{"product_id":"9781917274432","title":"The World Was A Mess But His Hair Was Perfect: The Last Indie Music Scene 2000-2010","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"ProductAttribute_attribute__VHL_a\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"ProductAttribute_attributeName__W7Yir ProductAttribute_attributeMargin__E3_iI\"\u003eIndie Exclusive Signed Copy\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first, cohesive account of a seminal period in UK music history affectionately referred to as ‘Indie Sleaze’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the turn of the millennium, Britain was suffering from a post-britpop hangover. The whirlwind successes of Oasis and Blur had fizzled out and the British music industry, stagnant and directionless, was churning out bland singer-songwriters, identikit girl-groups and boybands – music culture was a vacuum, waiting to be filled.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, across the Atlantic, something was brewing. In New York City, The Strokes were exploding across the music scene, igniting a new wave of rock’n’roll that catalysed and inspired a new genre: indie rock. Suddenly, kids from both sides of the Atlantic wanted to pick up an instrument, cause a ruckus and join a band. Spawned out of regional D.I.Y scenes and the success of genuinely independent labels and venues, this is the story of ‘the last indie scene’ in the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on thrilling, informative and often hilarious interviews, The World Was A Mess But His Hair Was Perfect chronicles the legendary gigs, records, parties, drugs and cheap decadence that coalesced to form a messy, dissolute movement and subculture. An impactful and entertaining social history, author Janine Warren conducts personal interviews with core movers and shakers from the era: from members of the Libertines, Franz Ferdinand, Bloc Party and The Cribs, as well as pivotal figures such as controversial NME editor Conor McNicholas and superstar producer Paul Epworth.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57410410742135,"sku":"9781917274432","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/91EwtaJq6jL.webp?v=1787667947","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.live\/products\/9781917274432","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}