Britpop! Cool Britannia And The Spectacular Demise Of English Rock,9780306813672

Britpop! Cool Britannia And The Spectacular Demise Of English Rock

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ISBN13: 9780306813672
ISBN10: 030681367X
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-10-13
Publisher(s): Da Capo
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Summary

The definitive, acclaimed history of the Britpop era, when English music, celebrity, and politics co-mingled in a manner that was as unprecedented as it was fascinating

Author Biography

John Harris is the author of Britpop!: Cool Britannia and the Spectacular Demise of English Rock. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Mojo, Q, the Guardian, NME, Select, and New Statesman. He lives in Hay-on-Wye, England.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Da Capo Edition xi
PART ONE
'It seemed correctly anarchistic not to want to be rich.'
3(22)
'What's wrong with your mouth?'
25(14)
Falling over a lot
39(17)
Pathetic rebellion
56(18)
For Tomorrow
74(13)
'I'm getting rid of grunge.'
87(16)
PART TWO
Swab the nose and punch the liver
103(13)
The Burnage Hillbillies
116(20)
Planet Stupid
136(24)
Men who should know better
160(14)
All the people
174(17)
'Do you want to be Tony Blair's mate?'
191(10)
'I said half a million pounds, and no-one laughed.'
201(20)
The well-oiled German war machine
221(26)
PART THREE
'I wouldn't carry a horrible little pissed brat around.'
247(19)
Is this the way they say the future's meant to feel?
266(15)
'What am I doing? This is ridiculous.'
281(17)
'Is this cool or not cool?'
298(17)
'Wanting to be the biggest is a weakness.'
315(14)
The last party
329(17)
'We're leaving. The bar's shut.'
346(21)
Endpiece 367(9)
Appendix 1 What happened next 376(7)
Appendix 2 The musical tastes of Tony Blair 383(2)
Appendix 3 The music 385(21)
Select Bibliography 406(2)
Acknowledgements 408(3)
Index 411

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