Like Punk Never Happened

Like Punk Never Happened
Dave Rimmer
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Paperback
h197 x 127mm - 304pg
6 Oct 2022 UK
International import eta 10-19 days
9780571361083
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The definitive account of the first rise and fall of Boy George and Culture Club, and British pop music in the 1980s. NEW EXPANDED EDITION, WITH A FOREWORD BY NEIL TENNANTFEATURES A BONUS CHAPTER ON DURAN DURAN AND A NEW AFTERWORD' Speaks from the centure of pop' s beating heart. ' DYLAN JONES' Fascinating. ' NEW YORK TIMES' A controversial and honest account. ' NME' Music journalism at its best. ' THE WORDA story of money, sex, stardom, screaming fans and forgotten ideals, Like Punk Never Happened is Dave Rimmer' s witty, authoritative, fast-moving and provocative insider account of the roller-coaster ride that was Boy George & Culture Club and the new ' 80s pop. ' Rimmer is among the most entertaining writers ever to pen a rock book. ' ROCK AND ROLL CONFIDENTIAL' The funniest, smartest book I know about the connections between pop glitter and real-life human passion, the erotics of fandom, or the dirty details. ' ROB SHEFFIELD, author of Talking to Girls about Duran Duran' As sharp a study of British pop as we' ll get. ' SIMON FRITH, CITY LIMITS
"Fascinating. " -- New York Times"A controversial and honest account . . . and a serious analysis of the whole mess. " -- NME"Speaks from the centre of pop' s beating heart. " -- Dylan Jones"Rimmer is among the most entertaining writers ever to pen a rock book. " -- Rock and Roll Confidential"As sharp a study of British pop as we' ll get. " -- City Limits"A piece of music journalism at its best. " -- The Word
Dave Rimmer is a music journalist and critic, having contributed to magazines in the UK, USA and Germany, including Smash Hits, Q, MOJO, The Wire, Rolling Stone and The Face. He is the author of a number of books, including Like Punk Never Happened, Once Upon a Time in the East, and New Romantics: The Look.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9780571361083
Published: 6 Oct 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Format: Paperback
Height: 197mm
Width: 127mm
Spine: 18mm
Weight: 240g
Pages: 304

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