Overview
This is the late 1970s and ā80s as explained through the urgent and still-relevant songs of the Clash, the Specials, the Au Pairs, the Style Council, the Pet Shop Boys, and nearly four hundred other bands and solo artists.
Each chapter presents a mixtape (or playlist) of songs related to an alarming feature of Thatcherās Britain, followed by an analysis of the dialogue these artists created with the Thatcherite vision of British society. āTell us the truth,ā Sham 69 demanded, and pop music, however improbably, did. Itās a furious and sardonic account of dark times when pop music raised a dissenting fist against Thatcherās fascist groove thing and made a glorious, boredom-smashing noise. Bookended with contributions by Dick Lucas and Boff Whalley as well as an annotated discography, The Fascist Groove Thing presents an original and polemical account of the era.
This book title, The Fascist Groove Thing (A History of Thatcher's Britain in 21 Mixtapes), ISBN: 9781629638843, by Hugh Hodges, Dick Lucas, Boff Whalley, published by PM Press (April 12, 2022) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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