"david Hepworth"

David Hepworth has been writing, broadcasting and speaking about music since the 70s. He was involved in the launch and editing of Smash Hits, Q, Mojo and The Word. He was one of the presenters of BBC TV‘s The Old Grey Whistle Test, and one of the anchors of the BBC’s coverage of Live Aid in July 1985.
He has written six books about music in the last five years: 1971 – Never a Dull Moment: Rock’s Golden Year, Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Star, Nothing is Real: The Beatles Were Underrated And Other Sweeping Statements About Pop, A Fabulous Creation: How the LP Saved Our Lives, Rock & Roll A Level: The only quiz book you need and Overpaid, Oversexed and Over There: How a Few Skinny Brits with Bad Teeth Rocked America.

David Hepworth has been writing, broadcasting and speaking about music since the 70s. He was involved in the launch and editing of Smash Hits, Q, Mojo and The Word. He was one of the presenters of BBC TV‘s The Old Grey Whistle Test, and one of the anchors of the BBC’s coverage of Live Aid in July 1985.He has written six books about music in the last five years: 1971 – Never a Dull Moment: Rock’s Golden Year, Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Star, Nothing is Real: The Beatles Were Underrated And Other Sweeping Statements About Pop, A Fabulous Creation: How the LP Saved Our Lives, Rock & Roll A Level: The only quiz book you need and Overpaid, Oversexed and Over There: How a Few Skinny Brits with Bad Teeth Rocked America.

Il 1970, con lo scioglimento ufficiale dei Beatles, segna la conclusione simbolica degli anni Sessanta. Archiviata traumaticamente un'era musicale, se ne apre una interamente nuova, in un misto di aspettative e delusioni, paure e slanci creativi. Il 1971, il primo anno del nuovo e all'apparenza fragile decennio, si dimostrerà tra i più fertili e innovativi di tutta la storia del rock, lasciando un'eredità che dopo quasi mezzo secolo continua a essere fortemente sentita nel panorama musicale contemporaneo. Seguendo un filo cronologico, ma arricchendo la narrazione con libere associazioni, approfondimenti o semplici curiosità, il critico inglese David Hepworth racconta eventi noti e meno noti di un anno irripetibile. La prima visita di David Bowie negli Stati Uniti, da cui scaturirà l'idea di Ziggy Stardust..

Pop music's a simple pleasure. Is it catchy? Can you dance to it? Do you fancy the singer?