Rock On: An Office Power Ballad

An Office Power Ballad

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Humour & Comedy, General Humour, Biography & Memoir
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Author: Dan Kennedy ISBN: 9781565126497
Publisher: Algonquin Books Publication: February 12, 2008
Imprint: Algonquin Books Language: English
Author: Dan Kennedy
ISBN: 9781565126497
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Publication: February 12, 2008
Imprint: Algonquin Books
Language: English

How do you land a sweet six-figure marketing gig at the hallowed record label known for having signed everyone from Led Zeppelin to Stone Temple Pilots? You start with a resume like Dan Kennedy's: Dressed up as a member of Kiss every Halloween Memorized Led Zeppelin IV at age ten Fronted a lip-sync band in junior high Worked as a college DJ while he was a college drop-out In his outrageous memoir McSweeney's contributor Kennedy chronicles his misadventures at a major record label. Whether he's directing a gangsta rapper's commercial or battling his punk roots to create an ad campaign celebrating the love songs of Phil Collins Kennedy's in way over his head. And from the looks of those sitting around the boardroom he's not alone. Egomaniacs wackos incompetents and executive assistants who know more than their seven-figure bosses round out this power-ballad to office life and rock and roll.

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How do you land a sweet six-figure marketing gig at the hallowed record label known for having signed everyone from Led Zeppelin to Stone Temple Pilots? You start with a resume like Dan Kennedy's: Dressed up as a member of Kiss every Halloween Memorized Led Zeppelin IV at age ten Fronted a lip-sync band in junior high Worked as a college DJ while he was a college drop-out In his outrageous memoir McSweeney's contributor Kennedy chronicles his misadventures at a major record label. Whether he's directing a gangsta rapper's commercial or battling his punk roots to create an ad campaign celebrating the love songs of Phil Collins Kennedy's in way over his head. And from the looks of those sitting around the boardroom he's not alone. Egomaniacs wackos incompetents and executive assistants who know more than their seven-figure bosses round out this power-ballad to office life and rock and roll.

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