Death of an Unsigned Band
1st Edition
Published on 1. July 2010
400 pages
978-1-4070-8468-8 (ISBN)
Description
Being an unsigned band isn't a situation - it's a mental illness. Few people realise they're suffering from this affliction. Russell Groom knows, and he wants to change things fast. But Russell doesn't fit the traditional rock-star mould, and his woefully unexceptional band are headed nowhere, inhabiting a world of cramped and sweaty rehearsal rooms, crap day jobs, empty gigs and interminable trips down the A303 to dodgy festival slots in Wiltshire. Enter Josh - the enigmatic and arrogant son of a successful record producer - with an offer it's impossible to refuse...
Tim Thornton's new novel is a hilarious fly-on-the-wall trip round the outskirts of the music industry, with a valuable lesson: unsigned bands never become signed bands. They have to die first.
Tim Thornton's new novel is a hilarious fly-on-the-wall trip round the outskirts of the music industry, with a valuable lesson: unsigned bands never become signed bands. They have to die first.
Reviews / Votes
So real you can smell the sound man, see the promoter sneaking out without paying you and hear JJ72... a truly compelling read * Word * Hilariously charts the dismal lows of a struggling band -- Henry Sutton * Daily Mirror * Fun, shambling...well-told * Big Issue * Really funny... Writing about bands could slip into pompous theorising, but this does what all good books should do, which is concentrate on the personalities -- Alexandra Heminsley * 6Music * a funny and touching read about a struggling rock band * Stylist *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Vintage Publishing
File size
0,46 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4070-8468-8 (9781407084688)
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Tim Thornton
Death of an Unsigned Band
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07/2011
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Person
Tim Thornton was born in northern England in the early seventies. So far, he has been a member of nine unsigned bands and two signed bands, neither of whom acquired their record deals during his tenure. His first novel, The Alternative Hero, was published by Cape in 2009.
