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Teen People cofounder Lori Majewski and author Jonathan Bernstein’s Mad World is a highly entertaining oral history celebrating the New Wave music phenomenon of the 1980s via interviews with 35 of the most notable artists of the period.
 
Featuring members of Duran Duran, New Order, The Smiths, Tears for Fears, Adam Ant, Echo and the Bunnymen, Devo, ABC, Spandau Ballet, A Flock of Seagulls, Thompson Twins, and INXS, each interview begins with a discussion of their most popular song but leads to stories of their history and place in the scene, ultimately painting a vivid picture of this colorful, idiosyncratic time.
 
Mixtape suggestions, fashion sidebars, and quotes from famous contemporary admirers help fill out the fun.
 
“Here it is—the whole glossy, gory, glorious story of the 1980s new wave revolution, in one addictive chapter after another. These are the artists who liv

Mad World

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    A Paperback / softback by Lori Majewski, Jonathan Bernstein, Nick Rhodes

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      Publisher Abrams Image
      Published 15 April 2014
      ISBN-13 9781419710971
      978-1419710971
      ISBN-10 1419710974
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      Composers and songwriters Musicians, singers, bands and groups

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Teen People cofounder Lori Majewski and author Jonathan Bernstein’s Mad World is a highly entertaining oral history celebrating the New Wave music phenomenon of the 1980s via interviews with 35 of the most notable artists of the period.
       
      Featuring members of Duran Duran, New Order, The Smiths, Tears for Fears, Adam Ant, Echo and the Bunnymen, Devo, ABC, Spandau Ballet, A Flock of Seagulls, Thompson Twins, and INXS, each interview begins with a discussion of their most popular song but leads to stories of their history and place in the scene, ultimately painting a vivid picture of this colorful, idiosyncratic time.
       
      Mixtape suggestions, fashion sidebars, and quotes from famous contemporary admirers help fill out the fun.
       
      “Here it is—the whole glossy, gory, glorious story of the 1980s new wave revolution, in one addictive chapter after another. These are the artists who liv

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