Rebels and Underdogs: The Story of Ohio Rock and Roll

From Cleveland to Cincinnati and everywhere in between, Ohio rocks. Rebels and Underdogs: The Story of Ohio Rock and Roll takes readers behind the scenes to the birth and rise of musical legends like the Black Keys, Nine Inch Nails, Devo, the Breeders, Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders, and many others who started in garages and bars across Ohio. Through candid first-hand interviews, Garin Pirnia captures new, unheard stories from national legends like the Black Keys and slow-burn local bands like Wussy from Cincinnati. Discover why Greenhornes' members Patrick Keeler and Brian Olive almost killed each other on stage one night, what happened to the pink guitar Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails gave to band member Richard Patrick, why Devo loved the dissonance when they were booed by 400,000 music lovers in England, and so much more! Entertaining, inspiring, and revolutionary, Rebels and Underdogs is the untold story of the bands, the state, and rock itself.

Author: Garin Pirnia
Publisher: Red Lightning Books
Published: 04/04/2018
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781684350124

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 02/15/2018 pg. 66

About the Author

Garin Pirnia was born and raised in the rock and roll city of Dayton, Ohio. She has written about music for Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Mental Floss, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Paste Magazine, and many more publications. She is the author of The Beer Cheese Book and the screenwriter of The Finicky Cat, a short horror comedy, that has won several awards at film fests and screenplay contests. Music, beer cheese, and cats--she does it all.