Erik Davis

The author of the cult book Techgnosis writes about the big, big Led Zeppelin album. Featuring every heavy metal fan's favourite epic Stairway to Heaven, the huge sound of this album has set the template for rock. Also includes Black Dog and Rock `n' Roll. Erik Davis has been writing about music, subcultures, and technoculture for fifteen years. His cult book Techgnosis: Myth, Magic, and Mysticism in the Age of Information (1998), was translated in five languages and has just been republished wi th a new introduction by Serpents Tail. He is a regular contributor to Wired, and lives in San Francisco.