Mancunians : where do we start, where do I begin? / David Scott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scott, David, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Popular music--Social aspects--England--Manchester.

Popular music.

Manchester (England)--Biography.

Manchester (England).

Manchester (England)--Social life and customs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (239 pages) : digital file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

data file

Biography/History:

David Scott is a father, author, poet, musician, and BBC presenter. His work has appeared in <i>The New York Times</i>, <i>The Guardian,</i> and <i>Politiken</i>. He was born, raised, and lives in Manchester.

Summary:

In the late 1990s, Manchester was a city in upheaval. The devastation of the IRA bomb and the closure of the infamous Haçienda nightclub were seismic events that rocked the city's confidence at a time when identikit bands were flooding its clubs and bars, fuelled on anthemic guitar rock and swagger. Stereotypes were everywhere, while the spirit of Manchester was silently suffocating.Mancunians: Where do we start, where do I begin? is the story of those who didn't fit the typecast: the musicians of colour, the football fans alienated by rampant commercialism, frustrated public figures, optimistic developers and ambitious artists.Through a mixture of memoir and interviews with well-known Mancunians such as Guy Garvey, Tunde Babalola, Sylvia Tella, Badly Drawn Boy and Stan Chow, David Scott portrays the city at the turn of the century in a way never seen before.

Contents:

Front Matter

Dedication

Contents

Contributors

Preface

1 'Manchester was miserable' / 15 June 1996

2 'The city that lets down its pupils' / Youth

3 'It's the world of the drama series The Wire' / Crime

4 'He's going to have sex with that girl on stage!' / Nightlife

5 'A different success for Manchester' / Music

6 'Did horse semen lead to their downfall?' / Football

7 'And Tony Wilson didn't even say it!' / Media

8 'Proper Manc' / Identity

9 (There is no) Conclusion

Acknowledgements

Notes

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781526161499

1526161494

9781526172259

1526172259

OCLC:

1425555024