Psychic Confusion: The "Sonic Youth" Story
 

The first of a few Sonic Youth related books expected this year will be available apparently on March 3rd.

 

http://mycherieamour.blogspot.com/20...uth-story.html

Looks punk.

seems cool! nice title...

I like how the synopsis still implies that Everett True is the author

Launch party today?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/steviec...er/2276480065/

gotta love the nearby "Peanuts" in the photo in Moshe's first post.

excellent... everett true. havent read anything by him in awhile...

I attempted to order this, but the bookshop cancelled my order almost immediately on the grounds that the book is out of print.

:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

Psychic Confusion inititally was supposed to have been written by Everett
True. He announced it on his blog at Plan B, even. And that book cover
has been around awhile. Apparently, however, True abandoned the project. Enter Stevie Chick.

You're welcome.

Regardless of the author, I hope this book is worthy of its subject.

I have my doubts as whether the book will ever appear. The author says it's publication date is today, yet there is no mention at all of it on the publisher's website: http://www.omnibuspress.com/.

The book's had about six "confirmed" publication dates in the last two years, with pre-order available from various sites each time. I've got too excited too many times to get excited about it again.

is that gmku on that other book>

Is it out or not? I can't seem to find proof that it's officially available.

hello there,

just a quick note to say that the book was published monday, and that i'm going to get in touch with the publishers about the troubles you're having getting hold of it.

everett was supposed to be working on the book, but when he realised he wouldn't have time to do it justice, he passed the project on to me which, as a Sonic Youth devotee for many years, I jumped at. thanks for the kind words, and I hope you all enjoy the book.

the amazon page has the old cover; this is what it actually looks like now:


i am indeed a proud peanuts fan, and highly recommend David Michaelis's Schulz & Peanuts biography. do buy Psychic Confusion first, though.

Thanks, Stevie

it is now available trhough amazon.co.uk: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Psychic-Conf...4823341&sr=8-1

has anyone read confusion is next: the sonic youth story? i forget the author, the book is like black and white...

at least 5 times

Psychic Confusion reviewed in the new issue of Mojo

Really? Interesting... hopefully I've been too quick to claim its non-existence.

I have a confirmation that the book is available now in paperback.
You can order it now here.
Plan B magazine will be publishing an excerpt in their next issue, or the issue after. More info as I have it.

My copy arrived this morning! Its hardback btw. Looks good and the writer has nice things to say about this website.

Cool

I'll have to pick up a copy

My second attempt to order the book (from a different bookshop this time) has ended in failure! The website said "next day despatch", and now they've sent me an email saying it's on backorder and it could be a couple of weeks before they send it. This is bloody infuriating! :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

So no U.S? Cuase I want this so bad.

Ah, Mr Chick... I see you're online...

What the fuck are your publishers playing at?

I tried amazon, and could not find it.

I'm not spending 50 dollars for a book, from the u.k.

i don't think so..cuz i'm in the U.S. and i ordered it from amazon the other day and it shipped yesterday....check it out

:confused:

The company that sent me an email earlier today saying that the book is on backorder has just sent me another saying it's been despatched to me.

Apologies, Mr Chick, maybe your publishers aren't to blame after all.

I just ordered mine.

ditto

anybody read it yet?
is there anything in it that a dedicated fan of 15 years isn't going to have read before?

Exactly.

seems more extensive than confusion is next for sure. there is also a lot more general historical stuff including thurston's obsession with hardcore (which apparently left a lot of his peers including lee and jim scluvanos mystified). also more general history about post punk and no wave as well as an odd tangent on the meat puppets. i'm about 90 or so pages in and the recording of Kill Yr Idols is being discussed along with Thurston's Killer fanzine.
a while since i read confusion is next, but as i said, it is definitely beefier although this is due in part to the tangental stuff

Larry David ? LOL

i read this and was pretty disappointed. up to ejstns it told me nothing i hadn't already learned from confusion is next, and all the stuff that came after that album was dealt with so quickly it frankly wasn't worth bothering with. it read like homework finished in a rush on the way to school.

so where can i buy this piece of literature? i looked on amazon and all they had was goodbye 20th century: a biography of sonic youth. i've never even heard of that book. so where can i get psychic confusion?

Why is there such an onslaught of SY books out? 3 in a few monthes is bizarro....