Like Punk Never Happened - New expanded edition (Paperback, Main)

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

General

Imprint:	Faber and Faber
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2022
Authors:	Dave Rimmer
Dimensions:	197 x 127 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	304
Edition:	Main
ISBN-13:	978-0-571-36108-3
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > General Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > General Promotions
LSN:	0-571-36108-0
Barcode:	9780571361083

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