{"product_id":"sweet-dreams-the-story-of-the-new-romantics-hardcover","title":"Sweet Dreams: The Story of the New Romantics - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDylan Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive oral history of the New Romantics.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSweet Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e charts the British cultural explosion that happened in the ten years from 1975-1985 -- the rise of the New Romantics. Growing out of the remnants of the post-punk period, the New Romantics introduced club culture, ska, electronica, and goth to the world. \u003cbr\u003e One of the most creative entrepreneurial periods since the Sixties, the era had a huge influence on the growth of broadcast media. Not only did it visually define the decade, it was the catalyst for the Second British Invasion, when the US charts would be colonized by British pop music, making it one of the most powerful cultural exports since the Beatles.\u003cbr\u003e For fans of Jon Savage's \u003ci\u003e1966\u003c\/i\u003e and Lizzie Goodman's \u003ci\u003eMeet Me in the Bathroom\u003c\/i\u003e-- \u003ci\u003eSWEET DREAMS\u003c\/i\u003e is the fascinating story of how The New Romantic movement was born in the British clubs of the late 1970s and flourished on the radio and television airwaves of the early 1980s.\u003cbr\u003e Sweet Dreams were made of this.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDylan Jones\u003c\/b\u003e studied at Chelsea School of Art and St. Martin's School of Art. A former editor at \u003ci\u003ei-D\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Face\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArena\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, he is currently the Editor-In-Chief of \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e. He has won the British Society of Magazine Editors \"Editor of the Year\" award a record eleven times, and in 2013 was the recipient of the Mark Boxer Award. Under his editorship the magazine has won over 50 awards. He is the author of the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-seller \u003ci\u003eDavid Bowie: A Life\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best seller \u003ci\u003eJim Morrison: Dark Star\u003c\/i\u003e. A trustee of the Hay Festival, in 2013 he was awarded an OBE for services to publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 688\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.2 x 9.4 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53739018322284,"sku":"9780571353439","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0989\/3019\/6844\/files\/27d0115d143141c837743f38f19eac87.webp?v=1778450037","url":"https:\/\/pattansenterprise.com\/products\/sweet-dreams-the-story-of-the-new-romantics-hardcover","provider":"Pattansenterprise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}