This book is your gateway to the oasis of Britain’s music in the 90s. A Field Guide to … delves into music’s 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 north–south rivalries, tribal fashion and a… Continue reading A Field Guide to Britpop
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A Field Guide to Grunge
This book is your gateway to the 90’s gritty, plaid-wearing underground. A Field Guide to … delves into music’s most influential genres to uncover the innovators and agitators who changed music history forever. In A Field Guide to Grunge, Steve Wide explores the dynamic scene that sprung from the ashes of punk and underground metal… Continue reading A Field Guide to Grunge
A Field Guide to Punk
What makes Punk… Punk? We might all know the Sex Pistols from the opening bar of their songs, but how do we place the Punk movement in the context of the wider Zeitgeist of the time? And how do the various international offshoots of Punk – American, British, Australian – intersect and overlap? Well, that’s… Continue reading A Field Guide to Punk
A Field Guide to Post-Punk & New Wave
What makes New Wave… New Wave? It’s the catchall name of punk’s poppy offshoot, born in the 70s simultaneously in the United States and United Kingdom. But how would you describe New Wave’s context in the zeitgeist of the time, or explain how this new electro-rock made people feel? Well, that’s precisely what DJ and… Continue reading A Field Guide to Post-Punk & New Wave
Freddie Mercury A to Z
Celebrate Freddie Mercury in the next iteration of Steve Wide’s Icons A to Z series. Follow Freddie, born Farrokh Bulsara, as he harnesses hyperdontia to develop an unparalleled vocal range. See Smile, Freddie’s first complete band, graduate to become the global phenomenon Queen. Dissect lyrical oddities like “radio gaga” and “Scaramouch,” and revel in the glorious chevron… Continue reading Freddie Mercury A to Z