{"product_id":"totally-wired","title":"Totally Wired","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTotally Wired\u003c\/span\u003e charts the coming of age of music publications covering the contemporary bands, trends, and scene. This book offers a history of the journalists who described the wild landscape of the rise of rock and its evolution from the 1950s to the 2000s, through R\u0026amp;B, pop, the Summer of Love, punk, and beyond. Author Paul Gorman chronicles the emergence of trailblazing music magazines in New York, Los Angeles, and London and their transformation into essential reading for anyone who cared about popular culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGorman captures the extraordinary rise of the inkies on the back of rock and roll’s explosion into the postwar American and British youth culture. He recounts the development of individual magazines from their \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTin Pan Alley\u003c\/span\u003e beginnings to \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCreem\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBlender\u003c\/span\u003e, and \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCrawdaddy!\u003c\/span\u003e followed by the foundation of \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNME\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMelody Maker\u003c\/span\u003e, and \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSounds\u003c\/span\u003e―as well as the emergence of dedicated monthlies such as \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eQ\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Face\u003c\/span\u003e, and \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMojo\u003c\/span\u003e. Evoking the golden age of the music press, the book is illustrated with iconic magazine artwork and archival photography throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWriters such as Charles Shaar Murray, Greil Marcus, Nick Kent, and Tony Parsons not only documented the wild excesses of Led Zeppelin, the Who, and the Clash but also played an integral part in the development of the success of the bands themselves. Painting a complete picture of the scene, Gorman also tackles the entrenched sexism and racism faced by women and people from marginalized backgrounds as they tried to make it in the music industry, whether as musicians or journalists. An incisive and entertaining ride, this volume is perfect for anyone interested in popular culture, magazines, and underground cultural history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"CAP BOOKSHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52209114972469,"sku":"9780500022634","price":12.0,"currency_code":"KWD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/4157\/3429\/files\/5183oR-OtL._SY445_SX342.jpg?v=1768477445","url":"https:\/\/capbookshop.com\/ar\/products\/totally-wired","provider":"CAP BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}