Full Description
Jim Sullivan, who spent 26 years writing about popular music for the Boston Globe, focuses on artists who came to prominence in the 1970s and '80s in the second volume of his anthology, Backstage & Beyond.
Drawing on multiple interviews he conducted with each artist, Sullivan - a 2023 inductee into the New England Music Hall of Fame - dives deep into punk, new wave and post-punk to profile such notable artists as the Ramones, Sex Pistols, Clash. Patti Smith, New Order, the Cure, Talking Heads, the Police and the Cars.
Contents
Preface... 1
Ramones... 11
John Lydon/Sex Pistols/Public Image Ltd... 25
The Clash... 37
Patti Smith... 47
Buzzcocks... 57
The Damned... 67
Mark E. Smith/The Fall... 75
Peter Hook/Joy Division/New Order... 83
The Cure... 95
Stiff Little Fingers... 109
Gang of Four... 117
Shane MacGowan/The Pogues... 133
The Police... 143
The Cramps... 153
David Byrne/Talking Heads... 163
Beastie Boys... 171
Elvis Costello... 183
Billy Bragg... 193
The Cars... 203
English Beat... 217
Morrissey... 225
Pixies... 231
The Feelies... 241
Mission of Burma... 251
Puff Daddy... 259
Spiritualized... 265
Frankie Goes to Hollywood... 273
Swans... 281
Bono/U2... 289
