“Good hair, good shoes, something to say” were the requirements of Indie Sleaze whose vanguard lit up the fading music press in the first decade of the 21st Century – acts like Franz Ferdinand, the Rakes, the Cribs, Kaiser Chiefs and Bloc Party. Janine Warren saw the Strokes in Camden in 2001 and life took a whole new direction. Her book ‘The World Was A Mess But His Hair Was Perfect’ looks back at old-school rock PR, unmanageable bands, and the summit and collapse of the last scene she thinks we’ll ever see. You’ll enjoy …
… Morrissey at St George’s Hall, Blackburn
… deejaying at Liquidation in Liverpool playing psychedelia and Northern Soul
… the impossible task of being Pete Doherty’s PR: “like sand running through your fingers”
… the day its editor realised the NME was doomed
… the indie dilemma: wanting fame and publicity while appearing not to care
… the rise of Arctic Monkeys, the first big digital success story
… the financial crash, big label panic, illegal file-share and other woes of the 2010 music business
… why rock scenes are a thing of the past
… and the greatest Indie Sleaze record ever made.
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