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 TENNANT
FEATURES 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 WORD
A 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
| Format |
Häftad |
| Omfång |
304 sidor |
| Språk |
Engelska |
| Förlag |
Faber & Faber |
| Utgivningsdatum |
2022-10-06 |
| ISBN |
9780571361083 |