Words and Music: A History of Pop in the Shape of a City

Paul Morley

ISBN 10: 0747557780 / ISBN 13: 9780747557784

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, UK, 2003

About this Item

Good condition soft cover, some wear to cover and spine, internally clean and tidy and in a good readable condition.

Seller Inventory # 66550

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Words and Music: A History of Pop in the Shape of a City
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, UK
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0747557780
• ISBN 13: 9780747557784
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

Has pop burnt itself out?Paul Morley takes the reader on an epic drive through the history of music to find out. A succession of celebrities, geniuses and other protagonists led by Madonna, Kraftwerk, Brian Eno, Erik Satie, John Cage and Wittgenstein appear to give their points of view. Detours and sights along the way include Missy Elliot, Jarvis Cocker, Eminem, Human League, Radiohead, Lou Reed, "Now That's What I Call Music," Ornette Coleman and the ghost of Elvis Presley.

About the Author

Paul Morley wrote for the NME from 1977 to 1983 when it was at its most successful and notorious. He wrote for the first few issues of The Face and was a regular contributor to Blitz. He formed ZTT and was instrumental behind the success of Frankie Goes to Hollywood. He also formed The Art of Noise . He has writen for many publications. He was one of the first presenters of The Late Show. He now writes for Arena and Esquire and contributes to numerous TV and radio programmes, including the successful Top Ten series on Channel 4. His last book, Nothing, was published to great acclaim by Faber in 2000.