Jon Savage Bücher

Joy Division gelten bis heute als einflussreichste Protagonisten des Post-Punk und Bezugspunkt für nachfolgende Entwicklungen wie Gothic Rock, Dark Wave oder Indie-Rock. Obwohl die Band nur zwei offizielle Studioalben aufnahm, sorgten diese und einige legendenumwitterte Liveauftritte dafür, dass Joy Division zur aufregendsten Undergroundband ihrer Zeit aufstiegen. Doch kurz vor der ersten großen Amerika-Tour nahm sich Sänger Ian Curtis das Leben. Der Musikjournalist Jon Savage hat zahlreiche Interviews mit zentralen Figuren der Joy-Division-Geschichte zu einer umfassenden Oral History zusammengestellt. Entstanden ist die beeindruckende Geschichte einer Band, die eine ganze Generation bewegte und das Bild der Stadt Manchester entscheidend prägte. Und es ist auch der niederschmetternde Bericht über Krankheit und innere Dämonen, die einen charismatischen Sänger und visionären Texter dazu brachten, der Welt zu entfliehen.»

Wohl jede Generation glaubt von sich, sie habe Idealismus, Provokation und Tabubruch erfunden und besonders symbolisch dafür steht die Jugend. Doch ab wann wurde »Jugend« überhaupt als eigenständiger Lebensabschnitt betrachtet? Der Kulturwissenschaftler und Musikjournalist Jon Savage beginnt im Jahr 1875 und zeigt: Über Grenzen und Generationen hinweg wurden Jugendliche mit ihrer Energie und ihrem Idealismus entweder nach Kräften kontrolliert oder ausgenutzt. Von Hollywoods Traumfabrik bis Peter Pan und der ewigen Jugend, von Wandervögeln bis zur Hitlerjugend, von den städtischen Jugendbanden bis zum umworbenen »Konsum-Kid« gewährt das Buch faszinierende Einblicke in die Vorgeschichte des modernen Teenagers.

England's Dreaming is the ultimate book on punk, its progenitors, the Sex Pistols, and the moment they defined for music fans in England and the United States. Savage brings to life the sensational story of the meteoric rise and rapid implosion of the Pistols through layers of rich detail, exclusive interviews, and rare photographs. This fully revised and updated edition of the book covers the legacy of punk twenty-five years later and provides an account of the Pistols' 1996 reunion as well as a freshly updated discography and a completely new introduction.

He's known as the class clown - the kid with a lot of nerve. And some believe thirteen-year-old Jack Mathias is too confident for his own good. His audacious practical jokes and impulsiveness frequently land him in hot water and growing up seems a world away. However, a sudden wild adventure with his unlikely companions, Gene (the nerd) and Edgar (the shy outcast), thrusts Jack towards maturity with more of a shove than normal life would ever have managed. Will he meet the challenge? The trio's illicit and desperate quest to find long-hidden treasure leads them into great danger, challenging their collective wits and testing the limits of their physical and mental endurance. Will Jack, the natural, fearless leader, discover the ancient jewels and a different version of himself in the process? Or will he avoid personal responsibility for the rest of his life?

Exploring the cultural phenomenon of punk, this book offers an unfiltered account of the movement and its iconic band, the Sex Pistols. It delves into the social and political backdrop of the era, revealing how these elements shaped the music and attitudes of a generation. Through vivid storytelling, it captures the essence of a rebellious spirit and the impact of punk on society, making it a definitive narrative of this transformative period in music history.

"England's Dreaming "is the ultimate book on punk, its progenitors, the Sex Pistols, and the moment they defined for music fans in England and the United States. Savage brings to life the sensational story of the meteoric rise and rapid implosion of the Pistols through layers of rich detail, exclusive interviews, and rare photographs. This fully revised and updated edition of the book covers the legacy of punk twenty-five years later and provides an account of the Pistols' 1996 reunion as well as a freshly updated discography and a completely new introduction.

The SUNDAY TIMES Top Ten Bestseller#1 Book of the Year, UNCUT#1 Book of the Year, ROUGH TRADEBook of the Year, MOJOOver the course of two albums and some legendary gigs, Joy Division became the most successful and exciting underground band of their generation.

The inspiration behind the film TEENAGE, narrated by Ben Whishaw and Jena Malone * This is a history never described before - the century and a half of ferment, folly and angst that created a separate Teen Age in Europe and America. We roam London, New York, Paris and Berlin with hooligans and Apaches; explore free love with Rupert Brooke and eternal youth with Peter Pan; we meet flappers and zootsuiters and the Bright Young Things, the unemployoed and the Lost Generation. Meanwhile the book rings with music, from Ragtime to Swing, and the stories come fast and furious, comic, poignant, painfully moving. In 1945, 'the teenager' arrived. This is the story of how we got to that moment.

The pop world accelerated and broke through the sound barrier in 1966. In the worlds of pop, pop art, fashion and radical politics -- often fueled by perception-enhancing substances and literature -- the 'Sixties', as we have come to know them, hit their Modernist peak.

A monumental history of the LGBTQ influence on popular culture, from award-winning, Sunday Times bestselling author Jon Savage