Music journalist and cultural commentator.
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BLISSED
OUT: The Raptures of Rock |
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A collection of essays
UK: Serpent's Tail 1990 |
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THE
SEX REVOLTS: Gender, Rebellion and Rock 'n Roll |
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With Joy Press
UK: Serpent's Tail 1995
USA: Harvard University Press
Japanese serial rights: Honoh Magazine; Turkey: Ayrinti |
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ENERGY
FLASH |
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UK: Picador 1998; reissued in updated form 2008
USA: Little, Brown 1998; Routledge under the title GENERATION
ECSTASY
Italy: Arcana |
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RIP
IT UP AND START AGAIN: Post Punk 1978 - 1984 |
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UK: Faber & Faber 2005
USA: Viking
France: Editions Allia; Germany: Hannibal; Greece:
Sonic Playground; Italy: ISBN; Japan: Shinko Music Entertainment |
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BRING
THE NOISE: 20 years of writing about hip rock and hip hop |
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UK: Faber & Faber 2007
France: Au Diable Vauvert; Germany: Hannibal; Italy: ISBN |
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TOTALLY
WIRED: Postpunk Interviews and Overviews |
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UK: Faber & Faber 2009 |
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DON'T
LOOK BACK: Retromania and Nostalgia for the Future |
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UK: Faber & Faber 2010
USA: Faber Inc
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