Raised on Radio
Power Ballads, Cocaine and Payola: The AOR Glory Years 1976-1986
$55.51
- Hardcover
528 pages
- Release Date
24 February 2026
Summary
‘Consistently entertaining… Splendid’ Mail on Sunday
‘Crammed with personal, often priceless insights about cut-throat life in the fast lane’ Irish Times
A massively entertaining oral biography of the golden era of critically derided yet monumentally popular radio rock, when Journey, Boston, REO Speedwagon, Toto, and more ruled the airwaves.
Paul Rees’s Raised on Radio is, remarkably, the first biography of A…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781408721117 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1408721112 |
| Author: | Paul Rees, Eric Jason Martin |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Constable |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 528 |
| Release Date: | 24 February 2026 |
| Weight: | 740g |
| Dimensions: | 238mm x 160mm x 50mm |
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Critics Review
Crammed with personal, often priceless insights about cut-throat life in the fast lane * Irish Times *
A keen analysis of a particularly insane period in rock history … providing a shedload of grisly detail along the way. Pretty much every quote is pure gold, and often bitchy as hell * Record Collector *
About The Author
Paul Rees
Paul Rees is the author of the acclaimed biographies:
- Robert Plant: A Life
- The Ox: The Authorized Biography of the Who’s John Entwistle
- Mellencamp: The Biography
- Shooting Star: The Definitive Biography of Elliott Smith
He has written about music for more than thirty years, interviewing a wide range of artists including Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Bono, Madonna, Lana Del Rey, and Adele. His work has appeared in numerous publications, such as the Sunday Times Culture, the Telegraph, the Independent, and the Guardian. He also served as Editor-in-Chief of Q and Kerrang!, two of the UK’s most successful and long-standing music publications, for a combined thirteen years.
Paul Rees lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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