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Pandamonium! : How (Not) to Run a Record Label by Simon Williams (2022, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBonnier Publishing
ISBN-101788707281
ISBN-139781788707282
eBay Product ID (ePID)10059037073
Product Key Features
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NamePandamonium! : How (Not) to Run a Record Label
Publication Year2022
SubjectHistory & Criticism, Personal Memoirs
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaMusic, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorSimon Williams
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Length9.4 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
Dewey Edition23
Reviews'A dryly self-deprecating and desperately poignant picture of heartfelt endeavour and harsh reality. 4/5' - Record Collector -, 'Coldplay wouldn't exist without Simon Williams. He was the first journalist to write about our band and released our first single on his legendary label, Fierce Panda. His memoir is hilarious, heart-wrenching and packed with British music history.' - Coldplay -, 'Williams is a towering colossus of indie. Pandamonium! is filled with autobiographical honesty, engaging humour and some really awful puns.' - David Quantick -, 'Remarkable tales from both the frontline of rock journalism and behind the scenes at one of our greatest underplayed British indie labels; open, entertaining and extraordinarily poignant.' - Steve Lamacq -, 'A truly shocking episode from the recent past helps turn an entertaining romp into something much more moving. 8/10' - Classic Rock -, 'A brilliant memoir: funny, thrilling, but also as moving as any book about music I've ever read. It's full of the same stuff as the best records and gigs - entertainment, but also a sense of life at its most profound.' - John Harris -
Dewey Decimal781.64092
SynopsisAn honest and astonishing memoir by Fierce Panda record-label founder Simon Williams, charting his love affair with indie, his music-industry successes and his heartfelt personal struggles., 'Hilarious, heart-wrenching and packed with British music history.' - COLDPLAYIt's a life-and-near-death story. But whose life? And whose near-death?As a one-time NME journalist, former Xfm radio presenter, toilet-circuit promoter and the founder of enduring homespun British record label Fierce Panda, Simon Williams has been at the cutting, cutting, cutting edge of all things 'indie' for over thirty years. During his tenure as managing director of Fierce Panda (a role he holds to this day), Simon was responsible for tripping over bands such as Coldplay, Keane, Placebo and countless other acts of independent hue - some of whom have gone on to achieve earth-shattering musical superstardom, while others have merely baffled the crowd at the Bull & Gate in north London on a wet Wednesday evening. Unfiltered and unflinching, Pandamonium! is the story of Simon's time at the indie coalface, filled with insider anecdotes to entertain music enthusiasts everywhere - from the origins of a bootlegged Oasis release to Chris Martin's delight at reaching number ninety-two in the charts. But it is also the story of how Simon tried to bring a premature end to proceedings, documenting in blunt, matter-of-fact detail his longstanding mental-health struggles. Yet, despite his raw and often poignant honesty, Simon writes with the warmth, wit, self-deprecation and wide-eyed good fortune of someone who has stared into the abyss and survived, bounding down a few indie rabbit holes along the way., An honest and astonishing memoir by Fierce Panda record-label founder Simon Williams, charting his love affair with indie, his music-industry successes and his heartfelt personal struggles. It's a life-and-near-death story. But whose life? And whose near-death? As a one-time NME journalist, former XFM radio presenter and the founder ofenduring homespun British indie record label Fierce Panda, Simon Williams has beenat the cutting edge of all things indie for over thirty years. During his time as managing director of Fierce Panda (a role he holds to this day),Simon was responsible for discovering bands such as Coldplay, Keane, Placebo andcountless other acts of independent hue - some of whom have gone on to achieveearth-shattering musical superstardom, while others have merely packed out theBull & Gate in north London on a wet Wednesday evening. Now, Simon's fascinating memoir - filled with insider anecdotes to entertain musicenthusiasts everywhere, from the origins of a bootlegged Oasis release to ChrisMartin's delight at reaching number ninety-two in the chart - tells the unfilteredstory of his time at the indie coalface. But it is also the story of how he tried to take his own life on New Year's Eve 2019. Documenting in blunt, matter-of-fact detail both his suicide attempt and hisrecovery, Simon reflects on his father's own suicide and the lifetime of mental health challenges triggered by that formative event. Yet, despite Simon's raw and unflinching honesty, this book is written with warmth,wit, self-deprecation and the wide-eyed good fortune of someone who has staredinto the abyss and survived, going down a few musical rabbit holes along the way.
LC Classification NumberML429
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