Madonnaland
Subtitle: and other detours into fame and fandom
By: Alina Simone
Edition: First edition.
Series: American music series; American music series (Austin, Tex.)
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780292759466
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Singers; Biography
Description: "[Alina] Simone set off on a quirky detour through the backroads of celebrity and fandom and the people who love or loathe Madonna"--Page [4] of cover.
Table of contents: title: Conspiracy in Bay City, or, Why is Madonna's birthplace the last place in America where she is actively controversial?; title: Seeking refuge from '80s rock, or, Was Madonna actually an outsider artist?; title: Magical contagion, or, What happens to Madonna's lonely mountain of stuff after she dies?; title: Madonna misconstrued, or, Getting the hell into Michigan; title: Mystery of the mondegreen, or, Who was the first band to smuggle the word "masturbate" onto the Billboard Top 100?; title: Flying wedge, or, Could a band with three fans be (another) missing link between hard rock and punk?