The official story of the most significant British band of the 90s. Now updated with fresh interviews including insights into lead singer Damon's new act, Gorillaz, that is sweeping awards on both sides of the Atlantic. This is the story of bitter rows with record companies, farcical feuds with Oasis, fist fights with each other, struggles with the bottle, foundering romances and a love-hate relationship with America. Drawing on the hours of exclusive interviews he has done with the band since their early days, Stuart Maconie offers a gripping insight into this intense, hedonistic quartet. Updated with fresh interviews including insights into Damon's award-winning new act Gorillaz. The official story of Blur, told through exclusive interviews.
Stuart Maconie Knihy
Stuart Maconie se vyznačuje vypravěčským stylem, který kombinuje vtip a hluboké porozumění britské kultuře. Jeho cestopisy, které se často zaměřují na méně známá místa a jejich obyvatele, jsou oceňovány pro svou autentičnost a náklonnost k subjektu. Texty Maconieho jsou naplněny pozorováním a reflexemi o moderním životě a jeho spojení s kulturním dědictvím. Jeho schopnost zachytit ducha místa a jeho obyvatel z něj činí jedinečného hlasatele britské krajiny a společnosti.
'He is as funny as Bryson and as wise as Orwell' ObserverIt was the spirit of our finest hour, the backbone of our post-war greatness, and it promoted some of the boldest and most brilliant schemes this isle has ever produced: it was the Welfare State, and it made you and I.
Cider With Roadies
- 320 stránek
- 12 hodin čtení
Cider with Roadies is the true story of a boy's obsessive relationship with pop.From Stuart's four minutes in a leisure centre with MC Hammer to four days in a small van with Napalm Death it's a life-affirming journey through the land where ordinary life and pop come together to make music.
Hope and Glory
- 352 stránek
- 13 hodin čtení
In Hope and Glory Stuart Maconie goes in search of the days that shaped the Britain we live in today. Stuart goes to Orgreave and Windsor, Wembley and Wootton Bassett, assembling a unique cast of Britons from Sir Edmund Hillary to Sid Vicious along the way.
The Full English
- 352 stránek
- 13 hodin čtení
From the author of 250,000-copy bestseller Pies and Prejudice: In Search of the North A New Statesman nonfiction pick for 2023 A Bookseller One to Watch
Adventures on the High Teas
- 352 stránek
- 13 hodin čtení
Just where and what is “Middle England?” Is Slough really as bad as Ricky Gervais makes out? From Shakespeare to Midsomer Murders, Stuart Maconie goes in search of the truth, with plenty of stop-offs for tea and pastries.
Pies and Prejudice - In Search of the North
- 352 stránek
- 13 hodin čtení
A northerner in exile, stateless and confused, hearing rumours of Harvey Nichols in Leeds and Maseratis in Wilmslow, Stuart goes in search of The North. Delving into his own past, this is a funny journey in search of where the cliches end and the truth begins.
