Overview
POW!, the sequel to Boy About Town (2013), is a memoir of a precocious English teen in the early '80s who published a music magazine, interviewed many of era's top artists, ran a record label, played in a band and found first love -- all at the same time!
Tony Fletcher's wild adventures in the indie world of British post-punk make for a compelling adventure of highs (an exclusive interview with Paul McCartney, friendship with Paul Weller of the hugely successful Jam, playing to huge audiences, discovering love and sex) and lows (heartbreak, learning the financial challenges of running a label the hard way, the collapse of his band). Despite the passage of time, he summons up the enthusiasm he felt for the music and women he loved and marvels at the incredible experiences he had as a hard-working young striver.
The generation raised on MTV, the New Musical Express and bands like Madness, Wham!, Echo and the Bunnymen, the Jam, Dexy's Midnight Runners and Killing Joke will love reading this inside view of a knowledgeable fan who got to know them all.
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