BIBFRAME Work

Title

Cosmic thing

Type

• Text
• Monograph

Contribution

• Crighton, Pete (author )

Subject

• B-52's (Musical group)--History. (LCSH)
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• New wave music--History and criticism (LCSH)

Language

• English

Classification

• DDC: 782.42166092/2 (Assigner: dlc)
• LCC: ML421.B052 C75 2025 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)

Content

• text

Supplementary content

• bibliography

Summary

"The B-52s fifth record Cosmic Thing took the world by storm in 1989 in the wake of the band's single greatest tragedy: losing guitarist Ricky Wilson to complications from AIDS in 1985. Cosmic Thing is a celebration of queer joy in the face of that seismic setback. Not only did the B-52s have to fight through their pain and grief to make Cosmic Thing, they were up against a conservative government under Reagan (then Bush), a misunderstood virus still ravaging the queer community and the expectations of what 'serious' artists were supposed to look like"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Introduction -- 'Deadbeat Club' - 1977-1979 -- 'Dance This Mess Around' - 1979-1980 -- 'Deep Sleep' - 1981-1989 -- 'Cosmic Thing' - 1989-1990 -- 'Keep This Party Going' - 1990-2025 -- Conclusion.

Authorized Access Point

Crighton, Pete. Cosmic thing

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11T20:16:47.872377+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 24027327

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11
• Cataloger id: Unknown
• Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
• Description language: eng
• Description authentication: pcc