Boys Don't Lie: A History of Shoes Now Available at Pure PopPress

VESTAL, N.Y. - Sept. 17, 2013 - PRLog -- Boys Don’t Lie: A History of Shoes Available Now from PurePopPress

Description: Boys Don’t Lie: A History of Shoes—the long-awaited critical biography of the reclusive power-pop master craftsmen—is now available from PurePopPress for purchase or review.

Ever since their storied beginning—recording the 1977 masterpiece Black Vinyl Shoes in a garage in the religious enclave of Zion, Illinois—Shoes have been legendary in DIY and pop circles. Their most recent release, 2012’s Ignition, was greeted with tremendous critical acclaim.

Caught between cosmopolitan respect and provincial indifference, the members of Shoes are ordinary and extraordinary at the same time. Here, for the first time, they tell their story as they experienced it: three men in a small but determined boat, buffeted by the waves of historical change that have swept the music industry for the last forty years.

Those changes are explored in a broader history of the music industry: the technological and commercial upheavals that have affected both the major labels and the independents.

Pop guru Jordan Oakes (Yellow Pills) said, “I can conclusively recommend the book as riveting, essential reading. … Whether or not you're a Shoes fan, Boys Don't Lie will hook you like an excellent novel (or, for that matter, a Shoes song).” Musoscribe’s Bill Kopp called it “a must-read,” stating, “Donnelly’s telling of the story—based on more hours of interviews than one can probably imagine with the principals plus relevant witnesses and bystanders—is richly detailed. It never drags, and most readers will find themselves rooting throughout for the protagonists.”

Mary E. Donnelly is a college professor and music blogger living in upstate New York. Co-author credit goes to longtime music journalist Moira McCormick (Rolling Stone, Billboard, Chicago Sun-Times); the foreword was penned by veteran rock scribe Steve Simels (Stereo Review).


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