May 20, 2012

Digital Punk – Escape From Reality

elegies for angels punks and raging queens

Walking on the Moon

Walking on the Moon Ambition brought the Police together. It also tore them apart but not before they became the biggest band in the world and the first supergroup of the Eighties. In Walking on the Moon Chris Campion tells the full uncensored story of their spectacular rise. Written with a fan's eye for detail this no-holds-barred account follows the band from their early struggle to make a mark in the volatile late 70's punk scene through their emergence masterminded with the help of legendary manager Miles Copeland III as an international rock phenomenon. Walking on the Moon features for the first time the arduous touring and recording schedule that saw the band crack America the unorthodox business strategies that catapulted them to the top and the bouts of infighting that caused their early demise. Campion details the shock 2007 reunion that saw them re-emerge as a global touring spectacle after a 20-year hiatus from the music industry and explores how the band members' conflicting personalities and the chaotic personal life of frontman Sting informed some of their biggest hits.

CLASH

CLASH The Clash: trendsetters icons revolutionaries. They were the pioneers of British punk rock and their story is steeped in mythology. Many people have an opinion about what made them who they were - this book gives the chance to read the full story from the band themselves. This is the first official book to be created by the band. With unprecedented access to the Clash archive this landmark publication brings together previously unseen material - including tour posters artwork and photos of the band at home on stage in the studio and on the road - with each member telling it like it was in their own words.