NOT ABBA is an antidote to 'I LOVE THE 1970s'; it is the real story of the 1970s from the critically acclaimed author of MANCHESTER, ENGLAND.  The 1970s is a decade frequently miscast; a parade of fashion disasters soundtracked by glam pop hits or frothy, mainstream disco. The generation who grew up in the 1970s remember the decade differently; inflation, strikes, and polarised politics; violence and conflict; the rise of the National Front; IRA terror campaigns on the British mainland; womens liberation, gay liberation; 'Mean Streets'; 'Taxi Driver' and 'Apocalypse Now'.  NOT ABBA tells the story of the 1970s, celebrating the musicians and songs that illuminated and soundtracked the ideas, fashions, sexual revolutions and raw politics of the decade. It provides an antidote to history told via soundbites by exploring life in the margins, and ideas beneath the surface, and by painting the big picture behind the most enduring and influential music of the decade, including the politicised soul and funk of Curtis Mayfield and Marvin Gaye, the punk explosion, new wave, and the years of Ziggy Stardust, gay disco, the Stooges, Patti Smith, the Raincoats, Cabaret Voltaire, the Specials, and black British reggae.  NOT ABBA tells the story of the decade via the key songs, using in-depth research, drawing not only on interviews with musicians, writers, and artists but also a wide range of representatives of the 70s generation; their personal stories drive our narrative. They are our guides to the real story of the 1970s, introducing us to life and music away from the mainstream; nothing bland, nothing obvious. Not Abba. Intro: Boogie Wonderland (1979)  One: Lola (1970)  Two: Riders on the Storm (1971)  Three: Freddie's Dead (1972)  Four: Life on Mars (1973)  Five: Sad Sweet Dreamers (1974)  Six: Land of a Thousand Dances (1975)  Seven: Young Hearts Run Free (1976)  Eight: In the City (1977)  Nine: Handsworth Revolution (1978)  Outro: Everybody's Happy Nowadays (1979).

Not Abba : The Real Story of the 1970s

Arts & Photography

Dave Haslam

Music

Harperperennial

Sonic Youth Slept On My Floor: Music, Manchester, and More: A Memoir Hardcover May 24, 2018by Dave Haslam (Author)

Sonic Youth Slept On My Floor: Music, Manchester, and More: A Memoir

Constable

Not All Roses: The Life and Times of Stephen Cresser

Confingo Publishing

The definitive account of the pop cult capital of the UK by Dave Haslam, one of Manchester's top DJs and journalists. Manchester, a predominantly working-class city, away from the nation's capital, has been at the margins of English culture for centuries. The explosion of music and creativity in Manchester can be traced back from Victorian music hall and the jazz age, to Northern Soul and rock and roll, through to acid house and Oasis. But its roots are in Manchester's history as a melting pot of popular idealism and dissent, from the industrial revolution on, via film, theatre, comedy and TV. And for Manchester, read England and the world. Dave Haslam is uniquely placed to tell this story -- Manchester, England is as witty, erudite and passionate as you would expect from a man who can say, again and again, "I was there". Like Jon Savage's England's Dreaming, this is the last word on the abiding centre of 40 years of UK pop culture.

Manchester, England: The story of the pop cult city

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Fourth Estate

Schrumpfende Städte

Hatje Cantz

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