Intends to make sense of 21st Century pop. Pulling together parallel threads from music, fashion, art, and new media, this title confronts a central... Læs mere
A collection of writing by Simon Reynolds, centred on music that seemed, in its moment, to prefigure the Future
Along with interviews, we get 'overviews': further reflections by Simon Reynolds on key icons and crucial scenes, including John Lydon and Public Image... Læs mere
From Morrissey and Nick Cave to The Streets and Kanye West, this book explores the links between hip-hop and rock. It focuses on two strands: white alternative rock and black street... Læs mere
From rave's origins in Chicago house and Detroit techno, through Ibiza, Madchester and the anarchic free-party scene, to the pirate-radio... Læs mere
Explores most decadent of genres on both sides of the Atlantic. This title charts the retro future sounds,... Læs mere
In this, the first book to take a big-picture view of the entire post punk period, acclaimed author and music journalist Simon Reynolds recreates a time of tremendous urgency and idealism in pop music.
Reynolds offers a guided tour of rave culture and techno music in this first critical history of the genre--and the drug culture that accompanies it. 40-page discography. of illustrations.
A decade-spanning collection of essays and interviews from acclaimed music journalist Simon Reynolds on music that seems to prefigure the future