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A raucous yet reflective look back at the evolution of the music
press and the passionate rock and pop journalists who defined the
music of the 20th century. Totally Wired is the definitive story of
the music press on both sides of the Atlantic, tracing its rise and
fall from humble beginnings nearly 100 years ago. Along the way,
this potent creative breeding ground for scores of writers,
publishers, photographers, designers and music-makers tested the
very limits of journalistic endeavour and influenced the wider
worlds of film, media and pop. Focusing on developments from the
1950s to the 2000s, a period that witnessed rock ’n’ roll, mod,
the Summer of Love, glam, punk, pop, reggae, dance music, R&B
and hip-hop, Paul Gorman chronicles the stories of individual
magazines from their Tin Pan Alley beginnings and the
countercultural foundation of Rolling Stone and the underground
press. He explores the 1970s heyday of NME, Melody Maker and Sounds
plus such punk-rock publications as Sniffin’ Glue and Temporary
Hoarding; tracks the emergence of dedicated monthlies Q, The Face
and Mojo as well as dance-culture independents like Boy’s Own and
Jockey Slut; and spotlights feminist and Riot Grrrl ’zines Ben Is
Dead and Girlfrenzy along with the rise of media by and for people
of colour, from Black Music and Black Echoes in the 1970s to The
Source, Vibe and XXL in the 1990s. Evoking the music press’s
kaleidoscopic visual identities, Totally Wired is illustrated with
rare and legendary magazine artwork throughout. Painting a complete
picture of the scene, Gorman discusses the role played by such
writers as Lester Bangs, Charles Shaar Murray and Nick Kent in the
development of the careers of, among others, David Bowie, the Clash
and Led Zeppelin. He also tackles the entrenched sexism and racism
faced by women and those from marginalized communities by
highlighting publications and individuals whose contributions have
been unfairly overlooked. The resulting narrative, containing
stories of unbound talent, blind ambition and sometimes bitter
rivalry, makes Totally Wired a riveting and roller-coaster read.
A raucous yet reflective look back at the evolution of the music
press and the passionate rock and pop journalists who defined the
music of the 20th century. Totally Wired is the definitive story of
the music press on both sides of the Atlantic, tracing the rise and
fall of the creatively fertile media sector which grew from humble
beginnings nearly 100 years ago to become a multi-billion business
which tested the limits of journalistic endeavour. Covering the
music press's evolution from the 1950s to the 2000s, through rock
& roll, Mod, the Summer of Love, Glam, Punk, Pop, Reggae,
R&B and Hip Hop, Paul Gorman chronicles the development of
individual magazines from Tin Pan Alley beginnings and the
countercultural foundation of Rolling Stone, the underground press
and the 70s heyday of NME, Melody Maker and Sounds. Illuminated by
the author's first hand interviews, Gorman paints a complete
picture of the scene exploring the role played by such writers as
Lester Bangs, Charles Shaar Murray and Nick Kent in the development
of the careers of the likes of David Bowie, The Clash and Led
Zeppelin, and tackling head on the entrenched sexism and racism
faced by women and people from marginalized backgrounds by shining
a spotlight on those publications and individuals whose
contributions have often been unfairly overlooked. Evoking the
music press's kaleidoscopic visual identities, Totally Wired is
illustrated with rare and legendary magazine artwork throughout.
What emerges is a compelling narrative containing conflicting
stories of unbound talent, blind ambition and sometimes bitter
rivalries which make Totally Wired a rollercoaster and riveting
read.
A celebration of a graphic design genius, published to mark what
would have been his 80th birthday. The Wild World of Barney Bubbles
celebrates the graphic design genius whose work linked the
underground optimism of the 60s to the sardonic and manipulative
art that accompanied the explosion of punk. Barney Bubbles remains
a powerful influence on contemporary artists four decades after his
death, having encompassed designs for Sir Terence Conran and
underground magazines Oz and Friends as well as remarkable record
sleeves and posters for Billy Bragg, Elvis Costello, Depeche Mode,
Ian Dury, Hawkwind, The Damned and Nick Lowe. He also collaborated
with artists and photographers, including Derek Boshier and Brian
Griffin, and produced paintings, furniture, set designs and promo
videos, not least the era-defining clip for The Specials' 80's hit,
'Ghost Town'. This revised edition of Paul Gorman's definitive
Barney Bubbles monograph contains hundreds of rare and previously
unpublished photographs, working sketches, notebooks and original
artwork. It includes a new essay by American designer Clarita
Hinojosa and sixteen extra pages of rare ephemera painstakingly
collected by the author over the years.
Featured on Rough Trade's top 20 Books of the Year list Launched by
NME editor and Smash Hits creator Nick Logan in 1980, The Face was
Britain's first youth magazine to present 'youth subject matter'
beyond music alone. A strong voice of urban identity in the age of
Thatcher, it rapidly became an icon of 'style culture', the
benchmark for the very latest trends in music, fashion, photography
and film. The Story of The Face tracks the exciting highs and
calamitous lows of the life of the magazine in two parts. Part one
focuses on the rise of the magazine in the 1980s, highlighting its
striking visual identity - embodied by Neville Brody's era-defining
graphic designs, Nick Knight's dramatic fashion photography and the
'Buffalo' styling of Ray Petri. The Face introduced Spandau Ballet
and Boy George; Wham! and Sade, and was an early showcase for the
works of Robert Mapplethorpe, Bruce Weber and Cindy Sherman. In
1990, The Face featured a 15-year-old Kate Moss on her first cover
campaign. Styled by Melanie Ward, The Face published a series of
fresh-faced cover images, an antidote to the glossy Vogue models of
the time. Other iconic cover stars included David Bowie, Annie
Lennox, Prince, George Michael and Adam Ant. Part two shows how in
the 1990s, after surviving the Jason Donovan libel suit, the
magazine heralded the post-acid house era of Britpop and Brit Art,
shifting its focus from London to the regions. However, The Face
met its eventual demise in 2004. With an introduction by Dylan
Jones, The Story of The Face is an engaging behind-the-scenes look
at the rise and fall of one of the most influential publications of
the 80s and 90s.
'I couldn't put this book down. Malcolm inspired us to make art out
of our boredom and anger. He set us free' Bobby Gillespie, Primal
Scream Included in the Guardian 10 best music biographies
'Excellent . . . With this book, Gorman convincingly moves away
from the ossified image of McLaren as a great rock'n'roll swindler,
a morally bankrupt punk Mephistopheles, and closer towards his
art-school roots, his love of ideas. Tiresome, unpleasant, even
cruel - he was, this book underlines, never boring' Sunday Times
'Exhaustive . . . compelling' Observer 'Definitive . . . epic' The
Times 'Gobsmacker of a biography' Telegraph 'This masterful and
painstaking biography opens its doorway to an era of fluorescent
disenchantment and outlandish possibility' Alan Moore Malcolm
McLaren was one of the most culturally significant but
misunderstood figures of the modern era. Ten years after his life
was cruelly cut short by cancer, The Life & Times of Malcolm
McLaren sheds fascinating new light on the public achievements and
private life of this cultural iconoclast and architect of punk,
whose championing of street culture movements including hip-hop and
Voguing reverberates to this day. With exclusive contributions from
friends and intimates and access to private papers and family
documents, this biography uncovers the true story behind this
complicated figure. McLaren first achieved public prominence as a
rebellious art student by making the news in 1966 after being
arrested for burning the US flag in front of the American Embassy
in London. He maintained this incendiary reputation by
fast-tracking vanguard and left-field ideas to the centre of the
media glare, via his creation and stewardship of the Sex Pistols
and work with Adam Ant, Boy George and Bow Wow Wow. Meanwhile
McLaren's ground-breaking design partnership with Vivienne Westwood
and his creation of their visionary series of boutiques in the
1970s and early '80s sent shockwaves through the fashion industry.
The Life & Times of Malcolm McLaren also essays McLaren's
exasperating Hollywood years when he broke bread with the likes of
Steven Spielberg though his slate of projects, which included the
controversial Heavy Metal Surf Nazis and Wilde West, in which Oscar
Wilde introduced rock'n'roll to the American mid-west in the 1880s,
proved too rich for the play-it-safe film business. With a preface
by Alan Moore, who collaborated with McLaren on the unrealised film
project Fashion Beast, and an essay by Lou Stoppard casting a
twenty-first-century perspective over his achievements, The Life
& Times Of Malcolm McLaren is the explosive and definitive
account of the man dubbed by Melvyn Bragg 'the Diaghilev of punk'.
'I couldn't put this book down. Malcolm inspired us to make art out
of our boredom and anger. He set us free' Bobby Gillespie, Primal
Scream Included in the Guardian 10 best music biographies
'Excellent . . . With this book, Gorman convincingly moves away
from the ossified image of McLaren as a great rock'n'roll swindler,
a morally bankrupt punk Mephistopheles, and closer towards his
art-school roots, his love of ideas. Tiresome, unpleasant, even
cruel - he was, this book underlines, never boring' Sunday Times
'Exhaustive . . . compelling' Observer 'Definitive . . . epic' The
Times 'Gobsmacker of a biography' Telegraph 'This masterful and
painstaking biography opens its doorway to an era of fluorescent
disenchantment and outlandish possibility' Alan Moore Malcolm
McLaren was one of the most culturally significant but
misunderstood figures of the modern era. Ten years after his life
was cruelly cut short by cancer, The Life & Times of Malcolm
McLaren sheds fascinating new light on the public achievements and
private life of this cultural iconoclast and architect of punk,
whose championing of street culture movements including hip-hop and
Voguing reverberates to this day. With exclusive contributions from
friends and intimates and access to private papers and family
documents, this biography uncovers the true story behind this
complicated figure. McLaren first achieved public prominence as a
rebellious art student by making the news in 1966 after being
arrested for burning the US flag in front of the American Embassy
in London. He maintained this incendiary reputation by
fast-tracking vanguard and left-field ideas to the centre of the
media glare, via his creation and stewardship of the Sex Pistols
and work with Adam Ant, Boy George and Bow Wow Wow. Meanwhile
McLaren's ground-breaking design partnership with Vivienne Westwood
and his creation of their visionary series of boutiques in the
1970s and early '80s sent shockwaves through the fashion industry.
The Life & Times of Malcolm McLaren also essays McLaren's
exasperating Hollywood years when he broke bread with the likes of
Steven Spielberg though his slate of projects, which included the
controversial Heavy Metal Surf Nazis and Wilde West, in which Oscar
Wilde introduced rock'n'roll to the American mid-west in the 1880s,
proved too rich for the play-it-safe film business. With a preface
by Alan Moore, who collaborated with McLaren on the unrealised film
project Fashion Beast, and an essay by Lou Stoppard casting a
twenty-first-century perspective over his achievements, The Life
& Times Of Malcolm McLaren is the explosive and definitive
account of the man dubbed by Melvyn Bragg 'the Diaghilev of punk'.
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