Just For One Day: Adventures in Britpop by Louise Wener (English) Paperback Book

Description: Just For One Day by Louise Wener Takes you on the authors musical odyssey from being awkward 80s suburban pop geek to 90s jet-set Britpop goddess. In this book, with her band Sleeper, she goes from doing gigs in toilets to gigs in stadiums, and on to the big interviews, constant touring and endless excess via Top of the Pops. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The former Sleeper singers tales of making it big in BritpopJust For One Day takes you on Louise Weners musical odyssey from awkward 80s suburban pop geek to 90s jet-set Britpop goddess. Of course, once shes living the dream at the height of Britpops glory, things arent quite how they appeared from the other side.With her band Sleeper, Louise goes from doing gigs in toilets to gigs in stadiums, and on to the big interviews, constant touring and endless excess via Top of the Pops.These are the hilarious adventures of a girls journey through Britpop, from the embarrassments of growing up to trying to remember what on earth it was you really wanted while eating Twiglets backstage and enviously eyeing up Damon Albarns plate of foreign cheeses.PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED AS DIFFERENT FOR GIRLS Notes The former Sleeper singers tales of making it big in Britpop Author Biography Louise Wener was the lead singer of the band Sleeper and one of Britpops biggest female stars. She travelled the world at the height of their fame playing to hundreds of thousands and living the high life. In the early 90s Sleeper were briefly lost to a world of glitter, cocaine, paranoia, comically petty squabbles and warped music industry logic. They had three top ten albums, including the platinum-selling The It Girl before disbanding in 1998. Louise has since written four acclaimed novels and lives in Brighton with her husband and two children. Review This book is absolutely wonderful - I just read four passages out loud to the Word staff - to actual applause! -- Mark Ellen * The Word *Wise, funny and loving - a brilliant memoir about Britpop and possibly the best rock biography since Nik Cohns AwopBopAlooBop-AlopBamBoom * Tony Parsons *Funny, readable and filled with proper gossip. Most importantly, its a perceptive and tenacious look at what it was really like to be a girl among the blokes in that era -- Alexandra Heminsley * The New Review, Independent on Sunday *Wener charts the story of her rise from suburban schoolgirl to 1990s pin-up with Indie group Sleeper. Her tone is warm, funny and self-deprecating - and shes not afraid to prick a few egos along the way * Daily Mirror *An amusing insight into the banality of band life, and a cautionary tale about the cost of getting what you always wanted * The Quietus * Promotional The former Sleeper singers tales of making it big in Britpop Review Text This book is absolutely wonderful - I just read four passages out loud to the Word staff - to actual applause! Review Quote This book is absolutely wonderful - I just read four passages out loud to the Word staff - to actual applause! Promotional "Headline" The former Sleeper singers tales of making it big in Britpop Details ISBN0091936527 Author Louise Wener Pages 320 Year 2011 ISBN-10 0091936527 ISBN-13 9780091936525 Format Paperback Imprint Ebury Press Subtitle Adventures in Britpop Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Media Book DEWEY 782.42164092 Short Title JUST FOR 1 DAY Language English Residence London, ENK Publisher Ebury Publishing Publication Date 2011-06-09 UK Release Date 2011-06-09 AU Release Date 2011-06-09 NZ Release Date 2011-06-09 Narrator Jesse Vilinsky Edited by Mark A. Hubble Birth 1969 Affiliation Research Scholar, Amal Jyothi Centre for Nanoscience and Technology, Kerala, India Position UN Under-Secretary General and Rector Qualifications Psy.D. Alternative 9781446407929 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:36685974;

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