Simon Reynolds
Simon Reynolds started his journalistic career in 1986 as a staff writer for the British weekly music paper Melody Maker. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Spin, Village Voice, Rolling Stone, Artforum, The Wire, The Guardian, Slate, Frieze and the Los Angeles Times. He is the author of four books and five collections of essays and interviews. His books have been translated into ten languages. Born in London, he now lives in Los Angeles with his wife and children.
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Shock and Awe
- By: Simon Reynolds
- Narrator: Nicholas Camm
- Length: 23 hours 21 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: October 11, 2016
- Language: English
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From the acclaimed author of Rip It Up and Start Again and Retromania–“the foremost popular music critic of this era (Times Literary Supplement)–comes the definitive cultural history of glam and glitter rock, celebrating its... Read more
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