when i hear the songs, i feel more connected to them for knowing them with and with out the music that was put to them. This is such a great book to read.

This book is absolutely amazing. The poetry is insightful, and the bands deserve so much credit for their extreme talent. I find that it makes great presents, if that counts. You can't readd this book without finding something to make you laugh or cry. Completely moving. Props to anyone who picks it up and reads it, you wouldn't regret it.

This book of poems is great,wonderful. I read it in one day,i couldnt let go of it and i read once more and it was still great.Some of the bands should get more respect for their talents that they have and should do more with it.

If you really want some insight into the indie music scene this book is it. It's a poetry book so you can read it over and over again. It's a great deal. Hurry Up and join the Revolution.

It's hard to understand the reviews going on on this page. I was intrigued by the idea of this book, so i checked out some of the poems via the "search inside." What i found upon reading more than a few selections from this book was that there is nothing of any sort of literary value in these poems...at all. I was all of a sudden plunged into a high school creative writing class. Name dropping, and wierd styalistic choices with no purpose abound in this book (lets name drop here too - the book is abunch of Bukowski wannabes who like e.e. cummings odd capitolization). If this is what the indy music scene sees as becoming cultured or literary, they are sorely mistaken. Good example of that, a quotable quote, "via simpleton culture/The idiots are taking over." You got that one right Mike Burkett - and you are leading that pack.

this was a good idea excecuted poorly. dont waste your time. read REAL literature.