{"product_id":"the-shithole-opry-collectors-guide-paperback","title":"The Shithole Opry Collector's Guide - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDerek McCormack\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA jewelry collection designed for punk vampires in attendance at the Grand Ole Opry: McCormack's first foray into art and object-making is characteristically both absurd and obscene\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDerek McCormack's devilish blend of art and fiction imagines a world in which Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren are vampires, designing punk-influenced jewelry for other vampires visiting the Grand Ole Opry, the mother church of country music. From safety pin fangs to punk Minnie Pearl pearl necklaces, \u003ci\u003eThe Shithole Opry Collector's Guide\u003c\/i\u003e showcases all manner of star-studded shit from McCormack's \"Hillbilly Heaven Collection,\" which he has been documenting on his instagram page @thegrandholeopry since early 2024. The project is a riff on Westwood and McLaren's work of the 1970s, which reimagined American rockabilly and rocker gear; it's also a perversion of the clean-cut Christian facade of country music. Most of all, it's a parody of the way fashion designers pirate the past for inspiration, as it poses the question: What if the past stole from fashion the way fashion steals from the past? \u003ci\u003eThe Shithole Opry Collector's Guide\u003c\/i\u003e combines McCormack's novel art-objects with his most original writing to date: the result is spectacular and sinister, sidesplitting and spine-chilling.\u003cbr\u003eCanadian artist and writer \u003cb\u003eDerek McCormack\u003c\/b\u003e (born 1969) is a cult figure born in Peterborough, Ontario, and currently based in Toronto. His work is characterized by its extreme brevity, absurdity and dark, often obscene humor. His 2004 novel \u003ci\u003eThe Haunted Hillbilly\u003c\/i\u003e (Soft Skull) was named a \"Best Book of the Year\" by both \u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, and was a Lambda Literary Award finalist. His recent novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Well-Dressed Wound\u003c\/i\u003e (2015) and \u003ci\u003eCastle Faggot\u003c\/i\u003e (2020), both published by Semiotext(e), and \u003ci\u003eJudy Blame's Obituary: Writings on Fashion and Death\u003c\/i\u003e (2021), published by Pilot Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 10.7 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 19, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48452252270841,"sku":"9798993054704","price":37.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/56pRFvx8xq9798993054704.webp?v=1779947616","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-shithole-opry-collectors-guide-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}