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Anoint My Head

How I Failed to Make it as a Britpop Indie-Rockstar

AvAndy Macleod

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

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Beskrivning

'All the fun youthful dreams and the poignancy of disappointment...magnificent'. Phil Harrison, The GuardianA coming-of-age story about pursuing your dreams and what happens when reality gets in the way.It's 1992 and Andy (aka Horace) dreams of becoming a rockstar with his band, the Pointy Birds. The only problem is that his day job (mis)filing vinyl in a Soho record store is stealing all his time and energy, plus rival bands like Suede, Blur, Pulp and Radiohead are moving on to bigger and better things.But everything changes when someone called Ricky Gervais offers his services as a band manager, and at last the dream can start.Anoint My Head is the tale of a band who didn't become rich or famous, but had a manager who did. It is also the story of a musical era, documenting the rise of some of the biggest Britpop bands of the nineties, plus a comedian who went on to write quite a successful sitcom about a paper merchants in Slough.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-07-16
Mått:129 x 198 x 17 mm
Vikt:356 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Omnibus Press
Antal sidor:320
Upplaga:2
Förlag:Omnibus Press
ISBN:9781917274326

Utforska kategorier

Populärmusik inom Kultur
Musiker, sångare och grupper inom Kultur
Biografi: konst och underhållning inom Biografier

Mer om författaren

Andy Macleod is a music promoter, a cold-water swimming enthusiast/bore and a Spurs fan. When no one is looking he likes to write. Anoint My Head - How I Failed to Make it as a Britpop Indie-Rockstar is his first book.

Recensioner i media

'If This Is Spinal Tap is the quintessential rock mockumentary, Anoint My Head is the closest you'll get to that in book form.' Loz Etheridge, God is in the TV'Anoint My Head is a great read which rips along at pace and would make an excellent dramatisation or comedy series.' Iain Key, Louder Than War'Hilarious warts-and-all story of a Britpop band whose big ambitions did not meet their talents' Dan Carrier Camden New Journal'Very good read. I read the book over the weekend. Some really good memories I had forgotten about. Great days. I hope it goes on to sell millions!' Saul Galpen, Nude Records'Super-evocative, proustian and a wonderful walk down memory lane' Mark Bowen, Wichita Recordings'This heartwarmingly tatty 'Withnail & I'-tinged must read for every lockdowned soul pining for just one more chance to see another bunch of over-ambitious sonic terrorists preening themselves in an under-ventilated gigging sweatpit.' Simon Williams, Fierce Panda Records'A healthy measure of Nick Hornby with a dash of Adrian Mole had he joined an indie band. Just the tonic for these serious and uncertain days. Bottoms up!' Josh Levay, Pointy Birds