In Their Own Write : Adventures in the Music Press

by Gorman, Paul

• ISBN13: 9781860743412
• ISBN10: 1860743412
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-12-01
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Corp

Summary

The Music Press is an astute commentary on contemporary culture, spawning prodigious talents who have helped advance and destroy cultural trends. From NME in the 50s; the explosion of American formats like Rolling Stone in the 60s; the 70s Punk explosion; the 80s obsession with consumer power; to the 90s boom of male magazines like Maxim. This is a fascinating work of remarkable insight, ending on the brink of a new media age.

Table of Contents

Foreword	9	(4)
Charles Shaar Murray
Introduction	13	(5)
``They Had To Start Writing About It''	18	(9)
``You Can Only Do That For So Long Without Going Mad''	27	(19)
``Don't Try To Out-Hip Me, Be As Hip As Me''	46	(59)
``I Had Several Masters To Serve, One Of Which Was Me''	105	(60)
``We Wanted To Sin Mightily''	165	(36)
``Oh No, Here We Go''	201	(59)
``Now The Music Press Is A Thing Of The Past''	260	(40)
``We Were Phoning It In, Sometimes''	300	(31)
``Pop Coverage Was Ubiquitous''	331	(9)
``The Juice Went Elsewhere''	340	(21)
Bibliography	361	(2)
Interview Sources	363	(5)
The Principal Players	368	(16)
Index	384