{"product_id":"fugazis-in-on-the-kill-taker-paperback","title":"Fugazi's in on the Kill Taker - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoe Gross\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy June 1993, when Washington, D.C.'s Fugazi released their third full-length album \u003ci\u003eIn on the Kill Taker\u003c\/i\u003e, the quartet was reaching a thunderous peak in popularity and influence. With two EPs (combined into the classic CD \u003ci\u003e13 songs\u003c\/i\u003e) and two albums (1990's genre-defining \u003ci\u003eRepeater\u003c\/i\u003e and 1991's impressionistic follow-up \u003ci\u003eSteady Diet of Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e) inside of five years, Fugazi was on creative roll, astounding increasingly large audiences as they toured, blasting fist-pumping anthems and jammy noise-workouts that roared into every open underground heart. When the album debuted on the now-SoundScan-driven charts, Fugazi had never been more in the public eye. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFew knew how difficult it had been to make this popular breakthrough. Disappointed with the sound of the self-produced \u003ci\u003eSteady Diet\u003c\/i\u003e, the band recorded with legendary engineer Steve Albini, only to scrap the sessions and record at home in D.C. with Ted Niceley, their brilliant, under-known producer. Inadvertently, Fugazi chose an unsure moment to make \u003ci\u003eIn on the Kill Taker\u003c\/i\u003e: as Nirvana and Sonic Youth were yanking the American rock underground into the media glare, and \"breaking\" punk in every possible meaning of the word. Despite all of this, \u003ci\u003eKill Taker\u003c\/i\u003e became an alt-rock classic in spite of itself, even as its defiant, muscular sound stood in stark contrast to everything represented by the mainstreaming of a culture and worldview they held dear. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book features new interviews with all four members of Fugazi and members of their creative community.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoe Gross \u003c\/b\u003ehas written for \u003ci\u003eSpin, Rolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eCity Paper, Radio On\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. He covers culture, popular and un-, for the \u003ci\u003eAustin \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican-Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e, among other places, and lives with his family in Austin, TX, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 6.8 x 4.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 19, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771825226016,"sku":"9781501321399","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3fd9310d4023434a463507c0e545cf75.webp?v=1780394602","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/fugazis-in-on-the-kill-taker-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}