{"product_id":"freaks-out-by-luke-haines-9781788709347","title":"Freaks Out!","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRishi Sunak - this book is not for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKeir Starmer - this book is not for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe salt of the earth - this book is not for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe worthy - this book is not for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe middlebrow - this book is not for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePE teachers - this book is not for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGatekeepers - this book is not for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGamekeepers - this book is not for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe curators - this book is not for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe list-makers - this book is not for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book is for the Freaks.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMusician and author Luke Haines embarks on an odyssey through the ages, exploring how the 'freaks' infiltrated modern culture - and almost won the rock 'n' roll wars - only to lose to the rise of Cool Britannia and TV 'talent' shows that turned the strange and the outsiders into fodder for laughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this ultimate celebration of freakdom, Haines tells the story of pivotal freaks - including Johnnie Ray, Gene Vincent, Hank Marvin, Syd Barrett, the Incredible String Band and Big Youth - through the prism of rock 'n' roll and explains how freaks infiltrated wider culture through history in the form of the Cathars, the Ranters, Hells Angels and the Yippies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePart memoir, part manifesto, \u003ci\u003eFreaks Out!\u003c\/i\u003e is a righteous alternate history of rock 'n' roll.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072093995244,"sku":"9781788709347","price":55.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/23622513482824.jpg?v=1765075272","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/freaks-out-by-luke-haines-9781788709347","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}