TOTALLY WIRED

Covering the music presss evolution from the 1950s to the 2000s, through rock y roll, Mod, the Summer of Love, Glam, Punk, Pop, Reggae, R yB and Hip Hop, Paul Gorman chronicles the development of individual magazines from Tin Pan Alley beginnings and the countercultural foundation of Rolling Stone, the underground press and the 70s heyday of NME, Melody Maker and Sounds. Illuminated by the authors first hand interviews, Gorman paints a complete picture of the scene exploring the role played by such writers as Lester Bangs, Charles Sha...[Read more]