Our Mixtapes, Ourselves:
The Happy-Sad Story and Soundtrack of Generation X
Local Author Talk with David Grady

Thursday, June 25 at 4:00 p.m.
In-person in Community Rooms AB

Part memoir, part cultural analysis (and as Grady half-jokes) “part group therapy session,” Our Mixtapes, Ourselves playfully and poignantly explores why New Wave, Punk, and Post-Punk music mattered so deeply to millions of Gen X teens back in the 1980s—and why it still resonates more than 40 years later.

The essay collection, filled with personal stories and expert commentary – including interviews with a Cape Cod DJ, members of popular 80s tribute bands, a legendary record store owner and a “punk rock psychologist’ — invites readers to revisit the music that shaped a generation and to reflect on its enduring emotional power.

Copies of David’s book will be available for purchase after the presentation.

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About the Author:

David Grady is a former Boston Globe reporter and longtime teacher and technology writer and was a college radio DJ in Boston during the rise of alternative music in the 1980s.

His humorous, insightful takes on pop culture and human connection have been featured on the “Something You Should Know” podcast, and his 2014 TED Talk, selected as a “TED Talk of the Day,” has been viewed more than 3.5 million times and translated into 37 languages.

Grady is also a member of the Cape Cod Writers Center.

Learn more about David on his website: davidgrady.blog