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Chapter and Verse

Bernard Sumner
Chapter and Verse Book PDF

Author : Bernard Sumner
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2015-11-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781466889880

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Bernard Sumner pioneered the post-punk movement when he broke onto the scene as a founding member of Joy Division, and later as the front man of New Order. Heavily influencing U2 and The Cure while paving the way for post-punk revivalists like Interpol, Sumner's has left an indelible mark on punk and rock music that endures to this day. Famously reluctant to speak out, for the first time Sumner tell his story, a vivid and illuminating account of his childhood in Manchester, the early days of Joy Division, and the bands subsequent critical and popular successes. Sumner recounts Ian Curtis' tragic death on the eve of the band's first American tour, the formation of breakout band New Order, and his own first-hand account of the ecstasy and the agony of the 1970s Manchester music scene. Witty, fascinating and surprisingly moving, Chapter and Verse is an account of insights and spectacular personal revelations, including an appendix containing a complete transcript of a recording made of Ian Curtis experiencing hypnotic regression under the Sumner's amateur guidance and tensions between himself and former band member Peter Hook.

Bernard Sumner

David Nolan
Bernard Sumner Book PDF

Author : David Nolan
Publisher : Music Press Books
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : NYPL:33433089759157

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Bernard Sumner by David Nolan Pdf

About Bernard Sumner's life and times, from the back streets of Salford to the international fame and critical acclaim of Joy Division, New Order and Electronic. This book covers the history of one of music's most influential figures, and in the process nullifies many myths, with exhaustive primary source research, and scores of photos.

Substance: Inside New Order

Peter Hook
Substance Inside New Order Book PDF

Author : Peter Hook
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 768 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781471132438

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Substance: Inside New Order by Peter Hook Pdf

‘This book will delight both New Order-ites and general rock readers’ Mojo A ROLLICKING, NO-HOLDS-BARRED ACCOUNT OF NEW ORDER'S ENTIRE HISTORY. Two acclaimed albums and an upcoming US tour – Joy Division had the world at their feet. Then, on the eve of that tour, the band’s troubled lead singer, Ian Curtis, killed himself. The next time they got together, they were a new band. That band was New Order – their label was Factory Records, their club The Haçienda. Their distinctive sound paved the way for the dance music explosion that followed, earning them the reputation as one of the most influential bands of their generation, and changing the course of popular music. Following on from his bestselling titles The Haçienda and Unknown Pleasures, Peter Hook has written a rollicking, no-holds-barred account of the band's entire history. Substance is packed with never-before-seen detail, discographies and technical information. This is possibly the most entertaining memoir ever written by a British musician. ‘There are stories here that make Ozzy Osbourne looks like Mother Teresa’ Sunday Express ‘A rollicking read’ Record Collector ‘Rock writing rarely tells us properly what a band treading water or in slow decline feels like from the inside. Hook does so memorably’ Guardian ‘As mammoth and downright idiotic as the band deserves … something hilariously daft happens on nearly all of Substance’s 750 pages’ Classic Pop

This Searing Light, the Sun and Everything Else

Jon Savage
This Searing Light the Sun and Everything Else Book PDF

Author : Jon Savage
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780571345380

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This Searing Light, the Sun and Everything Else by Jon Savage Pdf

The SUNDAY TIMES Top Ten Bestseller#1 Book of the Year, UNCUT#1 Book of the Year, ROUGH TRADEBook of the Year, MOJOOver the course of two albums and some legendary gigs, Joy Division became the most successful and exciting underground band of their generation. Then, on the brink of a tour to America, Ian Curtis took his own life.In This Searing Light, the Sun and Everything Else, Jon Savage has assembled three decades' worth of interviews with the principal players in the Joy Division story to create an intimate, candid and definitive account of the band. It is the story of how a group of young men can galvanise a generation of fans, artists and musicians with four chords and three-and-a-half minutes of music. And it is the story of how illness and inner demons can rob the world of a shamanic lead singer and visionary lyricist.

Unknown Pleasures

Peter Hook
Unknown Pleasures Book PDF

Author : Peter Hook
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781471129803

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Unknown Pleasures by Peter Hook Pdf

'Genuinely funny: indeed, the story will… keep you entertained for a very long time' Sunday Times Joy Division changed the face of music. Godfathers of the current alternative scene, they reinvented rock in the post-punk era, creating a new sound - dark, hypnotic, intense - that would influence U2, Morrissey, R.E.M., Radiohead and many others. This is the story of Joy Division told by the band's legendary bassist, Peter Hook. 'Hook has restored a flesh-and-blood rawness to what was becoming a standard tale. Few pop music books manage that'Guardian 'An honest, enthusiastic account … It's a window like no other into the reality of life in this most aloof of bands' METRO 'An immense account of Joy Division's rise…Having read Hook's book, you'll feel like you were the fifth member of the band' GQ 'A bittersweet, profanity filled recollection… If you like Joy Division, you really have to read it' Q Magazine 'Hook lifts the lid on the real Ian Curtis' NME 'He's frank, incredibly funny, and isn't shy'Artrocker

New Order

Kevin Cummins
New Order Book PDF

Author : Kevin Cummins
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-17
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780847843602

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New Order by Kevin Cummins Pdf

A definitive collection of photographs of the legendary and influential band New Order. New Order remains one of the most popular bands of the last half century. Founded in the dying years of punk and disco, and combining elements of post-punk, new wave, and electronic dance music, New Order was responsible for some of the biggest hits of the era and is one of few bands to have achieved mainstream success while retaining cult status. Having been the most trusted photographer of Joy Division in the 1970s, Kevin Cummins was uniquely placed to document the rise and fall of New Order, from their formation in 1980 to their split in 1993. From underground beginnings as the flagship group of Factory Records in Manchester to grandstand tours around Europe and America, Cummins captured the band in every light, from the intimacy of the studio to the frenetic energy of live performance. Collected here for the first time are more than a hundred photographs reflecting over a decade of New Order. Prefaced by a selection of rarely seen ephemera, conversations with the band members, and an introduction from Douglas Coupland, this is a stunning celebration of a band whose influence on music and fashion is still palpable today.

Joy Division: Juvenes

Kevin Cummins
Joy Division Juvenes Book PDF

Author : Kevin Cummins
Publisher : Cassell
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-14
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781788403252

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Joy Division: Juvenes by Kevin Cummins Pdf

*** The definitive collection of the Joy Division photographs of Kevin Cummins, including interviews with Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook and Stephen Morris. A ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR A LOUDER THAN WAR BOOK OF THE YEAR "Lovers of Joy Division, revel in Juvenes! Dazzling... Glorious..." LOUDER THAN WAR The iconic images captured by Cummins - from snowy bridges and dark rehearsal rooms to electrifying live performances - helped to define Joy Division and cement their place in music history. Originally published in an ultra-limited run of just 226 copies, Juvenes is a book with legendary status. Now comprehensively updated with new material and images that have never been published in a book before, this new edition will allow fans to own it for the first time. Also containing insightful and moving essays from the band's family, contemporaries and fans including David Peace and Pat Nevin, Juvenes is a striking, poignant celebration of a truly special band. With a foreword by Ian Rankin. "Whenever I picture Joy Division, it's through Kevin Cummins' camera lens. Never before or since has one photographer captured a band's story so well." TIM BURGESS "I first saw Kevin Cummins' photographs of Joy Division when I was a music-obsessed teenager. The stark black and white shots captured perfectly the austere and serious nature of the music. Look at this book and dream a new future into being. God knows we need one." BOBBY GILLESPIE

Record Play Pause

Stephen Morris
Record Play Pause Book PDF

Author : Stephen Morris
Publisher : Constable
Page : 467 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781472126191

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Record Play Pause by Stephen Morris Pdf

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A unique and thoughtful musical memoir' Observer 'Gritty coming-of-age story . . . plenty of anecdotes to keep us hooked, and his memories of Joy Division's Ian Curtis are poignant' Daily Mirror Before he was responsible for some of the most iconic drumming in popular music, Stephen Morris grew up in 1960s and '70s industrial Macclesfield, on a quiet road that led seemingly to nowhere. Far removed from the bright lights and manic energy of nearby Manchester, he felt stifled by suburbia and feared he might never escape. Then he joined Joy Division - while they were still known as Warsaw - a pioneer of the rousing post-punk sound that would revolutionise twentieth-century rock. Following two landmark albums and widespread critical acclaim, Joy Division were at the height of their powers and poised to break the US, when lead singer, Ian Curtis, committed suicide. Part memoir, part scrapbook and part aural history: Stephen Morris's innate sense of rhythm and verve pulses through Record Play Pause. From recollections of growing up in the North West to the founding of New Order, Morris never strays far from the music. And by turns profound and wry, this book subverts the mythology and allows us to understand music's power to define who we are and what we become.

So This is Permanence

Ian Curtis
So This is Permanence Book PDF

Author : Ian Curtis
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-14
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780571309580

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So This is Permanence by Ian Curtis Pdf

So this is permanence, edited by Jon Savage with a foreword by Deborah Curtis, presents the intensely personal writings of one of the most enigmatic and influential songwriters and performers of the late twentieth century, Joy Division's Ian Curtis. The songs of Joy Division, infused with the energy of punk but seeped in a resigned longing, were born of Manchester in the late seventies - a once flourishing industrial city in decline. They were the songs too of Ian Curtis's inner tragedies, as he battled depression, epilepsy and debilitating stage fright. Ian Curtis committed suicide in 1980, on the eve of the band's first American tour. Interspersed with the lyrics are previously unpublished facsimile pages of Ian's notebooks, which throw his highly emotive lyrics into fascinating relief and cast light on the creative process of this singularly poetic songwriter.

Joy Division

Kevin Cummins
Joy Division Book PDF

Author : Kevin Cummins
Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780847834815

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Touching From a Distance

Deborah Curtis
Touching From a Distance Book PDF

Author : Deborah Curtis
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780571322411

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Touching From a Distance by Deborah Curtis Pdf

The only in-depth biographical account of the legendary lead singer of Joy Division, written by his widow. Includes a foreword by Jon Savage and an introduction by Joy Division drummer, Steven Morris. Revered by his peers and idolized by his fans, Ian Curtis left behind a legacy rich in artistic genius. Mesmerizing on stage but introverted and prone to desperate mood swings in his private life, Curtis died by his own hand on 18 May 1980. Touching from a Distance documents how, with a wife, child and impending international fame, Curtis was seduced by the glory of an early grave. Regarded as the essential book on the essential icon of the post-punk era, Touching from a Distance includes a full set of Curtis's lyrics and a discography and gig list.

The Hacienda

Peter Hook
The Hacienda Book PDF

Author : Peter Hook
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781847378477

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The Hacienda by Peter Hook Pdf

Legendary musician Peter Hook tells the whole story - the fun, the music, the vast loss of money, the legacy - of Manchester's most iconic nightclub Peter Hook, as co-founder of Joy Division and New Order, has been shaping the course of popular music for thirty years. He provided the propulsive bass guitar melodies of 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' and the bestselling 12-inch single ever, 'Blue Monday' among many other songs. As co-owner of Manchester's Hacienda club, Hook propelled the rise of acid house in the late 1980s, then suffered through its violent fall in the 1990s as gangs, drugs, greed and a hostile police force destroyed everything he and his friends had created. This is his memory of that era and 'it's far sadder, funnier, scarier and stranger' than anyone has imagined. As young and naive musicians, the members of New Order were thrilled when their record label Factory opened a club. Yet as their career escalated, they toured the world and had top ten hits, their royalties were being ploughed into the Hacienda and they were only being paid £20 per week. Peter Hook looked back at that exciting and hilarious time to write HACIENDA. All the main characters appear - Tony Wilson, Barney, Shaun Ryder - and Hook tells it like it was - a rollercoaster of success, money, confusion and true faith.

Running Tracks

Rob Deering
Running Tracks Book PDF

Author : Rob Deering
Publisher : Unbound Publishing
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-05
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781800180451

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Running Tracks by Rob Deering Pdf

Rob Deering has been listening to music his whole life, but it was only in his mid-thirties that – much to his surprise – he found himself falling in love with the hugely popular, nearly perfect, sometimes preposterous activity of running In this vividly conjured collection, Rob shares stories of when a run, a place and a tune come together in a life-defining moment. His adventures in running have spanned four continents, fifteen marathons and numberless miles of park and pavement, and the carefully chosen music streaming through his headphones has spurred him forward throughout. What makes the perfect running tune? Where can you find the best routes, even in an unfamiliar town? Why do people put themselves through marathons? In Running Tracks, Rob Deering shares his sometimes surprising answers to these questions, and explains how a hobby became an obsession that changed his life forever.

33 1/3 Greatest Hits, Volume 1

David Barker
33 1 3 Greatest Hits Volume 1 Book PDF

Author : David Barker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2006-09-12
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781441101853

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33 1/3 Greatest Hits, Volume 1 by David Barker Pdf

The writings in this book are extracted from volumes 1 through 20 of our 33 1/3 series - short books about individual albums. In here you'll find a wide variety of authors, albums, and approaches to writing about those albums. So sit back, put on your headphones, cue up your favourite songs, and let our writers transport you to a time when: Dusty Springfield headed south to Memphis to record a pop/soul classic; The Kinks almost fell to pieces, and managed to make their best album while doing so; Joy Division and their mad, brilliant producer created a debut record that still sounds painfully hip today; James Brown mesmerized a sell-out crowd at the Apollo, in the midst of the Cuban Missile Crisis; The Rolling Stones shacked up in the South of France and emerged with one of the best double-albums ever; The Ramones distilled punk rock into its purest, most enduring essence... 33 1/3 Greatest Hits, Volume 1: it's like a compilation album, without the filler.

Mark E. Smith and the Fall

Michael Goddard,Benjamin Halligan
Mark E Smith and the Fall Book PDF

Author : Michael Goddard,Benjamin Halligan
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Music
ISBN : 0754668673

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Mark E. Smith and the Fall by Michael Goddard,Benjamin Halligan Pdf

These essays penetrate the fathomless depths of the Fall's sound and Mark E. Smith's vision, bringing back fresh perceptions that do not `explain' so much as enhance and expand the inexhaustible mystery of this singular band. Simon Reynolds, author of Rip it Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-84 and Totally Wired: Postpunk Interviews and Overviews The strength of this book draws ultimately on the complexity of the Fall, with its cosmic library of `screwed up' lyrics to unfold, and its vast conurbation of psychic soundscapes to drift through. There is bound to be controversy over whether the band is a legitimate subject for academic study. The best response to the sceptics can be found in the pages of this brilliant collection. Simon Ford, author of the Wreckers of Civilisation and Hip Priest This volume offers a comprehensive range of approaches to the work of Mark E. Smith and his band the Fall in relation to music, art and politics. Mark E. Smith remains one of the most divisive and idiosyncratic figures in popular music after a recording career with the Fall that spans thirty years. The key aspect of the group that this volume explores is the invariably creative, unfailingly critical and often antagonistic relations that characterize both the internal dynamics of the group and the group's position in the pop cultural surroundings. The Fall's ambiguous position in the unfolding histories of British popular music and therefore in the new heritage industries of popular culture in the UK, from post-punk to anti-Thatcher politics, to the `Factory fiction of Manchester' and on into Mark E. Smith's current role as ageing enfant terrible of rock, illustrates the uneasy relationship between the band, their critical commentators and the historians of popular music. This volume engages directly with this critical ambiguity.