Japrocksampler: How the Post-war Japanese Blew Their Minds on Rock 'n' Roll - Couverture rigide

Cope, Julian

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ISBN 10 : 0747589453 ISBN 13 : 9780747589457

Editeur : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2007

Synopsis

Julian Cope, eccentric and visionary rock musician, hip archaeologist and one time frontman of Teardrop Explodes, follows the runaway underground success of his book Krautrocksampler with Japrocksampler, a cult deconstruction of Japanese rock music. Japrocksampler reveals what really happened when East met West after World War Two and the mayhem that ensued ...and is a must for anybody interested in modern music and Japanese culture. It explores the clash between traditional, conservative Japanese values and the wild rock 'n' roll renegades of the 1960s and 70s and tells the tale of the seminal artists in Japanese post-war culture, from itinerant art-house poets to violent refusenik rock groups with a penchant for plane hijacking. The book concludes with enticing reviews of Julian's Top 50 Jap Rock albums.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Julian Cope was born in Deri, South Glamorgan, and grew up in Tamworth. After forming a succession of half-groups and writing songs with Ian McCulloch (later of Echo & the Bunnymen), he eventually formed Teardrop Explodes with Gary Dwyer in 1978. He is the author of Krautrocksampler, Megalithic European, The Modern Antiquarian, Head-On and Repossessed. His website, www.headheritage.co.uk, contains some of the most entertaining and insightful album reviews on the web.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Date d'édition: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0747589453
• ISBN 13: 9780747589457
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible