Don't Let Our Youth Go to Waste: An Oral History of Galaxie 500 PRE-ORDER

Don't Let Our Youth Go to Waste is a fascinating oral history of one of American indie rock's most enduring and influential acts. Slow, deliberate, and deceptively simple, the music of Boston-based Galaxie 500 was wonderfully at odds with the prevailing underground sounds of the mid-to-late 1980s. The primary contributors are the three band members, but dozens of people are interviewed in all – fellow musicians and record business folks, music critics and scenesters. The book provides a complex, sometimes contentious look into the band's rise to indie stardom and their acrimonious breakup. It also includes dozen of rare and never-before-seen photographs.