Babylon's Burning by Clinton Heylin

Babylon's Burning by Clinton Heylin

Describes how the word 'punk' was coined by revered rock journalist Lester Bangs, and charts the rise and fall of the movement, from the explosion of the Sex Pistols to the death of Kurt Cobain. The author explores the groups who were the scenemakers, along with the underground networks established to assault the mainstream.

Praise for Clinton Heylin: Heylin is arguably the world's greatest rock biographer' Irish Independent 'For an answer to the question of just exactly what kind of music punk rock was, you'll have to resort to … From the Velvets to the Voidoids' New York Times Heylin 'sorts the conflicts and conflagrations with a critic's eye and a fan's heart' Lenny Kaye
Praise for Clinton Heylin: Heylin is arguably the world's greatest rock biographer' Irish Independent 'For an answer to the question of just exactly what kind of music punk rock was, you'll have to resort to … From the Velvets to the Voidoids' New York Times Heylin 'sorts the conflicts and conflagrations with a critic's eye and a fan's heart' Lenny Kaye

Clinton Heylin's biography of Bob Dylan (Behind the Shades) is now in its second edition and has been in print in Penguin for fifteen years. His history of early American punk, From the Velvets to the Voidoids, was shortlisted for the prestigious Ralph Eleason award in the States, and has just been reissued. Brought up in Manchester where as a teenager he saw many of the bands covered here. He now lives in Somerset.

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ISBN 13	9780141024318
ISBN 10	0141024313
Titre	Babylon's Burning
Auteur	Clinton Heylin
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Type de reliure	Paperback
Éditeur	Penguin Books Ltd
Année de publication	2008-01-31
Nombre de pages	720
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