A Field Guide to Britpop
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
A Field Guide to Britpop
By (Author) Steve Wide
Smith Street Books
Smith Street Books
1st August 2021
16th September 2021
Australia
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
781.66094109049
Physical Properties
Hardback
96
Width 170mm, Height 210mm
Description
A Field Guide to ... delves into musics most influential genres to uncover the innovators and agitators who changed music history forever.
In A Field Guide to Britpop, Steve Wide explores a scene fueled by northsouth rivalries, tribal fashion and a good cup of tea. Uncover the artists and albums, the whos who and hangabouts that defined the era. From Blurs jaunty pop, Pulps working-class poetry and Suedes dark tales of the elegantly wasted, to the pub sing-alongs of Oasis Britpop looked to the past to reshape the future, becoming the last true music scene of the 20th century.
Author Bio
Steve Wide is an Australian DJ with a long-running British music radio show. Hes run legendary club nights and interviewed countless artists, from Noel Gallagher to Bjrk. Steves previous books include A Field Guide to Punk and A Field Guide to Post-Punk and New Wave.
