The Unstable Boys
A Novel
$22.46
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
27 January 2021
Summary
In 1968, “The Unstable Boys” was the name on every music-biz-insider’s lips. But despite reaching industry darling status, the group was also mired in its fair share of tragedy and controversy. Their lead guitarist was killed in a road accident while several drummers passed through their ranks. When their next album flopped, the group broke up and the band members faded into obscurity.
Over forty years later, a leading computer firm runs a series of high-profile ads for their latest s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472135322 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472135326 |
| Author: | Nick Kent |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Constable |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 27 January 2021 |
| Weight: | 320g |
| Dimensions: | 214mm x 134mm x 36mm |
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Entertaining– Mail on Sunday
Entertaining * Mail on Sunday *
Enjoyable * The Times *
A wistful black comedy … Nick Kent’s sardonic first novel is full of in-jokes about the music business, publishing and the media in London – Mark Sanderson * The Times Crime Club *
About The Author
Nick Kent
Nick Kent is a legendary rock critic and author of the memoir Apathy for the Devil (Faber) and The Dark Stuff (Faber) which the Spectator called ‘a mighty tome, containing some of the best music journalism ever written’. He was also an apprentice to Lester Bangs, boyfriend of Chrissie Hynde, confidant of Iggy Pop, trusted scribe for Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones, and early member of the Sex Pistols. The Unstable Boys is his first novel.
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