Nights and Days in a Dark Carnival
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (568 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00HI5WHX8 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 284 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Craven Rock’s curiosity with the Juggalos (the fan base of the Insane Clown Posse, a white rap duo from Detroit) began when he noticed kids in Seattle painting themselves up as wicked clowns.For the next few years, Rock delved into Juggalo culture: researching ICP’s music, underground fame, and their philosophies, to help understand what compelled people to identify with ICP with almost religious fervor.Craven Rock’s research cumulates in attending the Gathering of the Juggalos, and through interviews, inquiry and analysis, Craven Rock offers us his theories on Juggalo attraction, Faygo soda, classism, oil-wrestling, ICP’s marketing strategies, People of Color within the Juggalo Family, horror-core rap, and the underlying religious motivations of the Dark Carnival, as well as many other subjects.Nights and Days in A Dark Carnival is Craven Rock’s debut full-length book, and is told in the same casual yet explorative way that gained this mid-west taxi-driver turned unconventional punk journalist followers of his long running zine Eaves of Ass.
Christopher M. Whitman Jr. said Solid and quick read. The author and his friend embark on a journey to see the Gathering of the Juggalos yearly festival. They have their biases and influences but the book I thought was well done. It was not too long, it was not too short, and the author did his research before he went. Don't know what else to say, if you are interested in the topic, you will most likely enjoy it, if not, you won't, pretty simple