{"product_id":"mighty-real-barry-walters","title":"Mighty Real (Barry Walters)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e An excellent history of the queer world s countless music scenes. \u003cbr\u003e Emma Alpern, \u003ci\u003eVulture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e An essential book for this moment. \u003cbr\u003e Rob Sheffield\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The definitive history of LGBTQ music, from Stonewall to RuPaul, and its impact on culture and American life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the underground dancefloors of the Seventies to the global charts of the Nineties, LGBTQ artists and audiences shaped music s sound, style, and spirit. In \u003ci\u003eMighty Real\u003c\/i\u003e, veteran journalist Barry Walters chronicles its LGBTQ history from the Velvet Underground to the 21st century s dawn as he honors the artists who redefined gender, defied tradition, and dared to challenge sexual norms with the help of a record business that wasn t as straight as commonly believed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on his decades as a New York- and San Francisco-based music critic, Walters examines how LGBTQ musicians, music industry executives, and fans reshaped the mainstream. He connects the dots between David Bowie s dazzling reinventions, Grace Jones s androgynous glamor, Prince s boundary-shattering sexuality, and the radical candor of the Indigo Girls to prove they re all doing the same thing: fighting oppression.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith exuberance, insight, and encyclopedic knowledge, Walters brings to life the songs and society that filled dancefloors, bedrooms, and streets as he uncovers yesteryear s coded LGBTQ messages that paved the way for today s unabashedly queer hits. \u003ci\u003eMighty Real\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterful love letter to the music that liberated generations, and it s written in a page-turning, personal way that blurs distinctions between chronicle and memoir. This is the rare and revolutionary music history told to help you laugh, cry, and then rally against lingering inequality.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBarry Walters \u003c\/b\u003ehas spent 40 years documenting the intersection of mainstream and LGBTQ culture. He began his career at \u003ci\u003eTh\u003c\/i\u003ee \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e   where he came out publicly in a 1986 Pet Shop Boys review   before becoming a fixture at \u003ci\u003eSpin\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1992, Walters  work at the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e made him the first critic to receive an award from The National Gay and Lesbian Journalists Association. Throughout the Nineties, he was \u003ci\u003eThe Advocate\u003c\/i\u003e s music columnist before a decade s worth of writing at \u003ci\u003eOut. \u003c\/i\u003eAlong the way, he s regularly appeared in \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR, \u003ci\u003ePitchfork\u003c\/i\u003e, and other media mainstays. \u003ci\u003eLove Me Like You Should: The Brave and Bold Sylvester\u003c\/i\u003e, a 2020 mini-documentary he wrote and co-produced for Amazon Music, won a Clio Award.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Hardcover), Englisch, 496 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65815079813469,"sku":"K010682231","price":26.2,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/1068223100001A.jpg?v=1788560360","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/mighty-real-barry-walters","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}