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“mick middles”

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  • The Life of Ian Curtis: Torn Apart

    by Mick Middles ...
    Joy Division's vocalist Ian Curtis tragically took his own life in 1980 leaving behind just two haunting albums and a depleted band that would famously evolve into New Order. Over twenty-five years later the cult surrounding Curtis shows no signs of fading. Fans make regular pilgrimages to his hometown of Macclesfield and to Manchester where the legacy of Joy Division and Factory Records has ... Read more

    $10.79 USD

  • Breaking Into Heaven: The Rise, Fall & Resurrection of The Stone Roses

    by Mick Middles ...
    In 1989, The Stone Roses exploded onto the music scene at the forefront of a new wave of music from Manchester. The Roses’ music an exhilarating mixture of sixties’ pop, rock and dance made them the UK’s most talked-about group, while their first album, The Stone Roses, is now revered as one of the finest débuts of all time.The band’s flared trousers, baggy t-shirts and floppy fringes were copied ... Read more

    $10.79 USD

  • Reluctant Heroes: The Story of Elbow

    by Mick Middles ...
    When Elbow won the Mercury Prize in 2008 for their fourth studio album - The Seldom Seen Kid - the accolade followed an organic 17 year long career marked by four classic albums and a cult following that cast them in the role of Manchester's best kept music secret. Elbow started out at a time when great songs and evocative lyrics were not generally recognised. Their music transcended genre, age ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Breaking Into Heaven: The Rise, Fall & Resurrection of The Stone Roses

    by Mick Middles ...
    In 1989, The Stone Roses exploded onto the music scene at the forefront of a new wave of music from Manchester. The Roses’ music – an exhilarating mixture of sixties’ pop, rock and dance – made them the UK’s most talked-about group, while their first album, The Stone Roses, is now revered as one of the finest débuts of all time.The band’s flared trousers, baggy t-shirts and floppy fringes were ... Read more

    $9.89 USD

  • Arcade Fire: Behind the Black Mirror

    by Mick Middles ...
    The story of a world-beating multi-instrumental band with a unique creative dynamic.Their story is compelling a complex musical collaboration in an eight-piece band that has coalesced around Win Butler and Régine Chassagne. They have triumphed worldwide at festivals and stadiums whilst racking up three award-winning albums: Funeral, Neon Bible and The Suburbs.This is the story of a truly ... Read more

    $10.79 USD

  • Arcade Fire: Behind the Black Mirror

    by Mick Middles ...
    The story of a world-beating multi-instrumental band with a unique creative dynamic.Their story is compelling – a complex musical collaboration in an eight-piece band that has coalesced around Win Butler and Régine Chassagne. They have triumphed worldwide at festivals and stadiums whilst racking up three award-winning albums: Funeral, Neon Bible and The Suburbs.This is the story of a truly ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Factory

    The Story of the Record Label

    by Mick Middles ...
    Factory Records' fame and fortune were based on two bands - Joy Division and New Order - and one personality - that of its director, Tony Wilson. At the height of the label's success in the late 1980s, it ran its own club, the legendary Haçienda, had a string of international hit records, and was admired and emulated around the world. But by the 1990s the story had changed. The back catalogue was ... Read more

    $22.39 USD

  • FRANK SIDEBOTTOM: OUT OF HIS HEAD

    The Authorised Biography of Chris Sievey

    by Mick Middles ...
    THERE HAS NEVER BEEN AN ARTIST quite like Chris Sievey or his 'fantastic' comedic alter ego, Frank Sidebottom. Whether pushing for chart action while fronting his former band The Freshies or allowing the bombastic Sidebottom to wreak anarchy and chaos on television, radio or with the Oh Blimey Big Band, Sievey's mischievous muse seemed to obey no boundaries. Yet it was only after Chris's untimely ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Reluctant Heroes: The Story of Elbow

    by Mick Middles ...
    When Elbow won the Mercury Prize in 2008 for their fourth studio album - The Seldom Seen Kid - the accolade followed an organic 17 year long career marked by four classic albums and a cult following that cast them in the role of Manchester's best kept music secret. Elbow started out at a time when great songs and evocative lyrics were not generally recognised. Their music transcended genre, age ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

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  • Touching From a Distance

    by Deborah Curtis ...
    The only in-depth biographical account of the legendary lead singer of Joy Division, written by his widow. Includes a foreword by Jon Savage and an introduction by Joy Division drummer, Steven Morris.Revered by his peers and idolized by his fans, Ian Curtis left behind a legacy rich in artistic genius. Mesmerizing on stage but introverted and prone to desperate mood swings in his private life, ... Read more

    $10.59 USD

  • Chapter and Verse

    New Order, Joy Division and Me

    by Bernard Sumner ...
    Bernard Sumner pioneered the post-punk movement when he broke onto the scene as a founding member of Joy Division, and later as the front man of New Order. Heavily influencing U2 and The Cure while paving the way for post-punk revivalists like Interpol, Sumner's has left an indelible mark on punk and rock music that endures to this day.Famously reluctant to speak out, for the first time Sumner ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

  • This Searing Light, the Sun and Everything Else

    Joy Division: The Oral History

    by Jon Savage ...
    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. Then, on the brink of a tour to America, Ian Curtis took his own life.In This Searing Light, the Sun and Everything Else</em... ... Read more

    $12.79 USD

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