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The Subversive Story of the B-52s: Scott Creney on one of the most iconic bands in American popular musical history

The Subversive Story of the B-52s: Scott Creney on one of the most iconic bands in American popular musical history

FromKeen On


The Subversive Story of the B-52s: Scott Creney on one of the most iconic bands in American popular musical history

FromKeen On

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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Aug 8, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

EPISODE 1642: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Scott Creney, co-author of THE STORY OF THE B-52s, about one of the most subversive and iconic American pop music history

Scott Creney is author of the work of creative nonfiction Dear Al-Qaeda: Letters to the World’s Most Notorious Terror Organization (Black Ocean). They have written about music, books, and film for Clash Music, The Fanzine, Collapse Board, and Ablaze!, among others, and contributed six entries to 101 Albums You Should Die Before You Hear. Scott was also the bass player for the Athens band Tunabunny.

Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.
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Released:
Aug 8, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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