For the
past decade, photographer Peter Ellenby has captured the bands and musicians
that have emerged as avatars of the vibrant indie rock scene. An impromptu
shooter with a fan’s eye, Ellenby employs the same sort of freewheeling, often
chaotic techniques—using everything from plastic toy cameras to fish-eye
lenses—as the musicians themselves. The result is a body of work that reveals
the explosive energy of live performances and epitomizes the street ethic that
these bands work and live by.
Once the
sole province of college radio and small clubs, indie rock has exploded from the
underground to become a major worldwide phenomenon, with many acts going on to
multi-million-dollar label deals and sold-out arena tours. But such radical
evolution has not blunted its edge, nor has it dampened Ellenby’s passion for
his subject: a passion that has lead him to produce portraits as personal and
open as the music itself, and live shots so visceral you practically tremble
from the volume.
Hundreds of
pictures combine to create a document of a vital international music scene that
has rocketed some performers to superstardom and helped to define a new
generation distrustful of commercial culture. As a bonus, thebook
includes a 21-track CD featuring music by Preston School of Industry,
Grandaddy, Death Cab for Cutie, Film School, American Music Club, Rogue Wave,
The Court & Spark, Beulah, The Wedding Present, Kingdom First, and many of
the other bands from this groundbreaking movement.
Peter Ellenby has been taking photographs almost his entire life. He has
lived in San Francisco, shooting the Indie scene, since 1994. His work has been
used by bands, labels, and publications around the globe. His favorite places in
the world are the top of Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh and Bottom of the Hill in
San Francisco.
John Doe
is a founding member of X and of The Knitters, and has released seven solo
albums. Mr. Doe has also appeared in more than forty films and several
television programs.
Tim
Scanlin is a Los
Angeles–based writer, musician, and entrepreneur. His past titles include
publisher of the zine Snack!, editor at Sonicnet/Addicted to Noise, and
director of A&R for Rhino/Warner Strategic Marketing. In 2004 he co-founded
Brandracket, which pairs top-shelf independent artists with some of the
world’s biggest brands. He’s also a member of the band Actionslacks. He
lives in Long Beach.
Christopher
Slater writes
about music and film and lives in San Francisco. His first published story,
“Collision Course,” earned three stars and a “Great Job!!” in Mr.
Hennessey’s 3rd grade class.
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Aaron Nudelman
Actionslacks
Aislers Set
American Analog Set
American Music Club
. . . And You Will Know Us by
the Trail of Dead
The Anniversary
Appleseed Cast
Archers of Loaf
The Automator
Beastie Boys
Ben Lee
Beth Lisick
Beulah
Bob Mould
Brainiac
Bright Eyes
Built to Spill
Calvin Krime
¡Carlos!
Chixdiggit
Chuck Prophet
Cisco the Frisco Mack
The Clean
The Court & Spark
Creeper Lagoon
Dashboard Confessional
Death Cab for Cutie
Death Star
The Donnas
Earlimart
Engine 88
Epidemic
Fastbacks
Film School
Fiver
The Flaming Lips
The Flipsides
Fog
Foo Fighters
Frank Black
From Satellite
Fuck
The Get Up Kids
Grandaddy
Greg Dulli
Harvey Danger
Henry’s Dress
Her Space Holiday
Hey Mercedes
Imperial Teen
Ivy
Jeremy Enigk
The Jesus Lizard
Jimmy Eat World
John Doe
John Lee Hooker
John Vanderslice
Jolly
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Kenickie
Kingdom First
Knapsack
The Knitters
Les Claypool
Matmos
Matt Nathanson
Meices
Melvins
Mensclub
Mike Watt
MK Ultra
Modest Mouse
The Muffs
The Murder City Devils
Nada Surf
Neko Case
Oranger
Overwhelming Colorfast
The Pattern
Paul Rigby
Phil Crumar
Pinback
The Poster Children
Preston School of Industry
The Promise Ring
Queens of the Stone Age
Red 5
Red Aunts
Red House Painters
Rilo Kiley
The Rise
Rocket from the Crypt
Rogue Wave
Sebadoh
Smoosh
Sonic Youth
Spearhead
Spoon
Supersuckers
Swell
Swirlhappy
Uncle Joe’s Big Ol’ Driver
Unwound
The Velvet Teen
The Wedding Present
Zen Guerilla
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