The Psychic Soviet - Softcover

""The pocket-sized book--given Svenonius's communism infatuation, the parallel to Mao's "Little Red Book" is no mistake--contains well-thought out arguments on a variety of subjects from vampires to the origins of punk rock. It's often funny, but never in a self-consciously ironic way." --"The Washington Post

""In a sense the book is Mr. Svenonius's love letter to the good old days of do-it-yourself punk concerts, though it's cleverly disguised as a series of Marxian essays." --"New York Times

""Ian Svenonius has come a long way since "Sassy Magazine" first dubbed him the "Sassiest Boy in America" in 1991. The D.C. singer has never been anything less than political to the extreme." --"The Village Voice

" The pocket-sized bookgiven Svenonius's communism infatuation, the parallel to Mao's "Little Red Book" is no mistakecontains well-thought out arguments on a variety of subjects from vampires to the origins of punk rock. It's often funny, but never in a self-consciously ironic way. "The Washington Post"

" In a sense the book is Mr. Svenonius's love letter to the good old days of do-it-yourself punk concerts, though it's cleverly disguised as a series of Marxian essays. "New York Times"

" Ian Svenonius has come a long way since "Sassy Magazine" first dubbed him the "Sassiest Boy in America" in 1991. The D.C. singer has never been anything less than political to the extreme. "The Village Voice"

The pocket-sized bookgiven Svenonius's communism infatuation, the parallel to Mao's Little Red Book is no mistakecontains well-thought out arguments on a variety of subjects from vampires to the origins of punk rock. It's often funny, but never in a self-consciously ironic way. The Washington Post

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In a sense the book is Mr. Svenonius's love letter to the good old days of do-it-yourself punk concerts, though it's cleverly disguised as a series of Marxian essays. New York Times

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Ian Svenonius has come a long way since Sassy Magazine first dubbed him the "Sassiest Boy in America" in 1991. The D.C. singer has never been anything less than political to the extreme. The Village Voice

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Ian Svenonius has been lead singer of the bands Make Up, the Nation of Ulysses, Weird War, and Chain and the Gang, appearing on more than 15 albums. He is also a filmmaker, DJ, and host of Soft Focus on VBS.tv. He lives in Washington, DC.