LCD Soundsystem, 271, 274–75, 277–79

  Led Zeppelin, 67, 69–84

  Lemmy, 370

  Lennon, John, 344

  Lethem, Jonathan, 379

  Let It Be (album), 348

  “Let Me Know” (song), 383–84

  Let Me Rock You (album), 399

  “Let’s Put the X in Sex” (song), 396

  Lick It Up (album), 393–95

  Lieberman, Daniel, 164n

  Limp Bizkit, 338

  “Live Forever” (song), 113

  Live to Win (album), 402

  Lombardi, Mike, 256, 263

  Los Angeles Lakers, 228–30, 235–37

  “Loser” (song), 350–53

  “Losing My Edge” (song), 278

  Love, Courtney, 370

  Love Gun (album), 388

  “Love Me Right” (song), 400

  Lulu (album), 360–63

  MacDonald, Ian, 386

  Mad Men (TV show), 146–49

  “Madagascar” (song), 358

  Madonna, 303

  Magical Mystery Tour (album), 347

  “Makin’ Love” (song), 388

  Malkmus, Stephen

  analysis of Pavement, 126–28, 336

  evolving interests of, 125–26

  fantasy sports teams, 121–22, 129

  interview with, 121–24, 126–32

  on parenthood, 131–32

  Pavement reunion, 128–30

  socioeconomic advantage of, 119, 127–28

  Manning, Peyton, 317

  Marsh, Dave, 404

  Martin, Billy, 326n

  Martin, Max, 92, 214

  Massey, David, 106

  McCartney, Paul, 344

  McCready, Mike, 382, 385n

  McDougall, Christopher, 164n

  McInerney, Jay, 124–25

  McKagan, Duff, 357

  McLaughlin, John, 175–76

  McLaughlin Group, The (TV show), 172–76

  Mekons, 245–46

  Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, 398

  mental illness

  and discrimination, 293

  mental health protocol, 284

  NCAA mental health policy, lack of, 293

  physical health, consequences on , 288–89

  statistics, 285

  Merriman, Shawne, 185–86, 188

  Metal Machine Music (album), 415–16

  Metallica, 360–63

  Miami Dolphins, 258

  Miami Heat, 177–78

  Miller, Susan, 385

  Mingo, Barkevious, 255–57, 262–63, 267, 269

  Minnesota Vikings, 43–44

  Modell, Art, 260

  “Modern Day Delilah” (song), 399

  Monster (album), 399

  Moody Blues, 375

  morality and television, 148–52

  “More Than a Feeling” (song), 406

  Moretti, Fab, 372

  Morey, Daryl, 288n

  Morricone, Ennio, 301

  Morrissey, 373

  Moss, Randy, 320

  Motörhead, 370

  Mountain Dew, 200–01

  Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 234

  MTV, 36, 124, 164n, 304, 350, 352, 353, 364, 397

  MTV Unplugged (TV show), 105

  MTV Video Music Awards (2009), 93, 219–20

  Murphy, James

  and coolness, 273–74

  drug use, 275–76

  and fairness, 276–77

  “fake” interview with, 271

  moving on from LCD Soundsystem, 278–79

  teenage years, 276

  Musburger, Brent, 421–24

  music

  availability of, 36–37, 307, 310–11

  collaborative projects in, 313, 360–63

  consumerism of, 407–8

  critical acclaim for, 403–6 , 416n–17n

  differences among labels, 119

  drug use by musicians and, 188–90

  end of “albums,” 355

  fans’ love for, 404–5

  female performers, writing about, 205

  five bands acceptable to hate, 338, 340–41

  lo-fi, 124

  1990s, 350–52

  nostalgia for, 31–38

  role of record labels, 364

  and sports, separation and synthesis of, xvi–xviii

  synesthesia, 98–99

  Value Over Replacement Musician (VORM), 367–76

  Music from “The Elder” (album), 391–92

  My Bloody Valentine, 375

  “My Body’s Like an Army” (essay on Herschel Walker), 191–92

  My Own Prison (album), 333

  “My Own Prison” (song), 337

  Nastanovich, Bob, 129–30

  National Basketball Association (NBA), 177–79, 183–84

  National Football League (NFL), 191

  Native American population

  bias against, 9n

  underrepresentation of, 9, 17

  Nettles, Graig, 326n

  “Never Enough” (song), 398

  New England Patriots, 319, 322, 324–25, 327

  “New York, I Love You” (song), 276

  “New York Groove” (song), 389

  newspapers

  daily, end of, 59

  Sunday comics, 59

  Nickelback, 333, 338, 340–42

  Nielsen, Rick, 369

  Nilsson, Harry, 399

  1980s movie culture, 353

  1984 (album), 369n

  1989 (album), 210, 214–15

  1990s culture, 350–51

  Nirvana, 381–82

  Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds (album), 105–6

  North Dakota State University at Bottineau, 6, 11–12

  basketball team roster, 11

  NCJAA Region 13 tournament (2016), 18

  1988 season statistics, 10

  nostalgia

  as concept, 29

  for music, 31–38

  and personal history, 32–36

  photograph example, 33

  as problem, 31–36

  from repetition, 33–38

  Notre Dame football, 421

  Noubary, Reza, 163–64

  “Nowhere to Run” (song), 393

  Oakland Raiders, 267, 326

  Oasis, 103, 105, 108–12

  Obikwelu, Francis, 163

  obsessions, 406–10

  O’Donnell, Lawrence, 175

  Offutt, Keith , 11, 16

  O’Neal, Shaquille, 226–29

  Ono, Yoko, 344

  Osbourne, Ozzy, 34–35

  Oswald, Darrell, 11, 14

  OU812 (album), 369n

  Out of Control (album), 399–400

  Page, Jimmy

  appearance, 71

  career high point, 81

  childhood guitar, 86

  drug use, 76–77

  interview with, 67, 73–87

  “Mud Shark Incident,” 78, 79

  in 1970s, 85

  “reverse echo,” 73–74

  and Robert Plant, 79–80

  rock guitarist ranking, 72

  sound quality and production, 72–74, 87

  views on The Song Remains the Same, 69–70

  “Pain in the Neck” (song), 403

  Palmeiro, Rafael, 190

  “Parasite” (song), 384

  “Partners in Crime” (song), 393

  Past Masters (album), 349

  Paul, Chris, 236

  Pavement, 119, 124–31, 380

  Pay Pay, Harold, 14–15

  Peanuts (comic strip)

  author’s connection to, 55

  Charlie Brown, 55, 57–59, 60–63

  Linus Van Pelt, 60

  Lucy Van Pelt, 60, 61–62

  Snoopy, 58, 59–60

  See also Schulz, Charles M.

  Pearl Jam, 339, 385n

  “Perchance to Dream” (Wallace), 249

  Peterson, Buzz, 326

  Petersson, Tom, 369

  Philadelphia Eagles, 190

  Phillips, Sam, 83

  Pilot Flying J, 268

  Pink Floyd, 309–10

  Pinkman, Jesse, 152

  Pittsburgh Steelers, 187

  Plant, Robert, 77, 79–80

  Please Kill Me (McNeil and McCain), 413

  Please Please Me (album), 344

  political absurdity, 174–75, 338–39

  political basis for all discussions, 328n

  Polyphonic Spree, 373n

  Popovich, Gregg, 177–79, 183–84

  popular culture, ignorance of, 155–57

  Portishead, 305

  “Pow Pow” (song), 276

  presidential reelections and faith, 49

  Presley, Elvis, 83–84

  Prince, 428, 430–31

  problem(s)

  advanced statistics in sports, 181–82

  fake, 32–33

  impossible to solve, 31

  nostalgia as a, 31–36

  Psycho Circus (album), 398

  Purdon, Tim, 13n

  Pynchon, Thomas, 244

  Gravity’s Rainbow, 274–75

  Radiohead, 352

  Ratt, 418

  “Read My Body” (song), 385

  realness, 409

  Red (Swift album), 215

  Red: My Uncensored Life in Rock (Hagar), 97

  Reed, Lou

  artistry of, 416–17

  “locked groove” record, 415–16

  Metallica collaboration, 360–63

  musical genius of, 413–17

  reputation, 413

  religion

  Christians vs. non-Christians, 46

  people’s discomfort with faith, 46–47

  and sports, 41

  See also faith

  repetition and nostalgia, 33–38

  Retromania (Reynolds), 31

  Revenge (album), 397

  Revolution in the Head (MacDonald), 386

  Revolver (album), 188–89, 275, 346–47

  Reynolds, Simon, 31

  Rhodes, Nick, 370

  “Riad N’ the Bedouins” (song), 356

  Rice, Jerry, 185

  Rio Grande Valley Vipers, 287–88

  “Rip It Out” (song), 389

  Robison, John Elder, 387

  “Rock and Roll All Nite” (song), 380, 385–86, 387, 389

  Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

  KISS, 377

  Nirvana, 381

  significance of, 403–6

  votes, 382–83

  Rock and Roll Over (album), 387–88

  “Rock Soldiers” (song), 400

  “Rocket Ride” (song), 389

  “Rockstar” (song), 342

  Roethlisberger, Ben, 50

  Rolling Stone, 428–29

  Rolling Stones, 84–85, 347

  Romanowski, Bill, 190

  Romney, Mitt, 174–75

  Rondo, Rajon, 236

  “Room Service” (song), 385

  Rose, Axl, 354–59

  Roth, David Lee, 93–95, 101, 103, 369

  Rowling, J. K., 153–54

  Rubber Soul (album), 188–89, 346

  “Run Your Mouth” (song), 336

  Rush, 405, 410

  Rydze, Richard A., 187

  San Antonio Spurs, 177–79, 183–84

  Sauerbrun, Todd, 187

  “Save Your Love” (song), 390

  Scheiner, Alec, 260–61, 264, 268

  Schilz, Dan, 8

  Scholz, Tom, 405

  Schulz, Charles M., 58, 60–61

  “Scraped” (song), 358

  Second Sighting (album), 401

  “See You Tonight” (song), 398

  Seinfeld (TV show), 277

  Semanchick, Adam, 333–34

  Sex Pistols, 370

  Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (album), 347

  “Shackler’s Revenge” (song), 356

  “Shake It Off” (song), 212, 215

  “Shandi” (song), 391, 398

  “She” (song), 385

  Sheffield, Rob, 394

  “She’s So European” (song), 391

  “Shout It Out Loud” (song), 387

  Shut Up and Play the Hits (film), 271

  Simmons, Gene, 377–78, 379, 393–94, 402

  Sinner’s Creed (Stapp), 335

  Sipe, Brian, 259n

  Slanted and Enchanted (album), 125

  Slash, 356–57

  Slim Shady LP, The (album), 422

  Smashes, Thrashes & Hits (album), 396

  Smashing Pumpkins, 352

  “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (song), 350–51

  Smith, Brian, 266

  Smiths, 373, 405

  Snoopy, 58, 59–60

  social media and information distribution, 143–44, 294, 428–31

  “Something About You” (song), 406

  “Something in Your Mouth” (song), 341

  Song Remains the Same, The (film), 69–70

  Sonic Boom (album), 398–99

  Sopranos, The (TV show), 146–49

  “Sorry” (song), 356, 358

  Sosebee, Jim, 195

  Spector, Phil, 301, 313

  Spencer, Richard B., 318n

  Spirit, 67

  Spitz, Marc, 427n

  sports

  cheating and rule-breaking, 326–28

  dramatic interruptions during, 144

  drug use, 160–61, 185–86, 189–91

  East German drug use (1970s/1980s), 189

  entertainment vs. competition, 178–81

  and music, separation and synthesis of, xvi–xviii

  Pacers-Pistons brawl (2004), 143

  and religion, 41

  resting key players, 177–79, 183–84

  statistics, problem of advanced, 181–82

  summer Olympics (2012), 137–38

  on television, 137–45

  See also college basketball; junior college basketball; specific sports

  St. Anger (album), 360

  St. Elsewhere (album), 300, 305–6 , 310–12

  St. John, Mark, 395

  St. Louis Rams, 257

  “Stairway to Heaven” (song), 67

  Standing on the Shoulder of Giants (album), 111

  Stanley, Paul, 377–78, 379, 385, 386, 390, 395, 402

  Stapp, Scott, 335

  Starr, Ringo, 344

  Stern, David, 177–79, 183–84, 236n, 285

  Stewart, Rod, 388

  Stone, Sharon, 199

  Stone Temple Pilots, 338n

  Stradlin, Izzy, 357

  “Strange Ways” (song), 385

  “Street Giveth and the Street . . . , The” (song), 396–97

  “Street of Dreams” (song), 356

  stress and physical health, 289, 292

  Strokes, 371–73

  “Strutter” (song), 383, 389

  Super Bowl 51, 328n

  “Sweet Jane” (song), 417

  “Sweet Pain” (song), 387

  Swift, Taylor

  autonomy of, 213–15

  childhood, 208

  commercial success of, 210

  friendships of, 216–17, 220

  interview with, 207–9, 211–21

  MTV Video Music Awards (2009), 219–20

  performing with Justin Timberlake, 209

  response to criticism, 210–13, 215–17

  self-awareness of, 214

  speculation about song lyrics by, 211, 217–19

  “Taurus” (song), 67

  Taylor, Dan (“Opie”), 11, 14

  Taylor, Jack, 180–81

  Tebow, Tim

  authenticity of, 47–48

  and faith, 47–48, 52

  inexplicable success of, 51–52

  “myth” of his abilities, 363–64

  perception of, 50–51

  polarizing effect of, 41, 46, 363–64

  technological advances, 193

  Technology Gap vs. Generation Gap, 423–24

  teenage superstars

  “accidentally transformative” celebrities, 168

  Internet’s impact on, 169

  marketing of, 167

  television

  commercial-free, 138–39

  best shows on, 146–52

  levels of reality, 139–40

  and morality, 148–52

  network, 146n

  and personal control, 140–41

  personal involvement in, 141–42, 147–48

  and political influence, 150n

  realism, 149–50

  spoilers, 142–45

  sports viewing, 137–45

  watching in real time, 137–45

  Templeman, Ted, 95

  “That Time of Year” (song), 401

  Thayer, Tommy, 408n

  Their Satanic Majesties Request (album), 347

  “Thief in the Night” (song), 396

  thinking outside the box, 263

  “This I Love” (song), 356

  This Is Happening (album), 273, 277–78

  Timberlake, Justin, 208–9

  Tolinski, Brad, 75–76

  “Tomorrow” (song), 391

  Tool, 303

  “Torpedo Girl” (song), 391

  track and field

  body-type factors, 162–63

  compared with other sports, 160–61

  distance running vs. sprinting, 164n

  limits to human speed, 159–60

  men vs. women, 161, 164n

  performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs), 160–61

  science of sprinting, 161–63, 166

  speed records, breaking, 158–60, 163–66

  Transformer (album), 360

  Trouble Walkin’ (album), 401

  Trump, Donald, 328

  Tulsa, Oklahoma

  Eli (cook), 196–97

  emptiness of, 196

  Levi (busboy), 197–98

  murder rate, 197–98

  Plymouth Belvedere time capsule (1957/2007), 194, 195, 198–99

  Tulsarama event, 194–96

  “Turn on the Night” (song), 396

  Twenty-Seventh City, The (Franzen), 248

  Twilight (film), 26

  Twitter, 25, 38, 143, 294, 336, 404