TONY FLETCHER - POW! WHEN UK PUNK  WENT POP 1980-84

Rock 'n' Roll Book Club

Tales from the front lines of pop - running a record label with  Paul Weller, publishing magazines and presenting acts on Telly.

Walthamstow Trades Hall

September

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1980–’84 was an explosive time in British rock, as the disruptive energy of bands like the Clash and Sex Pistols gave way to more sophisticated and chart-friendly genres and bands. Fletcher was on the front lines, running a record label with the Jam’s Paul Weller, attending all the important concerts and meeting the top acts, many of whom became MTV regulars: Madness, Dexy’s Midnight Runners, Wham!, Echo &amp; the Bunnymen, Killing Joke, Adam and the Ants, the Smiths and more. Then there’s the time he interviewed Paul McCartney... Before authoring eleven books, including best-selling biographies of Who drummer Keith Moon, R.E.M. and the Smiths, Tony Fletcher was a teenaged music magazine publisher. But, with a degree of industry that sounds absolutely exhausting, he also ran a record label, interviewed rock stars, led a band, promoted concerts, worked as an on-air TV interviewer — and still found time for romance.Fletcher chronicled the early days of his life and career in Boy About Town (2013) but had enough extraordinary experiences left over for this colourful and engaging memoir.POW! is a coming-of-age story, the tale of a naïve young man in a cultural whirlwind who learns some hard lessons about business, journalism, love and sex – all the while trying to get his own band a record deal.In conversation with Alastair McKay, author Alternatives To Valium: How Punk Rock Saved A Shy Boy's Life.

TONY FLETCHER - POW! WHEN UK PUNK WENT POP 1980-84

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