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The Best of Trouser Press Magazine 1974 - 1984

Ira Robbins

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Trouser Press Books
14 March 2024

Music reviews & criticism; Rock & Pop music; Punk, New Wave & Indie

"From 1974 to 1984, Trouser Press - once billed as ""America's Only British Rock Magazine"" but later called by some ""the bible of alternative rock"" - provided enthusiastic coverage of independently made and released music as well as artists from many genres: glam, punk, new wave, reggae, techno-pop, many of them early in their now-legendary careers.

This anthology, edited and newly annotated by one of the magazine's co-founders, is an immersion in rock journalism of a form that is no longer widely practiced: features that go deep into artists' history and interviews that ask the impertinent questions, all written with wit, intelligence and a willful expression of opinions and values.

In 446 pages, this large-format paperback collects more than 90 of the best articles - profiles, interviews and histories - that appeared in the magazine.

Artists featured include Adam Ant, Syd Barrett, Black Flag, Ritchie Blackmore, Blondie, Kate Bush, Cheap Trick, Clash, Elvis Costello, the Cure, Devo,

Brian Eno, Eurythmics, Bryan Ferry, Robert Fripp, Gang of Four, Genesis, the Go-Go's, Human League, Joan Jett, Joy Division, Kinks, Kiss, Nick Lowe, Malcolm McLaren, New York Dolls, Andrew Loog Oldham, Jimmy Page, Iggy Pop, Public Image Ltd., Ramones, Lou Reed, R.E.M., Residents, Todd Rundgren, Sex Pistols, Small Faces, Sparks, Television, Peter Tosh, T. Rex, U2, the Who, X, X-Ray Spex and Frank Zappa."

By: Ira Robbins
Imprint: Trouser Press Books
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 203mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 880g
ISBN: 9798989828302
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 14 March 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ira Robbins co-founded Trouser Press magazine in 1974 and ran it for a decade. He later served as the pop critic for New York Newsday and worked in syndicated radio. He now manages the www.trouserpress.com website and run Trouser Press Books.