"I have known Wendy for approximately 14 years now. We met somewhere Stateside when I was on tour playing in Slowdive and touring with Ride. It was a meeting of minds ~ we talked music, shoes, relationships and life in general.  Without a doubt my friendship with Wendy is one of the most profound and honest I have made whilst being a player in the music industry.  She is mindblowingly intelligent and her passion for music is truly infectious! Settle back and enjoy the read..." - Rachel Goswell, Mojave 3 and Slowdive

"While still respecting the key indie faith that 'it is all about the music, man,' Empire of Dirt shows how the ritual nature of indie practice reveals the limits and blind spots of this belief. Must reading for all who care about music that matters." - Barry Shank, author of Dissonant Identities

"She may have more brains and hots in a fingernail than any of us could hope to achieve in a lifetime, but if one can ever build up the guts to approach her, it’s quickly apparent that Professor Wendy is one of the most approachable people God has ever put on his green Earth." - Ben Lee Handler, The Blood Arm

"Wendy rocks- she's the coolest anthropologist in the world - her  studies cover all the things we really should be talking about! Seeing the world through Wendy's eyes we are all performers, magicians and scientists." - Laurence Colbert, Ride

"A brilliantly provocative book with rigorous research and lucid analysis. It also provides a witty insight into the machinations of the British music industry, and the behavior of musicians and their fans. Essential." - Lucy O'Brien, author of She Bop

"Wendy is my show adviser... giving me a gig guide to follow in LA. So I know the right bands to sign!" - Marc Geiger, founder of Lollapalooza, Talent Agent, and A&R Executive

"Wendy Fonarow first came to my attention in the offices of Domino Records way back when. She has since been a close and beautiful friend... her knowledge of all things music like is second to none. Put it this way: she knows where all the Beach Boys were born and drives a fuck-off car. Read the book and enter in to her wonderful world." - James Endeacott, 1965 Records, Rough Trade, and manager of the Tindersticks

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