Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Have you ever wondered to yourself, 'What is Satan's all-time favorite band?' 'What makes Joe Walsh the Kurt Vonnegut of the electric guitar?' 'Was Stevie Nicks right about rulers making bad lovers?' or, 'Does Laurence Fishburne have any helpful seduction tips?' If the answer is Yes then you've come to the right place. Surf's Up in Purgatory is the debut (mostly) non-fiction collection by author and musician Michael Spawn. Like tracks on a favorite mixtape, Spawn draws from eleven years' worth of music journalism, cultural criticism, essays, arguments, short fiction, and tour diaries to tell the story not only of the people he met and places he visited, but of a city (Columbia, SC) and the gallery of artists and musicians that call it home.
Synopsis
If you've ever wondered what rock band is Satan's favorite, what makes Joe Walsh the Kurt Vonnegut of the electric guitar, if Laurence Fishburne has any tips on the art of seduction, or if Stevie Nicks was right about rulers making bad lovers, wonder no more. Surf's Up in Purgatory is the debut collection by author and musician Michael Spawn. Like tracks on a favorite mixtape, Spawn draws from eleven years' worth of music journalism, cultural criticism, essays, arguments, short fiction, and tour diaries to tell the story not only of the places he's seen and the people he met along the way, but of a city, Columbia, South Carolina, and the cast of artists and dreamers that call it home.