
Going Deaf For A Living
Steve Lamacq(Author)
Omnibus Press
Published on 18. April 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-78760-127-7 (ISBN)
Description
Going Deaf for a Living is Steve Lamacq's candid reflection of several decades spent on the frontline of the alternative music scene.
As a writer at the NME and co-host of The Evening Session, Steve naturally attended hundreds of gigs and collected a lifetime's supply of musical encounters. From witnessing Richey Edwards of the Manic Street Preachers cutting `4Real' into his arm to the infamous Oasis interview that sparked national outrage, Going Deaf for a Living provides the first-hand account of some of British music's most memorable moments.
But this isn't just a book about working in the music industry: at its heart, this is a tale about being a music fan - what drives us, infuriates us and fascinates us about the artists we put so much faith in.
Covering the periods of grunge, Britpop and the arrival of indie, this acclaimed memoir - updated for the first time - is a thrilling journey through the last great hurrah of the analogue music industry.
As a writer at the NME and co-host of The Evening Session, Steve naturally attended hundreds of gigs and collected a lifetime's supply of musical encounters. From witnessing Richey Edwards of the Manic Street Preachers cutting `4Real' into his arm to the infamous Oasis interview that sparked national outrage, Going Deaf for a Living provides the first-hand account of some of British music's most memorable moments.
But this isn't just a book about working in the music industry: at its heart, this is a tale about being a music fan - what drives us, infuriates us and fascinates us about the artists we put so much faith in.
Covering the periods of grunge, Britpop and the arrival of indie, this acclaimed memoir - updated for the first time - is a thrilling journey through the last great hurrah of the analogue music industry.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 35 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight
410 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78760-127-7 (9781787601277)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Steve Lamacq
Going Deaf for a Living
Book
10/2000
BBC Books
€32.39
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Person
Steve Lemacq is the legendary BBC Radio 1 DJ and host of the hugely popular and award-winning Evening Session. Steve has had a career of more than thirty years in radio.