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“John Robb is as punk rock as The Clash.” — Alan McGee

Do You Believe in the Power of Rock & Roll? is a history of alternative rock from music writer John Robb, with the music still ringing in his ears.
This collection follows Robb’s journey from the late 1970s, when he was first caught up in punk’s high-octane thrill, to the present day, via the early days of the rave scene, the birth of electronic and techno, and myriad bands that spun off on their own idiosyncratic paths.

Robb was the first person to write about Nirvana, he coined the term Britpop, and he documented the Stone Roses’ rise out of Manchester before anyone else was interested. He was at every pivotal gig, and has interviewed every key player in the business, including Jordan, the queen of punk, founding father of new American rock Steve Albini, goth-rock guitarist Daniel Ash, infamous Oasis co-founder Noel Gallagher, and music greats like Lemmy and Poly Styrene.
Few others have witnessed first-hand so many important moments of the last forty years of rock history. Here, they come together to form the essential history of a personal quest to document the ever-changing soundtrack of the modern world.

“John Robb is as punk rock as The Clash.” — Alan McGee

Do You Believe in the Power of Rock & Roll? is a history of alternative rock from music writer John Robb, with the music still ringing in his ears.
This collection follows Robb’s journey from the late 1970s, when he was first caught up in punk’s high-octane thrill, to the present day, via the early days of the rave scene, the birth of electronic and techno, and myriad bands that spun off on their own idiosyncratic paths.

Robb was the first person to write about Nirvana, he coined the term Britpop, and he documented the Stone Roses’ rise out of Manchester before anyone else was interested. He was at every pivotal gig, and has interviewed every key player in the business, including Jordan, the queen of punk, founding father of new American rock Steve Albini, goth-rock guitarist Daniel Ash, infamous Oasis co-founder Noel Gallagher, and music greats like Lemmy and Poly Styrene.
Few others have witnessed first-hand so many important moments of the last forty years of rock history. Here, they come together to form the essential history of a personal quest to document the ever-changing soundtrack of the modern world.

Über den Autor
John Robb is an award-winning journalist, author, TV presenter and boss of the music website Louder Than War. In a forty-year career, John has written for every major music magazine and national newspaper, interviewing thousands of bands from all around the world. He formed the seminal punk/alt-rock band the Membranes in 1977, and still tours with them and as lead singer of his band Goldblade. He has written highly acclaimed biographies of the Stone Roses and the Charlatans, as well the extraordinary Punk Rock: An Oral History. [...]
Inhaltsverzeichnis

The 1970s

Introduction - 3

Xerox Machine! - 9

The 1980s

The Jesus and Mary Chain: Like a Virgin - 13

The Stone Roses - 18

Rudimentary Peni - 22

A Guy Called Gerald - 27

Nirvana - 30

Tackhead - 41

The 1990s

The Fall - 49

Andrew Weatherall and Terry Farley - 54

Summer 1990: The Madness of the Summer of Hope - 70

The Stone Roses: Spike Island - 76

James - 79

The Manic Street Preachers - 90

Sonic Youth - 98

Aphex Twin - 103

The Manic Street Preachers (2) - 107

The Cure - 122

Nirvana (2) 1- 30

The Charlatans - 137

The 2000s

Einstürzende Neubauten - 145

Anthony Wilson - 160

Linder - 179

Mick Jones - 190

Jason Orange: I Bet You Looked Good on the Dancefloor - 209

Poly Styrene - 214

Noel Gallagher - 238

The 2010s

Lemmy - 257

World of Twist: The Great Lost Band - 268

Michael Gira (Swans) - 274

Daniel Ash (Bauhaus) - 292

Jordan - 313

Echo & the Bunnymen - 327

Steve Albini - 345

The 2020s

Peter Hook: In-Depth Interview on Ian Curtis and Joy Division - 365

Jason Williamson (Sleaford Mods) - 378

A Note on the Author - 385

Supporters - 387

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Importe, Musik
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Allg. Handbücher & Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781800182189
ISBN-10: 180018218X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Robb, John
Hersteller: Boundless Publishing Group Ltd
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 195 x 129 x 37 mm
Von/Mit: John Robb
Erscheinungsdatum: 27.04.2023
Gewicht: 0,354 kg
Artikel-ID: 125879315