Freak Scenes

Jamie Sexton is Senior Lecturer in Film and Television Studies at Northumbria University. He is the author and editor of a number of books, including British Musical Hauntology (forthcoming, 2023), The Routledge Companion to Cult Cinema (co-edited with Ernest Mathijs, 2019), Stranger Than Paradise (2017) and Cult Cinema: An Introduction (co-authored with Ernest Mathijs, 2011).

• IntroductionA Brief History of Indie Music in American Indie FilmSonic Authorship 1: Gregg ArakiSonic Authorship 2: Sofia CoppolaDocumenting Scenes and Performers 1: Punk, Smithereens and SuburbiaDocumenting Scenes and Performers 2: Grunge and Riot GrrrlIndie Music, Film, and Race 1: Medicine for Melancholy and PariahIndie Music, Film, and Race 2: Sorry to Bother YouConclusionNotesBibliography

With an extensive review and a careful analysis of the indie culture as both a social and anartistic phenomenon, Freak Scenes can certainly function as a comprehensive source for both indie fans and scholars in the field. Sexton skillfully combines the use of theories in cultural studies with effective and lucid arguments, creating a detailed yet accessible survey of indie film and music. Offering a careful selection of case studies, the author draws interesting parallels and analyzes intersections between film and music, shedding light on the surprisingly fundamental and multidimensional role of music in film, not only within the genre in question.