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Mad world : an oral history of new wave artists and songs that defined the 1980s

Title
Mad world : an oral history of new wave artists and songs that defined the 1980s / Lori Majewski, Jonathan Bernstein ; foreword by Nick Rhodes ; afterword by Moby.
Author
Majewski, Lori
Publication
New York, NY : Abrams Image, 2014.

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Additional Authors
Bernstein, Jonathan (Journalist)
Description
319 pages : illustrations (some color); 21 cm
Summary
The authors provide an oral history that celebrates the New Wave music phenomenon of the 1980s via new interviews with some of the most notable artists of the period. Each chapter begins with a discussion of their most popular song but leads to stories of their history and place in the scene, ultimately painting a vivid picture of this colorful, idiosyncratic time.
Alternative Title
Oral history of new wave artists and songs that defined the 1980s
Subjects
Contents
Adam and the Ants : "Kings of the wild frontier" -- Gary Numan : "Cars" -- Duran Duran : "Girls on film" -- New Order : "Blue Monday" -- ABC : "Poison arrow" -- Devo : "Whip it" -- Echo and the Bunnymen : "The killing moon" -- Spandau Ballet : "True" -- The Human League : "Being boiled" -- Heaven 17 : "Temptation" -- Dexys Midnight Runners : "Come on Eileen" -- Bow Wow Wow : "I want candy" -- The Waitresses : "I know what boys like" -- The Normal : "Warm leatherette" -- Kajagoogoo : "Too shy" -- Thomas Dolby : "She blinded me with science" -- The Psychedelic Furs : "Love my way" -- Depeche Mode : "New life" -- Yaz : "Only you" -- Kim Wilde : "Kids in America" -- Howard Jones : "New song" -- Berlin : "The Metro" -- A Flock of Seagulls : "I ran" -- Modern English : "I melt with you" -- Soft Cell : "Tainted love" -- a-ha : "Take on me" -- Joy Division : "Love will tear us apart" -- The Smiths : "How soon is now?" -- Tears for Fears : "Mad world" -- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark : "If you leave" -- Ultravox : "Vienna" -- INXS : "Original sin" -- Thompson Twins : "Hold me now" -- Simple Minds : "Don't you (forget about me)" -- Animotion : "Obsession" -- Band Aid : "Do they know it's Christmas?"
Call Number
JMD 14-472
ISBN
  • 9781419710971
  • 1419710974
LCCN
2013945690
OCLC
858900295
Author
Majewski, Lori, author.
Title
Mad world : an oral history of new wave artists and songs that defined the 1980s / Lori Majewski, Jonathan Bernstein ; foreword by Nick Rhodes ; afterword by Moby.
Publisher
New York, NY : Abrams Image, 2014.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Added Author
Bernstein, Jonathan (Journalist), author.
Research Call Number
JMD 14-472
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