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Capturing the wild days of early-2000s indie rock

Published 10:07 AM EST, Tue November 21, 2023
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Johnny Marr, a close friend of Ferguson, wrote the foreword for the book. Here he's performing with bandmates Iwan Gronow and Jack Mitchell in 2016.
Johnny Marr, a close friend of Ferguson, wrote the foreword for the book. Here he's performing with bandmates Iwan Gronow and Jack Mitchell in 2016.
Piper Ferguson
"Beck represents the indie spirit as much, or more, than anyone," Ferguson writes. This under-the-rain image was taken outside a taco shop in Hollywood  in 2006, as part of a shoot for 'Mojo' magazine to publicize his album 'Guero.'
"Beck represents the indie spirit as much, or more, than anyone," Ferguson writes. This under-the-rain image was taken outside a taco shop in Hollywood in 2006, as part of a shoot for 'Mojo' magazine to publicize his album 'Guero.'
Piper Ferguson
The Strokes, shot for 'Rolling Stone' in 2001 after their performance at The Troubadour in Hollywood. "The Strokes are to indie what Nirvana was to grunge" Ferguson writes in the book.
The Strokes, shot for 'Rolling Stone' in 2001 after their performance at The Troubadour in Hollywood. "The Strokes are to indie what Nirvana was to grunge" Ferguson writes in the book.
Piper Ferguson
"Peaches wasn't afraid to put on a show," Ferguson said. She photographed the singer on different occasions, including dive bars and unconventional settings, like this one, where she's singing with a DJ crew behind her, in 2003.
"Peaches wasn't afraid to put on a show," Ferguson said. She photographed the singer on different occasions, including dive bars and unconventional settings, like this one, where she's singing with a DJ crew behind her, in 2003.
Piper Ferguson
Greg Lee of Hepcat, photographed in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Los Feliz in 1998.
Greg Lee of Hepcat, photographed in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Los Feliz in 1998.
Piper Ferguson
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs performing at the NY Parking Lot show in Williamsburg, New York, in 2002.
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs performing at the NY Parking Lot show in Williamsburg, New York, in 2002.
Piper Ferguson
"Looking at this photograph now I see a girl who was given a tremendous gift that she was sadly unable to handle" Ferguson writes of a photo taken of Amy Winehouse performing at Coachella in 2007. "Unfortunately, Amy's light burned a little too bright, and we still miss her."
"Looking at this photograph now I see a girl who was given a tremendous gift that she was sadly unable to handle" Ferguson writes of a photo taken of Amy Winehouse performing at Coachella in 2007. "Unfortunately, Amy's light burned a little too bright, and we still miss her."
Piper Ferguson
"I remember it rained for the entire shoot with Pavement" Ferguon recalled. "We were in Portland, Oregon, and had to do it indoors. Then, just as we were about to wrap up, the sun came out, and a rainbow too, so we went out to an abandoned lot and I took the photo."
"I remember it rained for the entire shoot with Pavement" Ferguon recalled. "We were in Portland, Oregon, and had to do it indoors. Then, just as we were about to wrap up, the sun came out, and a rainbow too, so we went out to an abandoned lot and I took the photo."
Piper Ferguson
Beck, who graces the cover of "Indie,Seen," is pictured in a shot for 'Mojo' magazine in 2006. "He's such a kind, funny person," Ferguson said.
Beck, who graces the cover of "Indie,Seen," is pictured in a shot for 'Mojo' magazine in 2006. "He's such a kind, funny person," Ferguson said.
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