Stéphane Malfettes' 'American Rock Trip' Maps US Music Landmarks

Stéphane Malfettes' 'American Rock Trip', published by Zones Sensibles, is a travel guide exploring sites of American music memory. It highlights the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, designed by Ieoh Ming Pei, alongside modest municipal museum rooms and private homes turned into shrines, such as Paul McLeod's Elvis tribute. The book mixes high and low culture, referencing Michael Jackson, Jeff Koons, Daft Punk, Jean Baudrillard, Dolly Parton, and Michel Foucault. Encounters include Nick Tosches in leopard moccasins and French luthier James Tussard, who customizes guitars with vintage metal parts. The work is described as a manual of popular ethnology, capturing rock as a fleeting intensification of life.