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With her white beehive and Mondrian make-up, Jordan's look helped
shape a revolution on the King's Road and has become an iconic part
of pop culture. With commentary from key players, including
Vivienne Westwood, Paul Cook and her partner behind the SEX counter
Michael Collins, Defying Gravity is the revealing story of a life
at the eye of punk's storm. Deluxe signed box-set edition - Limited
to 500 copies - A copy of the book hand signed by Jordan - A
specially designed poster featuring Graham Humphreys' jacket design
- A T-shirt designed by Graham Humphreys - A certificate of
authenticity
The image of Jordan with her white shards of beehive and Mondrian
make-up is one of the most iconic in pop culture. From the counter
of Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood’s taboo-busting shop on
240 King’s Road, she helped shape a revolution. But who was the
woman behind it all? How did a ballet-mad girl from Sussex make her
way, via the clandestine gay clubs of Brighton and London, to the
eye of punk’s storm? What happened after she shared so many
hair-raising adventures with the Sex Pistols, Adam and his Ants,
Derek Jarman and Andy Warhol – and then just disappeared? With
commentary from key players and close friends including Vivienne
Westwood, Paul Cook, Marco Pirroni, Holly Johnson, and her partner
behind the SEX counter, Michael Collins – plus a wealth of
never-before-seen images – Jordan reveals her outrageous life
story. Buckle up for a masterclass in true punk spirit.
1979. Months of industrial action throughout the winter have left
the dead unburied and mountains of rubbish piling up in the
streets. After ten brutal homicides and the biggest police hunt in
history, the Yorkshire Ripper is still at large and preparing to
strike again. Punk has reached its bleak climax with the fatal
heroin overdose of Sid Vicious while awaiting trial for the murder
of his girlfriend. Unlikely alliances of outsiders prepare to seize
power, set the political agenda and write the soundtrack for the
years to come. Their figureheads are two very different kinds of
dominatrices... As Margaret Thatcher enters 10 Downing Street, a
handful of bands born of punk - Siouxsie and the Banshees, Joy
Division and the Cure - find a way to distil the dissonance and
darkness of the shifting decade into a new form of music. Pushing
at the taboos the Sex Pistols had unlocked and dancing with the
fetishistic, all will become global stars of goth. By the time
Thatcher is cast out of office in 1990, the arrival of goth will
have imprinted on the cultural landscape as much as the Iron Lady
herself. Now, forty years since its inception, author Cathi
Unsworth provides the first comprehensive overview of the music,
context and lasting legacy of goth. This is the story of how goth
was shaped by the politics of the era - from the miners' strikes
and privatisation to the Troubles and AIDS ÂÂ- as well as how its
rock 'n' roll outlaw imagery and innovative, atmospheric music
cross-pollinated throughout Britain and internationally, speaking
to a generation of alienated youths. A fascinating social history,
Season of the Witch tells the tale of an enduring counter-culture,
one that steadfastly refuses to give up the ghost.
Hush, hush, hush Here comes the Bogeyman... London during the long,
dark days of the Blitz: a city outwardly in ruins, weakened by
exhaustion and rationing. But behind the blackout, the old way of
life continues: in the music halls, pubs, and cafes, soldiers mix
with petty crooks, stage magicians with lonely wives,
scandal-hungry reporters with good-time girls -- and DCI Edward
Greenaway keeps a careful eye on everyone. But out on the streets,
something nastier is stirring: London's prostitutes are being
murdered, their bodies left mutilated to taunt the police. And in
the shadows Greenaway's old adversaries in organized crime are
active again, lured by rich pickings on the black market. As he
follows a bloody trail through backstreets and boudoirs, Greenaway
must use all his skill -- and everything he knows about the city's
underworld -- to stop the slaughter. Based on real events, Without
the Moon is an atmospheric and evocative historical crime novel
demonstrating Unsworth's masterful grasp of the genre.
Signed Slipcase Edition limited to 500 copies The image of Jordan
in her white shards of beehive and Mondrian make-up is one of the
most iconic in pop history. But nobody knows what was really going
on behind those watchful eyes when Anarchy hit the UK. How did a
ballet-mad girl from sleepy Sussex make her way, via the
clandestine gay clubs of Brighton and London, to 430 King's Road
and the eye of punk's storm? Help shape a revolution and deal with
the consequences of being in the spotlight so young? Share
hair-raising adventures with McLaren and Westwood; The Sex Pistols;
Adam and his Ants; Derek Jarman and Andy Warhol and then just
disappear? With commentary from key players including Vivienne
Westwood, Paul Cook, Marco Pirroni, Holly Johnson and her partner
behind the SEX/Seditionaries counter Michael Collins plus a wealth
of never-before-seen images from Simon Barker, Sheila Rock and
Harri Peccinotti Jordan finally reveals her outrageous life story.
Brand-new stories by: Desmond Barry, Ken Bruen, Stewart Home,
Barry Adamson, Michael Ward, Sylvie Simmons, Daniel Bennett, Cathi
Unsworth, Max DA(c)charnA(c), Martyn Waites, Joolz Denby, John
Williams, Jerry Sykes, Mark Pilkington, Joe McNally, Patrick
McCabe, and Ken Hollings.
Cathi Unsworth moved to Ladbroke Grove in 1987 and has stayed
there ever since. She began a career in rock writing with "Sounds"
and "Melody Maker," before co-editing the arts journal "Purr" and
then "Bizarre" magazine. Her first novel, "The Not Knowing," was
published by Serpent's Tail in August 2005.
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