Rock 'N' Roll London

by Wooldridge, Max; McLaren, Malcolm

• ISBN13: 9780312304423
• ISBN10: 0312304420
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-11-09
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Summary

ondons rock n roll history is in many ways the worlds rock n roll history. The city has given birth to some of the most influential bands everThe Beatles, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Elton John, The Sex Pistolsand many popular move2entspsychedelia, mod, punk, ska, and Brit-pop. here was David Bowie brought up? Where did the Beatles play their last gig? Where did Keith Moon spend his last night? This entertaining and meticulously researched guide explores Londons long and occasionally sordid rock history from the 1950s to the present day, providing the casual traveler with a neighborhood-by-neighborhood look at the venues, clubs, pubs, people, studios, stores, and events that rocked the world. Each chapter/neighborhood is accompanied by locator maps and detailed street directions, and is filled to the brim with stunning photographs, ephemera, and rock trivia.

Author Biography

Max Wooldridge is a freelance journalist and travel writer who writes regularly for many UK newspapers and magazines, including The Observer, The Mail on Sunday, The Independent on Sunday, and The Express. He won The Observer's first young travel writer of the year award.