badbadbad                                     a transmedia novel by jesús ángel garcía

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badbadbad is the first novel to come with its own YouTube playlist, a chapter by chapter soundtrack of nearly one hundred songs that correspond to references in the text. Think of the music as a post-textual portal into JAG's twisted universe, an aural interpretation of the story's narrative arc, or just some way-out spin-doctoring for your listening pleasure. For those who'd like to read along, this web page includes chapter summaries and their related set lists. The tune selection spans generations and genres. Artists range from John Coltrane to Dresden Dolls, Lil Brod to Black Lips, Bill Monroe to Dead Kennedys, Johnny Cash to Slayer. Many thanks to the YouTube community for sharing all this great music.

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Chapters 1 - 4
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Smack! JAG gets slapped when he meets a superhero who calls herself a whore. The Reverend’s wife Good Charlotte then solicits him for personal services. This leads to a gig as webmaster for First Church of the Church Before Church and the funds for an attorney to put the hurt on the ex.

The Reverend sermons: “The Value of Prudence in All Things.” JAG meets prodigal son Cyrus, a brother in music who introduces him to the local underground and the cult band Children's Crusade.

The Reverend sermons: “Radical Change: Existential Crisis?” Under pressure from Cyrus at a post-concert Playpen party, JAG blows three years of sobriety yet feels confident that everything will be alright.

But with the legal system still beating him down on the custody of his son, he jumps off one night outside the ex’s daddy’s place. Disturbing the peace. Trespassing. Restraining order. To cheer him up, Cyrus introduces JAG to fallenangels, an online social network for extreme desires.

That's when bad gets . . .               badbadbad.
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MIX #1 (chapters 1-4): Nelly, Jimi Hendrix, Iggy Pop, NOFX, Slayer, Johnny Cash, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, AC/DC, Bob Dylan, Lee Scratch Perry, "All You Need Is Love," "Number of the Beast"
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MIX #2 (chapters 5-7): Beatles, Madonna, SRV, Coltrane, Pasty Cline, "A Whiter Shade of Pale," G.S. Sachdev, Al Green
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MIX #3 (chapters 8-10): Cypress Hill, Air, Iron & Wine, Freakwater, Thievery Corporation, Black Sabbath, Dresden Dolls, "Bad Kids," "Dead Like Us," "Too Drunk to Fuck," "Keep on the Sunnyside," Heavy Trash, Eek a Mouse
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MIX #4 (chapters 11-18): Journey, "William Tell Overture," Deep House Mix, "Black Hole Sun," "Baddest of the Bad," Secret Museum of Mankind, "Personal Jesus," "Long Black Veil," Dave Matthews
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MIX #5 (chapters 19-21): Dylan, Woody, Bill Monroe, Ralph Stanley, Carter Family, "Man of Constant Sorrow," Skynyrd, Gillian Welch, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, 2pac, Kokane, Sugarhill Gang, Grandmaster Flash, Jungle Brothers, Alanis Morissette, Samantha Fox, Courtney Love, Amy Grant, "Death Metal Vicar," Roscoe Holcomb, Supersuckers, Chuck Berry, "Rocker," "So You Wanna Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star," "Rockstar"
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MIX #6 (chapters 22-26): Deee-lite, "Lucky Star," Dead or Alive, NWA, "Hate," Prince, "Kiss," "Folsom Prison Blues," Nirvana, "What's Your Name," "Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy," Suicidal Tendencies, The Book of Heavy Metal, "Long Black Veil"
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MIX #7 (chapters 27-29): Rage Against the Machine, "Killing in the Name of," "Masters of War," Public Enemy, PJ Harvey, "The Soldier," Black Lips, "Dirty Hands," Old Crow Medicine Show, "God's Got It," William Parker & Hamid Drake, "Black Cherry," Gillian Welch, "Two Hearts Beat As One," "Hearts Breaking Even," Living Colour, "Boom Boom (Out Go the Lights)," Bob Marley, "Redemption Song"
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