Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984
Add to wishlist

Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984

by

SKU: 9780143036722 Categories: , Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

14.00 JOD

Please allow 2 – 5 weeks for delivery of this item

Description

A landmark history of post-punk, the basis of the documentary film directed by Nikolaos KatranisRenowned music journalist Simon Reynolds celebrates the futurist spirit of such bands as Joy Division, Gang of Four, Talking Heads, and Devo, which resulted in endless innovations in music, lyrics, performance, and style and continued into the early eighties with the video-savvy synth-pop of groups such as Human League, Depeche Mode, and Soft Cell, whose success coincided with the rise of MTV. Full of insight and anecdotes and populated by charismatic characters, Rip It Up and Start Again re-creates the idealism, urgency, and excitement of one of the most important and challenging periods in the history of popular music.

Additional information

Weight 0.4 kg
Dimensions 2.39 × 14 × 21.16 cm
PubliCanadanadation City/Country

USA
by

Format

Paperback
Language

Pages

432
Publisher

Year Published

2006-2-17
Imprint

ISBN 10

0143036726
About The Author

Simon Reynolds is the author of Generation Ecstasy: Into the World of Techno and Rave Culture, Blissed Out: The Raptures of Rock, and The Sex Revolts: Gender, Rebellion, and Rock ’n’Roll (coauthored with Joy Press). A senior contributing writer for Spin, his pop culture writings have also appeared in many other major publications.

"Shed[s] dazzling light on a neglected era of music. The definitive word on the subject." —The Times, London"Anyone who claims to have read five better books about pop is mad, or a liar." —The Guardian, London

Reviews

There are no reviews yet.

Only logged in customers who have purchased this product may leave a review.

Related products