John Robb

Do You Believe in the Power of Rock & Roll? (eBook, ePUB)

Forty Years of Music Writing from the Frontline

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Do You Believe in the Power of Rock & Roll? is a history of alternative rock from John Robb, with the music still ringing in his ears. This collection follows John's journey from the late 1970s, when he was first caught up in punk's high-octane thrill, to the present day, via the early days of the rave scene, the birth of electronic and techno, and myriad bands that spun off on their own idiosyncratic paths.

John was the first person to write about Nirvana, he coined the term Britpop, and he documented the Stone Roses' rise out of Manchester before anyone else was interested. He was at every pivotal gig, and has interviewed every key player in the business, including Jordan, the queen of punk, founding father of new American rock Steve Albini, goth-rock guitarist Daniel Ash, infamous Oasis co-founder Noel Gallagher, and music greats like Lemmy and Poly Styrene.

Few others have witnessed first-hand so many important moments of the last forty years of rock history. Here, they come together to form the essential history of a personal quest to document the ever-changing soundtrack of the modern world.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Unbound
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. April 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781800182196
• Artikelnr.: 65977306

Autorenporträt

John Robb is an award-winning journalist, author, TV presenter and boss of the music website Louder Than War. In a forty-year career, John has written for every major music magazine and national newspaper, interviewing thousands of bands from all around the world. He formed the seminal punk/alt-rock band the Membranes in 1977, and still tours with them and as lead singer of his band Goldblade. He has written highly acclaimed biographies of the Stone Roses and the Charlatans, as well the extraordinary Punk Rock: An Oral History. @johnrobb77

Inhaltsangabe

The 1970s
Introduction - 3
Xerox Machine! - 9
The 1980s
The Jesus and Mary Chain: Like a Virgin - 13 
The Stone Roses - 18 
Rudimentary Peni - 22 
A Guy Called Gerald - 27 
Nirvana - 30 
Tackhead - 41
The 1990s
The Fall - 49 
Andrew Weatherall and Terry Farley - 54 
Summer 1990: The Madness of the Summer of Hope - 70 
The Stone Roses: Spike Island - 76 
James - 79 
The Manic Street Preachers - 90 
Sonic Youth - 98 
Aphex Twin - 103 
The Manic Street Preachers (2) - 107 
The Cure - 122 
Nirvana (2) 1- 30 
The Charlatans - 137
The 2000s
Einstürzende Neubauten - 145 
Anthony Wilson - 160 
Linder - 179 
Mick Jones - 190 
Jason Orange: I Bet You Looked Good on the Dancefloor - 209
Poly Styrene - 214 
Noel Gallagher - 238
The 2010s
Lemmy - 257 
World of Twist: The Great Lost Band - 268 
Michael Gira (Swans) - 274 
Daniel Ash (Bauhaus) - 292 
Jordan - 313 
Echo & the Bunnymen - 327 
Steve Albini - 345
The 2020s
Peter Hook: In-Depth Interview on Ian Curtis and Joy Division - 365
Jason Williamson (Sleaford Mods) - 378
A Note on the Author - 385 
Supporters - 387