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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
After The Beatles stormed America, every Hollywood and European
production company descended on London to be part of the new
swinging scene... and they didn't leave until they'd signed up
every able-bodied pop group or singer to appear in one of their
films. A unique and carefully researched cultural history of UK
film, TV and music in the swinging 60s. A time when no film or TV
programme was without a group, singer or fantastic soundtrack - and
London was briefly the film capital of the world. Containing
individual summaries of over 120 films, covering everything from
John Barry to Pink Floyd via Blow Up, the Electric Banana, Serge
Gainsbourg, Magical Mystery Tour, David hemmings, Kubrick, Godard,
Jodorowsdky and the London cast of Hair. With comprehensive
listings of over 500 related features, documentaries, TV programmes
and shorts, an unforgettable trip through the swinging 60s.
Before It Went Rotten takes a trip back to the world before punk.
When Anarchy in the UK appeared, London enjoyed one of the most
vibrant music scenes in the world. A network of mainly Irish owned
pubs and clubs provided music every night, much of it free of
charge, whilst working as a testing ground for up and coming
talent. This book traces the evolution of what was quickly labelled
'pub-rock': from rock and roll revival acts via late blues bands,
country rock, funk, soul and art school bands to the sound that
eventually burst on the scene as punk rock in 1976. Specific
chapters cover the career of Brinsley Schwarz, the Southend bands
and the step by step rise of the Sex Pistols. Among those
interviewed are former members of Fumble, Darts, the John Dummer
Blues Band, Blue Goose, Legend, Eddie and the Hot Rods, Brinsley
Schwarz, Bees Make Honey, Ducks de Luxe, Kokomo, Roogalator,
Burlesque, Kilburn and the High Roads, GT Moore and the Reggae
Guitars, Clancy, the Fabulous Poodles, the Sex Pistols and Meal
Ticket. With acts like Dire Straits, Elvis Costello, Ian Dury and
Graham Parker all emerging from this terrain, the reader is asked
to consider, what, if anything, would have been different if
McLaren's band had never been around. Extensively researched, and
drawing on contemporaneous reviews and articles from the music
press of the time, Before It Went Rotten bids fair to be the
definitive study of an overlooked era.
Looking for a New England covers the period 1975 to 1986, from
Slade in Flame to Absolute Beginners. A carefully researched
exploration of transgressive films, the career of David Bowie,
dystopias, the Joan Collins ouevre, black cinema, the origins and
impact of punk music, political films, comedy, how Ireland and
Scotland featured on our screens and the rise of Richard Branson
and a new, commercial, mainstream. The sequel to Psychedelic
Celluloid, it describes over 100 film and TV productions in detail,
together with their literary, social and musical influences during
a time when profound changes shrank the size of the UK cinema
industry.
The definitive guide to the decade when swinging London was the
film capital of the world After The Beatles stormed America, every
Hollywood and European production company descended on London to be
part of the new swinging scene... and they didn't leave until
they'd signed up every able-bodied pop group or singer to appear in
one of their films. A unique and carefully researched cultural
history of UK film, TV and music in the swinging 60s; a time when
no film or TV programme was without a group, singer or fantastic
soundtrack - and London was briefly the film capital of the world.
Containing individual summaries of over 120 films, covering
everything from John Barry to Pink Floyd via Blow Up, the Electric
Banana, Serge Gainsbourg, Magical Mystery Tour, David hemmings,
Kubrick, Godard, Jodorowsdky and the London cast of Hair. With
comprehensive listings of over 500 related features, documentaries,
TV programmes and shorts, an unforgettable trip through the
swinging 60s.
Between 1967 and 1970 Italian auteur Giovanni 'Tinto' Brass
directed four feature films in London, each starring a woman as the
main character. Exploring the political, cultural and sexual ideas
of their time, often in a deliberate pop-art style, they contain
much priceless footage of now forgotten neighbourhoods, galleries,
clubs and events as well as an abundance of contemporary music.
Free Your Mind! describes the films, their stars, how they were
made, and their influence on the social history, pop culture,
cinema, music and TV of the time.
\'Anyone interested in the challenges of housing policy will want
to read this methodical analysis of what went well and what did not
over much of the last century\' - LORD HESELTINE For nearly 150
years, living in a house in the country has been what many of us
aspire to. This book explores how this idea was imported from the
US by Ebenezer Howard, founder of the garden city movement, the
impact it has had in the UK and why, on cost and environmental
grounds, it\'s time to move on from this approach. House in the
Country examines the developments in urban planning and residential
architecture from 1815 to the present day and considers the legacy
of Howard's garden city movement in twenty-first century Britain.
An accessible and informative introduction, House in the Country
presents a richly detailed narrative containing much historical,
social and cultural commentary as well as interviews with key
figures in this field.
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