Nothing is Real
The Beatles Were Underrated And Other Sweeping Statements About Pop
$33.34
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
2 April 2019
Summary
In this wide-ranging collection of essays, Hepworth shows how it is possible to take music seriously and, at the same time, not drain the life out of it - from the legacy of the Beatles to the dramatic decline of the record shop.
Pop music’s a simple pleasure. Is it catchy? Can you dance to it? Do you fancy the singer?
But what’s fascinating about pop is our relationship with it. David Hepworth is interested in the human side of pop. He’s interested in how people make the stuf…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784164072 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1784164070 |
| Author: | David Hepworth |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Black Swan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 2 April 2019 |
| Weight: | 168g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 127mm x 15mm |
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About The Author
David Hepworth
David Hepworth has been writing, broadcasting, and speaking about music and media since the seventies. He was involved in the launch and editing of magazines such as Smash Hits, Q, Mojo, and The Word, among many others. He was one of the presenters of the BBC rock music programme The Old Grey Whistle Test and one of the anchors of the corporation’s coverage of Live Aid in 1985. He has won the Editor of the Year and Writer of the Year awards from the Professional Publishers Association and the Mark Boxer award from the British Society of Magazine Editors. He lives in London, dividing his time between writing for a variety of newspapers and magazines, speaking at events, and broadcasting work. He says Chuck Berry’s ‘You Never Can Tell’ is the best record ever made. ‘This is not an opinion,’ he says. ‘It’s a matter of fact.’
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