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Majestic Twelve Singer Kenyata Sullivan Gets Book Deal
In addition to writing and recording songs for the third Majestic Twelve album due this fall, lead singer Kenyata Sullivan is developing a book about his experiences in the underground music scene to be released around the same time.
Wilmington, N.C. (Billboard Publicity Wire) February 8, 2007 -- In addition to writing and recording songs for the third Majestic Twelve album due this fall, lead singer Kenyata Sullivan is developing a book about his experiences in the underground music scene to be released around the same time.
Specific details about the publication and release date will be announced later this year through City Desk Productions.
Peppered with previously untold stories about the famous and the infamous, the as yet untitled book takes readers on a journey through the indie rock scenes of the past few decades, ranging from the 1980's underground cassette and zine cultures up to today.
Whether talking about watching Nirvana on Saturday Night Live with Joey Ramone, or poking fun at both the indie culture of "hipness" and the mainstream music machine, Sullivan's book promises to be an engaging and eye opening read for anyone interested in a genuine and humorous "from the trenches" view of the indie rock revolution.
Sullivan became a part of the cassette culture in the 1980's, first as a zine publisher and then later as the front-man for the greatly respected Pandora's Lunchbox. Despite being courted by major labels, Sullivan consciously chose a career as an independent artist long before it was fashionable. He launched the FED cassette series which would introduce artists like Spoon, Conor Oberst and The Bouncing Souls to the public, co-founded the W.E. Fest independent music festival which showcased bands like The Dismemberment Plan, Mooney Suzuki and Lamb Of God years before most people were paying attention, and co-founded the Opulence! label, putting out such notable CDs as the Noise Kills Punk Dead compilation for Thora-Zine Magazine, "This Revolution" by Dufus (now signed to ROIR), and Brickbat's second disc, produced by Steve Albini.
To learn more about Sullivan's various shenanigans, visit www.themajestictwelve.com.
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