Before you leave...
Take 20% off your first order
20% off
Enter the code below at checkout to get 20% off your first order
Loaded: The Life (and Afterlife) of the Velvet Underground (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781538756560)
Vendor:
Dylan Jones
Product type:
Books
- $30.00
$30.00- $30.00
- Unit price
- per
Subtotal:
$30.00
Description
xDrawing on contributions from remaining members, contemporaneous musicians, critics, filmmakers, and the generation of artists who emerged in their wake, this "monumental origin story" celebrates the legacy of the Velvet Underground, which burns brighter than ever in the 21st century (New York Times bestselling author Bob Spitz). Variety and Concrete Islands Best Book of 2023 - A "Must Read" by Nylon, BookRiot, and Town & Country
Rebellion always starts somewhere, and in the music world of the transgressive teen--whether it be the 1960s or the 2020s--the Velvet Underground represents ground zero. Crystallizing the idea of the bohemian, urban, narcissistic art school gang around a psychedelic rock and roll band--a stylistic idea that evolved in the rarefied environs of Andy Warhol's Factory--the Velvets were the first major American rock group with a mixed gender line-up. They never smiled in photographs, wore sunglasses indoors, and invented the archetype that would be copied by everyone from Sid Vicious to Bobby Gillespie. They were avant-garde nihilists, writing about drug abuse, prostitution, paranoia, and sado-masochistic sex at a time when the rest of the world was singing about peace and love. In that sense they invented punk and then some. It could even be argued that they invented modern New York. Drawing on interviews and material relating to all major players, from Lou Reed, John Cale, Mo Tucker, Andy Warhol, Jon Savage, Nico, David Bowie, Mary Harron, and many more, award-winning journalist Dylan Jones breaks down the band's whirlwind of subversion and, in a narrative rich in drama and detail, proves why the Velvets remain the original kings and queens of edge.
Author: Dylan Jones
ISBN-10: 1538756560
ISBN-13: 9781538756560
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Language: English
Published: 12/05/2023
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.40w x 1.50d
Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 11/01/2023 pg. 9
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2023
Booklist 11/10/2023
Shelf Awareness 12/29/2023
Rebellion always starts somewhere, and in the music world of the transgressive teen--whether it be the 1960s or the 2020s--the Velvet Underground represents ground zero. Crystallizing the idea of the bohemian, urban, narcissistic art school gang around a psychedelic rock and roll band--a stylistic idea that evolved in the rarefied environs of Andy Warhol's Factory--the Velvets were the first major American rock group with a mixed gender line-up. They never smiled in photographs, wore sunglasses indoors, and invented the archetype that would be copied by everyone from Sid Vicious to Bobby Gillespie. They were avant-garde nihilists, writing about drug abuse, prostitution, paranoia, and sado-masochistic sex at a time when the rest of the world was singing about peace and love. In that sense they invented punk and then some. It could even be argued that they invented modern New York. Drawing on interviews and material relating to all major players, from Lou Reed, John Cale, Mo Tucker, Andy Warhol, Jon Savage, Nico, David Bowie, Mary Harron, and many more, award-winning journalist Dylan Jones breaks down the band's whirlwind of subversion and, in a narrative rich in drama and detail, proves why the Velvets remain the original kings and queens of edge.
Author: Dylan Jones
ISBN-10: 1538756560
ISBN-13: 9781538756560
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Language: English
Published: 12/05/2023
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.40w x 1.50d
Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 11/01/2023 pg. 9
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2023
Booklist 11/10/2023
Shelf Awareness 12/29/2023
By Dylan Jones
xNew York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author Dylan Jones has written or edited over twenty-five books. In the Eighties, he was one of the first editors of i-D, before becoming a Contributing Editor of The Face and Editor of Arena. He spent the next decade working in newspapers - principally the Observer and the Sunday Times - before embarking on a multi-award-winning tenure at GQ. A former columnist for the Guardian and the Independent, he is a Trustee of the Hay Festival, and a peripatetic television producer. In 2012 he was awarded an OBE for services to publishing. Today, he is the Editor-In-Chief of The Evening Standard.
Recently Viewed Products
- Choosing a selection results in a full page refresh.