New Romantics: The Look - Softcover

Rimmer, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0711993963 ISBN 13: 9780711993969

Publisher: Omnibus Pr & Schirmer Trade Books, 2003

Synopsis

As the 70s turned into the 80s, a new club culture was born from the ashes of punk and the legacy of David Bowie. Boy George, Steve Strange, Spandau Ballet, and Duran Duran were part of the scene whose fame began in the frilly shirt clubs of London, Birmingham, and Leeds. New Romantic was the breeding ground for a whole generation of musicians and writers, nightlife entrepreneurs and fashion designers, mass market stars and underground art figures. This witty and authoritative account traces the story of the New Romantics from the moment Steve Strange and Rusty Egan began their legendary Bowie Nights at Billy s in Soho, through the move to Blitz, and the growth of the Birmingham scene, to the point where the pop groups it inspired began to spark up clubs and charts all over the world. Much more than a simple history of the Blitz Kids, it also looks at the influence on New Romantics, and the ways in which these were transformed in the crucible of club culture to become the key elements of the late 20th century mainstream.

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About the Author

Dave Rimmer is the author of Like Punk Never Happened and Once Upon the Time in the East. He spent the New Romantic years freelancing for Smash Hits, The Face , and New Sounds New Styles. He has since contributed to over 50 magazines in the UK, US and Germany.

Edition details

• Publisher: Omnibus Pr & Schirmer Trade Books
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0711993963
• ISBN 13: 9780711993969
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128