Full Description
This volume of memoirs chronicles the most exciting generation of British music the world has ever seen. Punk's initial firestorm kicked open the door for myriad other scenes. In rapid succession came Ska, New Mod, New Wave, anarcho-punk and Oi/street-punk.It was an explosion of madcap musical energy as incendiary as it was inspirational, created and performed by both geniuses and madmen. At the heart of this rock 'n' roll tsunami was SOUNDS magazine. And at the heart of SOUNDS was your narrator, Garry Bushell. Like his idols, Garry lived every day as if it was his last. Which it nearly was. Going to prison with the Angelic Upstarts, tripping into paranoid West Berlin with the Exploited before The Wall came down, fighting a world champion boxer...all in a day's work for our Garry. These were truly days of glory. Bushell joined The Specials and The Selecter as they toured the US for the first time. He covered befriended Debbie Harry, feuded with Crass, skanked away with Madness, championed Secret Affair and managed the Cockney Rejects.
From John Cooper Clarke to Right to Work marches, from Squeeze in South London to seedy German brothels, this volume is a unique record of raw and exciting bands, giant characters and radical ideas - all told with a twinkle in the eyes and a smile on the lip. Sounds Of Glory is a brilliant new memoir from one of Britain's most daring and controversial rock journalists. It's a must-read for anyone who loved Sounds and lived through the golden years of British rock and pop.
Contents
Introduction Rude Boys Can't Fail - The Specials Fuck Law & Order - the Angelic Upstarts Dread Over Deutschland -Judge Dread Carrion Sex Pistols - Steve Jones Sham Enchanted Evening - Sex Pistols Part Duh Blue Beat & Pork Pies - Madness All Mod Cons - The Jam Rudies Uber Dallas - The Selecter Join The Rejects, Get Yourself Killed - The Cockney Rejects Don't Fuck With The Baldies - Bad Manners Bleed For You - The Ruts Harry-Kari - Blondie Mods Without Parkas - Secret Affair Infa A Comeback - Infa Riot OTT in the OC - The Mo-dettes Yesterday Has Gone - The Great Butlin's Festival Of The Sixties Sweet Dreams Aren't Made Of This - The Eurythmics Lars Gang In Town - Rancid Bonanza Bingo - Max Splodge No Madam That Child Is Not Mine - Engelbert Humperdinck Crass Purposes - Steve Ignorant Wild Sewerage Tickles Brazil - Squeeze Just Another Ex-Gravedigger Into Dada - John Cooper Clarke Music To March To - Crisis Are You Drinking What I'm Drinking? - The Blood
