Good pop, bad pop: an inventory by Amazonundefined

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What if the things we keep hidden say more about us than those we put on display? We all have a random collection of the things that made us - photos, tickets, clothes, souvenirs, stuffed in a box, packed in a suitcase, crammed into a drawer. When Jarvis Cocker starts clearing out his loft, he finds a jumble of objects that catalogue his story and ask him some awkward questions: Who do you think you are? Are clothes important? Why are there so many pairs of broken glasses up here? From a Gol
Recenzja
Brilliant...
accessible, pithy, lurid, entertaining, even laugh-out-loud funny
... we can only hope that Cocker has enough tat for a second volume.
Telegraph
Poignant in a subtle, understated way;
Marcel Proust's
In Search of Lost Time
for the age of the Ford Cortina...
This book is about a very normal childhood and the everyday detritus it left behind. Common people indeed.
Times
Incredibly entertaining...
a trip through the things that have made him who he is.
Evening Standard, *Books to Look Out For 2022*
Rummage through its pages -
through the plastic and nylon, the tin and vinyl - and it's real gold, its shirts second-hand, of course, but
its storytelling first class.
Sunday Times
Brilliant
...
Good Pop, Bad Pop
is
more than
anyone dared hope for
i
Absolutely fabulous
: at once very witty, self-depreciating and moving.
Evening Standard
Thoughtful and very funny... terrific
The Guardian
Engaging and evocative.
He [Cocker] paints a vividly drab picture of the north of England under Thatcherism. And
his book is beautiful to look at
, too, set out like pop art.
Daily Express
Like a pop culture Proust...
a testament to just how rich this junk is that Cocker can weave such a compelling take.
Record Collector
Insightful and delightful.
Hi-Fi Choice
Good Pop, Bad Pop
... pulses with the thrilling energy of adolescence and early adulthood...
Cocker uses his objects to tell real stories about the past, leaving in the dirt and disappointment around the moments of excitement.
Prospect
With laugh-out-loud passages of comedy and stylish illustrations...
[this] is the story of how he [Cocker] made himself into who he is, his acquisition of a personal style and outlook... Hopefully we will not have to hang around long before his next trip to the loft.
Financial Times
Like little madeleines, each relic is offered up to the reader in the intimate, confiding voice familiar from Cocker's lyrics.
Sunday Times, *Summer Reads of 2022*
Good Pop, Bad Pop
is a joy.
Choice
Good Pop, Bad Pop
shows how he mapped out Pulp's path to glory at jumble sales and sparsely attended 1980s gigs...
A winning formula on the page.
Uncut, *Book of the Year*
Extremely funny
and almost over-stuffed with insights about the state of pop and the nature of creativity.
Daily Telegraph, *Books of the Year*
An
entertaining
quasi-memoir based on decluttering his loft.
Financial Times, *Books of the Year*
[A]
nostalgic, playful, and beautifully designed
book.
Daily Mail, *Christmas Gift Guide 2022*
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What if the things we keep hidden say more about us than those we put on display? We all have a random collection of the things that made us - photos, tickets, clothes, souvenirs, stuffed in a box, packed in a suitcase, crammed into a drawer. When Jarvis Cocker starts clearing out his loft, he finds a jumble of objects that catalogue his story and ask him some awkward questions: Who do you think you are? Are clothes important? Why are there so many pairs of broken glasses up here? From a Gol
O autorze
Jarvis Cocker
is a musician & broadcaster from the north of England. He formed the band Pulp in 1978 whilst at secondary school. They went on to become one of the most successful UK groups of the 1990s. Between 2009 & 2017 he presented the BBC 6Music programme "Jarvis Cocker's Sunday Service" as well as the ongoing, award-winning BBC Radio 4 documentary series "Wireless Nights". He has honorary doctorates from both Sheffield Hallam University & Central Saint Martin's School of Art (which he attended 1988-91). His lyric collection "Mother, Brother, Lover" was published by Faber in 2011. "Good Pop, Bad Pop " is his first work of long-form prose. He divides his time between Paris, London & the Peak District. His star-sign is Virgo.
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