Authors: Scott Westerfeld
Tags: #Juvenile Fiction, #Horror & Ghost Stories, #Performing Arts, #Music
The Last Days (31 page)
Chapter 10: The Music
Alt-rock band from Leeds, U.K. Formed 1999.
Chapter 11: Sound Dimension
Reggae session band. Formed in Jamaica in the 1970s.
Chapter 12: The Temptations
A Motown singing group—from Detroit, of course. Formed 1960.
Chapter 13: Missing Persons
L.A. electronic pop band. Formed 1980.
Chapter 14: The Replacements
Punk, then alternative, then splintered into solo acts. Formed 1979 in Minneapolis.
Chapter 15: The Need
Queercore duo from Olympia, Washington. Formed 1996.
Chapter 16: Love Bites
All-girl U.K. teen band. Formed 2005.
Chapter 17: Foreign Objects
Melodic death-metal band from West Chester, Pennsylvania. Formed 1995.
Chapter 18: Anonymous 4
Medieval vocal quartet. Formed 1986.
Chapter 19: The Impressions
Drum-oriented group from Melbourne, Australia. Formed 2002.
Chapter 20: Grievous Angels
Canadian alternative country (Northern Ontario). Formed 1986.
Chapter 21: The Runaways
Joan Jett’s first band: proto-punk and all-girl. Formed in L.A., 1975.
Chapter 22: Crowded House
Two-thirds Australian, one-third New Zealand pop band. Formed 1986.
Chapter 23: Moral Hazard
Underground band from Ottawa, Canada. Formed 2000.
Chapter 24: 10,000 Maniacs
Jamestown, New York, punk band. Formed 1981.
Chapter 25: Massive Attack
Trip-hop collective from Bristol, U.K. Formed 1991.
Chapter 26: Hunters and Collectors
Band from Melbourne, Australia. Formed 1980.
Chapter 27: Faithless
London trip-hop trio (and sometimes quartet). Formed 1995.
Chapter 28: Doctor
Indie band from Toronto, Canada. Formed 2004.
Chapter 29: The Kills
Minimalist garage duo from London and Florida. Formed roughly 2000.
Epilogue: The Cure
Post-punk band from Sussex, U.K. Formed 1976.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Thanks to Morgan Butts and her pals for “fawesome.”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Texas native Scott Westerfeld has written several acclaimed novels for adults and teens, including
So Yesterday
,
The Risen Empire
, the
Midnighters
sequence, and the
Uglies/ Pretties/Specials
trilogy. His books have been named
New York Times
Notable Books of the Year, made the
Times’s
essential summer reading list, been awarded the Philip K. Dick Special Citation and the Victoria (Australia) Premier’s Prize. Scott and his wife live in New York City and Sydney, Australia.
So Yesterday
,
The Risen Empire
, the
Midnighters
sequence, and the
Uglies/ Pretties/Specials
trilogy. His books have been named
New York Times
Notable Books of the Year, made the
Times’s
essential summer reading list, been awarded the Philip K. Dick Special Citation and the Victoria (Australia) Premier’s Prize. Scott and his wife live in New York City and Sydney, Australia.
Visit Scott’s Web site at
www.scottwesterfeld.com
www.scottwesterfeld.com
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