ABOUT THE BOOK From the murder of Bobby Fuller to the ascent of Soul Asylum, A. J. Payler covered the most interesting corners of the music world during a time of unprecedented upheaval and change in the music industry. Ferreting out little-exposed corners of pop culture with the tenacity of a devotee, Trapped in This World: Pop Culture on the Edge-The Omnibus of Pop Culture Writing by A. J. Payler (writing as Aaron Poehler) is the most expansive collection available, including pieces that originally appeared in Flipside, Tail Spins, Eye Magazine, Razorcake, BC Magazine and many other publications, including interviews, profiles, and over five hundred music reviews found nowhere else. Now expanded by over 350 pages-over a hundred thousand words of articles and reviews previously unseen for decades! Featuring: Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum The Strange Case of Bobby Fuller Back to Monk Time with The Monks Making Time for the Creation In the Eyes of St. Nic of Detroit Behind the Curtain of the Record Industry with Moses Avalon The Saga of Iggy Pop and the Stooges Bill Hicks: Preaching Comedy's Dark Side Del Close and Wasteland-Interview with John Ostrander "I Want to Last"-Interview with Kevin Shima of Homunculus Ativin Jimi Hendrix Joy Division Slim Moon (KIll Rock Stars) Spacemen 3 Les Sexareenos Electric Frankenstein My Dad is Dead Sunset Sessions Columns for Razorcake Plus over five hundred reviews, including: The Leaving Trains Slingshot Episode Iggy Pop and the Stooges Captain Beefheart David Bowie The Avengers Joy Division The Brian Jonestown Massacre Swans Three Mile Pilot The Black Heart Procession Spiritualized The Wedding Present Can The Panics The Walking Ruins The Cramps The Dead Kennedys Richard Buckner Eddi Reader The Flaming Lips Boy Genius Dinosaur Jr. The Replacements/Paul Westerberg Tugboat Annie Transfer Melvins Scrawl Unwritten Law Greg Ginn The Jesus and Mary Chain Guided by Voices Four Letter Word AWOLNATION Hawkwind The Church DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid Massive Attack Manu Chao Flight of the Conchords Mojo Nixon Rocket From the Tombs Roger Miller Bob Mould GIVERS Ramones The Residents Peter Perrett MC5 Warren Zevon Faith No More Pulp Guns 'N' Roses ...and hundreds more!