Billy Bragg
Author
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Emerging from the jazz clubs of the early 1950s, skiffle -- a uniquely British take on American folk and blues -- caused a sensation among a generation of kids who had grown up during the dreary post-war years. These were Britain's first teenagers, looking for a music of their own in a culture dominated by crooners and mediated by a stuffy BBC. Sales of guitars rocketed from 5,000 to 250,000 a year, and -- as with the punk rock that would flourish...
Author
Series
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
We live in a world where strongman politics are rising; neo-liberalism has hollowed out political parties; and corporations have undermined democracy. Ordinary voters feel helpless to effect change, resulting in outbreaks of populist anger, and traditional platforms for debate are losing their viability as readers source information online. In this short and vital polemic, progressive thinker and activist Billy Bragg argues that accountability is...
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In this exciting mix of memoir and music writing, spanning the golden age of vinyl and the streaming era, 50 great writers share the albums that changed their lives, revealing the music's power to transport the listener to a particular time and place."--