Portobello Road is London's most iconic street and a unique place to live and visit. Despite the waves of gentrification, soaring rents and the recent arrival of High Street chains, its Bohemian, anarchic, creative spirit still survives. Julian Mash, a former bookseller at the famous Travel Bookshop, meets the traders and shopkeepers, film-makers and fashionistas, punks, promoters and poets who make Portobello what it is. From his encounters with famous residents like Damon Albarn and life-long market traders like Peter Cain there emerges a vivid and sometimes surprising picture of one of Britain's most famous neighbourhoods.
This fascinatingly illustrated book explores how Portobello Road has been at the centre of trends as diverse as racial integration, health food, vintage fashion, the property boom and the life and death of record shops.
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"A wonderful study of this iconic London street." 'Underneath the veneer of hedge funders, boutiques and gym-fit wives lurk traces of the original Portobello rediscovered by Julian Mash. From the last costermongers in the vegetable market to the antiques traders and music scene, the author uncovers a distinctive world and vibe that could only belong to this street.' "a charming addition to the canon. The 'Lives' in the subtitle - a colourful cast of rock stars, bohemians, hustlers and slum landlords - are brought to life in such detail, you can almost smell the jerk chicken." "elegy for a lost community"
"a charming addition to the canon. The 'Lives' in the subtitle - a colourful cast of rock stars, bohemians, hustlers and slum landlords - are brought to life in such detail, you can almost smell the jerk chicken."
"a fascinating look at a fascinating part of London"
'... you need this book on your shelf'
' Underneath the veneer of hedge funders, boutiques and gym-fit wives lurk traces of the original Portobello rediscovered by Julian Mash. From the last costermongers in the vegetable market to the antiques traders and music scene, the author uncovers a distinctive world and vibe that could only belong to this street.'
"A wonderful study of this iconic London street."
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70 photographs and illustrations in black and white
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Höhe: 198 mm
Breite: 129 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7112-3490-1 (9780711234901)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Julian Mash graduated from the University of East Anglia with an MA in Creative Writing in 2011. He spent much of his twenties running a record label and playing in a band before becoming a bookseller. He has lived and worked in and around Portobello Road for the last ten years, half of which was spent working at the Travel Bookshop, a local institution and the inspiration for the bookshop in the film Notting Hill. He is currently manager of the Idler Academy and literary events manager for End of the Road Festival. He was
a recipient of a Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Award for Non-Fiction in 2013.
Introduction: Beyond the Blue Door
Part One: Into the Market
Out of the Barrow and Into the Ring
Vinyl Habit: Minus Zero and the Life and Death of the Record Shop
The Travel Bookshop 1979-2011
Homeless Bones: Antiques
Tomorrow's You: The Health Food Revolutionaries
Sunset Boulevard and the Birth of Vintage Fashion
From Rogue to Vogue: Paul Breuer Vintage Clothes
An Appointment with the Dentist
Part Two: Lord, Don't Stop the Carnival
There's a Riot Going On: 1958 and the Notting Hill Race Riots
Pageant, Fireworks, Music, Plays & Poetry: The London Free School and the 1966 Carnival
Mas in the Ghetto: Carnival 1973
Gaz's Rockin' Blues
The Mangrove Steelband
Fox Friends: The Maverick Masquerade Band
Part Three: In Love with Rock 'n' Roll
Pink Floyd Go into Interstellar Overdrive
Hawkwind: The House Band
1976 Rough Trade and the Birth of Punk
Killing Joke: The Adventures of Youth
Under the Westway: Damon Albarn
The Rise of XL Records
Part Four: Bricks and Mortar
A Legal Matter: Goodwin & Knipe
In Search of a Furnished Room
Performance and Powis Square
Further Limits: Duncan Fallowell
Heathcote Williams and the Ruff Tuff Cream Puff Squatting Agency
Basement Bedlam and the Rise of the Super Rich
Behind the Blue Door with Richard Curtis
Afterword
Notes
Index
Acknowledgements
