Like Punk Never Happened

by Dave Rimmer

Overview

The definitive account of the first rise and fall of Boy George and Culture Club and British pop music in the 1980s. NEW EXPANDED EDITION | WITH A FOREWORD BY NEIL TENNANT | FEAUTURING A BONUS CHAPTER ON DURAN DURAN AND A NEW AFTERWORD.

A story of money, sex, stardom, screaming fans and forgotten ideals, Like Punk Never Happened is Dave Rimmer’s witty, authoritative, fast-moving and provocative insider account of the roller-coaster ride that was Boy George & Culture Club and the new ‘80s pop.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780571361083
Publisher:	Faber and Faber
Publication date:	01/24/2023
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Dave Rimmer is a music journalist and critic, having contributed to magazines in the UK, USA and Germany, including Smash Hits, Q, MOJO, The Wire and The Face. He is the author of a number of books, including Like Punk Never Happened, Once Upon a Time in the East, and New Romantics: The Look.

Table of Contents

List of Plates ix

Foreword Neil Tennant xi

1 Introduction 3

2 The Birth of the New Pop 7

3 Four Boys 30

4 Britain 57

5 America 77

6 Music 97

7 Sex 111

8 Fans 125

9 Japan 139

10 Money 169

11 Media 185

12 Like Punk Never Happened 205

Postscript 224

Duran Duran: Inside the Pop Dream 231

Afterword, 2021 255

Sources 279

Acknowledgements 281

Editorial Reviews

"Fascinating." — New York Times

"A controversial and honest account . . . and a serious analysis of the whole mess." — NME

"Speaks from the centre of pop's beating heart." — Dylan Jones

"Rimmer is among the most entertaining writers ever to pen a rock book." — Rock and Roll Confidential

"As sharp a study of British pop as we'll get." — City Limits

"A piece of music journalism at its best." — The Word

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