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Life After Dark: A History of British Nightclubs & Music Venues
Dave Haslam
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Description for Life After Dark: A History of British Nightclubs & Music Venues
Paperback. A lively history of British nightclubs and music venues, from earliest days through to rock n' roll, Northern Soul and rave culture to the present day Num Pages: 384 pages, 16pp colour plate section. BIC Classification: AV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Nightclubs and music venues are often the source of a lifetime's music taste, best friends and vivid memories. They can define a town, a city or a generation, and breed scenes and bands that change music history. In Life After Dark Dave Haslam reveals and celebrates a definitive history of significant venues and great nights out. Writing with passion and authority, he takes us from vice-ridden Victorian dance halls to acid house and beyond; through the jazz decades of luxurious ballrooms to mods in basement dives and the venues that nurtured the Beatles, the Stones, Northern Soul and the Sex ... Read more
Nightclubs and music venues are often the source of a lifetime's music taste, best friends and vivid memories. They can define a town, a city or a generation, and breed scenes and bands that change music history. In Life After Dark Dave Haslam reveals and celebrates a definitive history of significant venues and great nights out. Writing with passion and authority, he takes us from vice-ridden Victorian dance halls to acid house and beyond; through the jazz decades of luxurious ballrooms to mods in basement dives and the venues that nurtured the Beatles, the Stones, Northern Soul and the Sex ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857206992
SKU
V9780857206992
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-33
About Dave Haslam
Dave Haslam is a writer, broadcaster and DJ who played the Hacienda in Manchester through the late 1980s and has since appeared worldwide. He's written three books, including 'Manchester England' - a cultural biography of Manchester which was declared one of the ten books that best represent England (alongside works by Jeremy Paxman, Zadie Smith, and George Monbiot). His journalism ... Read more
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