{"product_id":"access-all-areas-9781474622257","title":"Access All Areas","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst as a journalist and then a publicist at Warner Brothers Records for nearly twenty years, Barbara Charone has experienced, first-hand, the changes in the cultural landscape. \u003ci\u003eAccess All Areas\u003c\/i\u003e is a personal, insightful and humorous memoir packed with stories of being on the cultural frontline, from first writing press releases on a typewriter driven by Tip Ex, then as a press officer for heavy metal bands taking the bus up to Donnington Festival with coffee, croissants and the much more popular sulfate. To taking on Madonna, an unknown girl from Detroit, and telling \u003ci\u003eSmash Hits\u003c\/i\u003e ''you don''t have to run the piece if the single doesn''t chart'', and becoming a true pioneer in music, Charone continues to work with the biggest names in music, including Depeche Mode, Robert Plant, Foo Fighters and Mark Ronson at her agency MBCPR.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe story of how a music-loving, budding journalist from a Chicago suburb became the defining music publicist of her generation, \u003ci\u003eAcces\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara is the quintessential force of nature. In this great memoir her insatiable thirst for beauty and adventure is fabulously quenched, be it by great music, interesting people or ultimately a fine rosé\u003c\/b\u003e,  all for the reader to sit back and enjoy. Of course, having been in the right place at the right time also helps, and every day I thank my lucky stars we crossed paths years ago and I was permitted to join her on such a fabulous adventure. -- Rufus Wainwright\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Keith Richards to Madonna to Mark Ronson, the inimitable BC is a music industry legend and \u003ci\u003eAccess All Areas\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a life like no other\u003c\/b\u003e -- Alexis Petridis\u003cbr\u003eBarbara Charone had a massive role in shaping my career over the past 15 years and she's one of the most adored figures in the music industry for good reason. \u003ci\u003eAccess All Areas \u003c\/i\u003eis \u003cb\u003ea warm, funny, boozy take on the last 40 years of the British music industry from the perspective of someone who helped shape it\u003c\/b\u003e but is also obviously still a massive fan at heart. Her teenager-like enthusiasm for every project and artist she's ever worked beams from very page and as a music trivia junky, I lived for all the 80's Smash Hits-era insider information . . . \u003cb\u003eThis book rules\u003c\/b\u003e -- Mark Ronson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI loved this book! Smart, sharp and hilarious\u003c\/b\u003e -- Suggs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48885798175063,"sku":"9781474622257","price":17.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781474622257.jpg?v=1722537734","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/access-all-areas-9781474622257","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}