{"title":"Bryan Charles","description":"\u003cp\u003eBryan Charles offers a compelling exploration of contemporary arts and culture through his writing. His work often delves into the nuances of music, art, and their wider societal impact, inviting readers to reconsider familiar landscapes with fresh eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a keen analytical approach and vivid storytelling, Charles captures the vibrancy and complexity of creative expression. His books are ideal for anyone interested in the intersections of culture, identity, and artistic innovation.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"pavements-wowee-zowee-by-bryan-charles-9780826429575","title":"Pavement's Wowee Zowee","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePavement wrapped up at Easley Recording in Memphis. They mixed the tracks and recorded overdubs in New York. They took a step back and assessed the material. It was a wild scene. They had fully fleshed-out songs and whispers and rumours of half-formed ones. They had songs that followed a hard-to-gauge internal logic. They had punk tunes and country tunes and sad tunes and funny ones. They had fuzzy pop and angular new wave. They had raunchy guitar solos and stoner blues. They had pristine jangle and pedal steel. The final track list ran to eighteen songs and filled three sides of vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReleased in 1995, on the heels of two instant classics, \u003ci\u003eWowee Zowee\u003c\/i\u003e confounded Pavement's audience. Yet the record has grown in stature, and many diehard fans now consider it Pavement's best. Weaving personal history and reporting—including extensive new interviews with the band—Bryan Charles goes searching for the story behind the record and finds a piece of art as elusive, anarchic, and transportive now as it was then.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47426977104108,"sku":"9780826429575","price":21.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780826429575.jpg?v=1774767749"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/bryan-charles.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}