{"product_id":"the-front-lawns-songs-from-the-front-lawn-hardcover","title":"The Front Lawn's Songs from the Front Lawn - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew Bannister\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Front Lawn is a multi-award-winning, much-loved New Zealand duo-turned-trio made up of Don McGlashan, Harry Sinclair and, eventually, Jennifer Ward-Lealand. A 1980s variety act, The Front Lawn was part of an Aotearoa\/New Zealand alternative tradition of duos that combine music, comedy, theatre and film. Their debut album \u003ci\u003eSongs from The Front Lawn\u003c\/i\u003e(1989) distilled McGlashan and Sinclair's theatrical stage show and their groundbreaking short films, \u003ci\u003eWalkshort\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Lounge Bar\u003c\/i\u003e, while also thrusting the band into the burgeoning New Zealand indie scene. The album is a snapshot of '80s New Zealand, a turbulent, creative period for indie music, indie film and musical theatre, celebrating local identity in new ways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStarting with a social and cultural background of New Zealand in the late 1970s, the book covers McGlashan and Sinclair's upbringing on Auckland's North Shore, early artistic influences and overseas experiences leading to the formation of the group. Much attention is paid to the duo's philosophy, early performances, the process of recording the album - including The Front Lawn's collaboration with Wellington avant-garde\/cabaret group Six Volts and the addition of Jennifer Ward-Lealand as the group's third member - and analysis of each of the album's 10 songs. In parting, Matthew Bannister discusses the group's second and final album, \u003ci\u003eMore Songs from The Front Lawn\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the individual members' subsequent artistic careers\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Bannister\u003c\/b\u003e is a postgraduate theory supervisor in the School of Media Arts at Te Pukenga, Kirikiriroa\/Hamilton, Aotearoa\/New Zealand. He has written three previous books: \u003ci\u003ePositively George Street: Sneaky Feelings and the Dunedin Sound \u003c\/i\u003e(1999), \u003ci\u003eWhite Boys, White Noise: Masculinities and 1980s Guitar Rock\u003c\/i\u003e (2006) and \u003ci\u003eEye of the Taika: New Zealand Comedy and the Films of Taika Waititi\u003c\/i\u003e (2021). He lives in Kirikiriroa\/Hamilton with his partner Alice Bulmer and has two sons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 04, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52710428901683,"sku":"9781501390081","price":169.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/T2hzYjVJOElXTDlFUzRwbVMzTGQyQT09.webp?v=1763492460","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-front-lawns-songs-from-the-front-lawn-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}