{"product_id":"rock-critic-law-9780062656506","title":"Rock Critic Law","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eStraight out of his beloved Twitter feed @RockCriticLaw, acclaimed rock journalist and author of the classic books \u003cem\u003eCome As You Are: The Story of Nirvana\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOur Band Could Be Your Life,\u003c\/em\u003e Michael Azerrad turns his trenchant eye to the art of rock writing itself, hilariously skewering 101 of the genre’s seemingly endless litany of hackneyed phrases and tropes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the finest music writers today, Michael Azerrad has catalogued the shortcuts, lazy metaphors and uninspired prose that so many of his beloved colleagues all too regularly rely on to fill column inches. In 2014, he began his wickedly droll Twitter feed @RockCriticLaw to expose and make fun of this word-hash. Now, he consolidates these Laws into one witty, comprehensive and fully illustrated volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRock Critic Law\u003c\/em\u003e includes timeless gems such as:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf a band pioneered something, you must say they are seminal. That is the Seminal Law of Rock Criticism.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf a recordi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49524143751511,"sku":"9780062656506","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780062656506.jpg?v=1731855630","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rock-critic-law-9780062656506","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}