Broken Social Scene coffee table book in the works

It’s no secret that many people who live the rock and roll lifestyle have the tendency to party hard, and so perhaps to alleviate their afternoon hangover they have a cup of coffee to put some pep in their step. I will even venture further to say that they typically drink their midday coffee next to a coffee table that has books on it. With this logic I can somewhat maybe understand why Broken Social Scene would want to put out a coffee table book.

The book, appropriately titled This Book is Broken, is said to contain an oral history of the band. Kevin Drew, Brendan Canning, and Jason Collett are among the band members who will be featured in the java book, along with Justin Peroff who is responsible for gathering all the photos, ticket stubs, flyers, etc. for the graphic content of the literary project. The BSS gang is also getting help from the editor of Toronto’s Eye Weekly, Stuart Berman, who will most likely be overseeing the editorial legitimacy of the piece.

I guess we will have to wait until its release in fall 2008 to see just how awakening this table top text will be next to our fresh cup of brew in the morning.

Related links:
Broken Social Scene HQ
Broken Social Scene on MySpace
YouTube: Broken Social Scene's "Cause=Time"

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