Acid Detroit by Joe Molloy - ISBN: 9781914420511
Paperback
Detroit’s revolutionary music reveals seeds of transformation amidst urban ruins.

Acid Detroit

A Psychedelic Story of Motor City Music

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  • Paperback

    280 pages

  • Release Date

    16 May 2023

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Summary

Acid Detroit tells the story of Motor City through its revolutionary music past and present, in order to find the seeds of radical transformation among its ruins.

Acid Detroit is an exhilarating, technicolour view of Detroit’s musical and social history from the 1960s to the present day. Redefining the counterculture as a time of Acid Communism, Acid Detroit diverges from most books on the Sixties, which centre on California, to show that Detroit was an unequalled hotbed of radical ac…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781914420511
ISBN-10:1914420519
Author:Joe Molloy
Publisher:Watkins Media Limited
Imprint:Repeater Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:280
Release Date:16 May 2023
Weight:369g
Dimensions:197mm x 130mm
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Critics Review

“Extending Mark Fisher’s concept of Acid Communism into vibrant new territory, Acid Detroit takes a clear passion for a city and its culture and reveals the radical political potentials that are to be found not only in its past but, perhaps even more importantly, in its present and proximate future.” “This gave me so much knowledge of the history of music in Detroit, and made me so proud to be a part of our city’s history and culture.” “Through the toxic runoff of snowed-in flyover country and psychedelic outsiderism, Molloy untangles the creative minds that go fast and furiously into new musical territories while honoring the decades of untouchable classics that came before. Acid Detroit is a music lover’s insider look into the sublime joy of seeing time catch up to itself.” Joe’s in-depth and emotionally charged writing, specifically about John Brannon’s career, really pulls in and enraptures the reader. You can tell by the attention to detail how much research and heart has been put into this book on Detroit music.

About The Author

Joe Molloy

Joe Molloy is a resident of Detroit. He is reappraising the histories handed down to him through radical critical perspectives with the intention of shaking the settled past up into dazzling new patterns. One of the emerging voices of his generation at just twenty-two years of age, Acid Detroit is his first book.

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