{"product_id":"totally-wired-post-punk-interviews-and-overviews-paperback","title":"Totally Wired: Post-Punk Interviews and Overviews - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSimon Reynolds\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith his critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eRip It Up and Start Again\u003c\/i\u003e, renowned music journalist Simon Reynolds applied a unique understanding to an entire generation of musicians working in the wake of punk rock. Spawning artists as singular as Talking Heads, Joy Division, The Specials, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Gang of Four, and Devo, postpunk achieved new relevance in the first decade of the twenty-first century through its profound influence on bands such as Radiohead, Franz Ferdinand, and Vampire Weekend. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eTotally Wired\u003c\/i\u003e the conversation continues. The book features thirty-two interviews with postpunks most innovative personalities--such as Ari Up, Jah Wobble, David Byrne, and Lydia Lunch--alongside an overview\" section of further reflections from Reynolds on postpunks key icons and crucial scenes. Included among them are John Lydon and PIL, Ian Curtis and Joy Division, and art-school conceptualists and proto-postpunkers Brian Eno and Malcolm McLaren. Reynolds follows these exceptional, often eccentric characters from their beginnings through the highs and lows of postpunks heyday. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCrackling with argument and anecdote, \u003ci\u003eTotally Wired\u003c\/i\u003e paints a vivid portrait of individuals struggling against the odds to make their world as interesting as possible, in the process leaving a legacy of artistic ambition and provocation that reverberates to this day.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSIMON REYNOLDS\u003c\/b\u003e is a consulting editor at \u003ci\u003eSpin\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eBlissed Out: The Raptures of Rock, The Sex Revolts: Gender, Rebellion and Rock 'n' Roll, Totally Wired\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBring the Noise.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.24 x 8.98 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 17, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47469537394937,"sku":"9781593762865","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/WXISMuETju9781593762865.webp?v=1772485681","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/totally-wired-post-punk-interviews-and-overviews-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}