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Backstage & Beyond Volume 2: 45 Years of Modern Rock Chats & Rants

by Jim Sullivan

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Punk, new wave and post-punk in conversation

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Punk, new wave and post-punk in conversation

Jim Sullivan’s second *Backstage & Beyond* volume gathers profiles built from multiple interviews with artists who rose to prominence in the 1970s and ’80s. Its musical territory spans punk, new wave and post-punk, with subjects including the Ramones, the Clash, Patti Smith, New Order, the Cure, Talking Heads, the Police and the Cars. The collection brings those conversations together as a cross-section of artists associated with several defining strands of modern rock. Sullivan’s background writing about popular music for the *Boston Globe* provides context for an anthology organized around his interviews and profiles.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Fans of punk, new wave and post-punk artists from the 1970s and ’80s
  • Readers interested in music interviews and artist profiles
  • Those exploring the careers of the named bands and musicians

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Punk, new wave and post-punkModern rock artists of the 1970s and ’80sMusic journalism and interviews

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Book overview

Jim Sullivan, who spent 26 years writing about popular music for the Boston Globe, focuses on artists who came to prominence in the 1970s and '80s in the second volume of his anthology, Backstage & Beyond.

Drawing on multiple interviews he conducted with each artist, Sullivan - a 2023 inductee into the New England Music Hall of Fame - dives deep into punk, new wave and post-punk to profile such notable artists as the Ramones, Sex Pistols, Clash. Patti Smith, New Order, the Cure, Talking Heads, the Police and the Cars.
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