SCB DISTRIBUTORS FALL 2015 SCB: TRULY INDEPENDENT SCB DISTRIBUTORS IS Blue Bird Press PROUD TO INTRODUCE Bullet Point Publishing Dark Dragon Books International Neighborhood Over and Above Creative Scratter & Pomace Tangent Books SCB: TRULY INDEPENDENT The cover image for this catalog is from page 105 of Al Parker: Illustrator, Innovator, published by Auad Publishing and found on page 17 of this catalog. Catalog layout by Dan Nolte, based on an original idea by Rama Crouch-Wong Unprepared To Die America’s Greatest Murder Ballads and the True Crime Stories That Inspired Them By Paul Slade “I thought I’d have a quick dip in and ended up reading it from start to end: compulsive stuff.” – Ian Anderson, Roots High concept folk culture tracing the history of 8 popular murder ballads, including Tom Dooley, Pretty Polly and Frankie And Johnny. Interviewees include Billy Bragg, The Handsome Family’s Renee Sparks, The Kingston Trio’s Bob Shane and Snakefarm’s Anna Domino, who share their insights into these iconic songs. These cheerfully vulgar murder ballads are tabloid newspapers set to music. Each has evolved to suit local place names and each mutates further still in the performances of Duke Ellington, James Brown, Bob Dylan, Dr. John, The Clash and Nick Cave, all of whom have re-interpreted Stagger Lee and RIVETING, UNUSUAL HISTORY other ballads. ■ with the stories of the real individuals whose short lives and brutal deaths are featured in each song Paul Slade is a London-based journalist who writes for the Independent, Guardian, Times, Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Times, Mojo, Time Out and more. He has also made documentaries for BBC Radio 4. This is his first book. Unprepared To Die ISBN: 978-0-9929480-7-8 MARKETING $21.95 | paper ■ promotion via fansites of artists who have covered these 2 4 ballads, including Nick Cave, Bob Dylan, Steve Earle, 7 x 9 Gillian Welch and Laura Cantrell 336 pages 10 Color & 14 B&W Photos ■ ads, reviews and features in blues, country, folk, rock and true crime media December ■ www.planetslade.com Music True Crime SOUNDCHECK BOOKS SCB DISTRIBUTORS..|..FALL 2015..|..1 Forms of Rockin’ Graffiti Letters and Popular Culture By Anssi Arte “The idea of style and competing for the best style is the key to all forms of rockin’.” – Style Wars, 1983 Graffiti styles from 3 generations – the 70s, 80s and 90s – are connected to the graphic design and music of each era. This analysis of contemporary popular culture and design history traces and defines the stylistic conventions in the graffiti letterforms that have become iconic and global ideals. The visual styles of James Brown, Blade Runner, the Memphis group and grunge, among other references, are juxtaposed with classic fonts and styles of graffiti of each era. HOW POPULAR CULTURE AND GRAFFITI STYLES INFLUENCE EACH OTHER The clear, analytical narrative and carefully crafted visualizations make this an intellectually compelling treat. Anssi Arte is a Helsinki-based graphic designer of brand architecture for corporations and institutions. He has an MA in graphic design from the Aalto University of Arts, Design and Architecture and specializes in traditional European and Scandinavian letterforms and aesthetics. Forms of Rockin’ ISBN: 978-91-85639-74-8 $29.95 | hardcover 9 x 83 128 pages 200 Color Images October Art Design DOKUMENT PRESS 2..|..SCB DISTRIBUTORS..|..FALL 2015 Slang Aesthetics By Robert Williams Foreword by Carlo McCormick “Williams and his art are born of a uniquely California confluence of cultural phenomena: car culture, alternative comics, skateboarding, animation, pornography and the entertainment industry.” – Carolina A. Miranda, LA Times An all-new collection of paintings and sculp - ture by Robert Williams. First exhibited at the LA Municipal Art Gallery in early 2015, the work in this oversized, hardcover exhibition catalog is accompanied by Williams’ insightful essays: “...Sophistication, like any other folkway, travels slowly, with misinterpretations happening along the way. By the time high culture reached the West Coast it had traded its Brooks Brothers suit for cut-offs, a Hawaiian shirt, and flip-flops. Art on the West Coast, as much as it tries to maintain blue blood affectations, shows mutations. It just doesn’t have the aloof adroit coldness the Eastern Seaboard art society NEW WORK BY A PROVOCATIVE seems to portray.” – Robert Williams, from his ART LUMINARY Introduction to Slang Aesthetics Robert Williams’ provocative, boisterous work envelops pop culture, hot rod culture, under - ground comix, punk rock, and much more. In creating Juxtapoz magazine, he pio neered the Feral Art movement. Williams lives in LA. MARKETING ■ promotion via major exhibition at the LA Municipal Art Gallery ■ as featured in the LA Times, and countless art media sites ■ cover story in Juxtapoz magazine Slang Aesthetics ISBN: 978-1-61404-012-5 $40.00 | hardcover 12 x 12 72 pages 72 Color & B&W Images Available Art BABY TATTOO BOOKS SCB DISTRIBUTORS..|..FALL 2015..|..3 Temple of Art By Allan Amato Introduction by David Mack “An artist’s work can act as both bridge and barrier; at once deeply personal and highly distorted; the lens through which we present our perception of the world, and the world that in turn interprets us.” – Allan Amato In early 2012, Allan Amato began photo - graphing fine artists and invited them to interpret these portraits through their own particular medium. Here are the never- before-seen results. ■ the 55 featured artists include Junko Mizuno, Karen Hsiao, Coop, Molly Crabapple, Matt Kennedy, Jenna Gibson, Jasmine Worth, Brian Thies, Roman Dirge, Barron Storey, Justin Volz, and many more ■ Amato is directing a feature-length documentary based on this project Allan Amato, born and raised in Harare, Zimbabwe, is a photographer living in LA. He discovered his love for photo graphy after Hurricane Katrina provoked him to re- examine his life. ARTIST PHOTOS RE-WORKED BY THE ARTISTS THEMSELVES MARKETING ■ ads, reviews and features in art and alternative media ■ promotion via 55 featured artists’ websites ■ www.templeofart.net Temple of Art ISBN: 978-1-61404-011-8 $50.00 | paper 9 x 13 232 pages 110 Color & B&W Images Available Art Photography BABY TATTOO BOOKS 4..|..SCB DISTRIBUTORS..|..FALL 2015 The Law of Chaos The Multiverse of Michael Moorcock By Jeff Gardiner “A timely reminder of the scope, depth, heart and magnif - icence of an author with numerous readers, bright-eyed fans, global correspondents, but far less mainstream acknowledgement than he deserves.” – Iain Sinclair “...one of the 50 greatest British writers since 1945.” – The Times of London An entertaining, accessible readers’ guide that explores the life and achievements of Michael Moorcock, one of modern literature’s most influential figures. 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This is now the definitive work on underground film.” – Jon Reiss, filmmaker and author Focusing on key works by 2 award-winning underground filmmakers, Usama Alshaibi and Aryan Kaganoff, Sargeant examines the desire and the need for shocking bodily representations and interventions in film. Challenging readers to examine the nature of pleasure, of viewing and of experiencing cinema, he punctuates his writing with philo - sophical analysis while exploring industrial culture, surrealism, butoh dance, fine art and medical fetishism. Starting with an analysis of under ground films in the 1980s and their growth in the ’90s, he explores and defines an underground cinema that remains radical and vibrant, informing modern subcultures and independent films. FIRST NEW WORK SINCE 1999 ■ comprehensively illustrated ■ Sargeant’s first new book dedicated to underground film since 1999 Jack Sargeant, underground film expert and writer, wrote Against Control, Deathtripping: The Extreme Underground, and Naked Lens: Beat Cinema. His work is in numerous anthologies, journals Flesh and Excess and DVD releases, and he is the subject of many interviews. He has lectured across the ISBN: 978-1-878923-28-8 $19.95 | paper world, and is currently Program Director for the Revelation Film Festival. He lives in 6 x 9 Sydney, Australia. 256 pages 60 B&W Images November MARKETING ■ publicity in conjunction with artist appearances at related film screenings nationwide Film ■ reviews and features in film and alternative media Filmmaking ■ review copies available AMOK BOOKS 6..|..SCB DISTRIBUTORS..|..FALL 2015 Nicolas Winding Refn: The Act of Seeing By Alan Jones Edited by Nicolas Winding Refn An art book of vintage movie posters from the Times Square and 42nd Street movie theatres in the 1960s and 1970s. Refn presents these images as art, complete