{"product_id":"this-searing-light-the-sun-and-everything-else-9780571350636","title":"This Searing Light, the Sun and Everything Else","description":"\u003cb\u003ePitchfork named it one of the Best Music Books of 2019\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e#1 Book of the Year, UNCUT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e#1 Book of the Year, ROUGH TRADE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA Book of the Year, MOJO \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Joy Division emerged in the mid-70s at the start of a two-decades long Manchester scene that was to become much mythologised. It was then a city still labouring in the wake of the war and entering a phase of huge social and physical change, and something of this spirit made its way into the DNA of the band. Over the course of two albums, a handful of other seminal releases, and some legendary gigs, Joy Division became the most successful and exciting underground band of their generation. Then, on the brink of a tour to America, Ian Curtis took his own life. In\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis searing light, the sun and everything else\u003c\/i\u003e, Jon Savage has assembled three decades worth of interviews with the principle players in the Joy Division story: Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Deborah Curtis, Peter Saville, Tony Wilson, Paul Morley, Alan Hempsall, Lesley Gilbert, Terry Mason, Anik Honor , and many more. It is the story of how a band resurrected a city, how they came together in circumstances that are both accidental and extraordinary, and how their music galvanised a generation of fans, artists and musicians. It is a classic story of how young men armed with electric guitars and good taste in literature can change the world with four chords and three-and-a-half minutes of music. And it is the story of how illness and demons can rob the world of a shamanic lead singer and visionary lyricist. \u003ci\u003eThis searing light, the sun and everything else\u003c\/i\u003e presents the history of Joy Division in an intimate and candid way, as orchestrated by the lodestar of British music writing, Jon Savage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJon Savage\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eEngland's Dreaming: Sex pistols and Punk Rock\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTeenage: The Creation of Youth, 1875 - 1945\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written sleevenotes for \u003ci\u003eWire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSt. Etienne\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003ePet Shop Boys\u003c\/i\u003e, among others, and his compilations include: \u003ci\u003eMeridian 1970\u003c\/i\u003e (Heavenly\/EMI 2005); \u003ci\u003eQueer Noises: From the Closest to the Charts 1961 - 1976\u003c\/i\u003e (Trikont 2006); and \u003ci\u003eDreams Come True: Classic Electro 1982-87\u003c\/i\u003e (Domino 2008). His most recent book is \u003ci\u003e1966: The Year The Decade Exploded\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50545578803474,"sku":"9780571350636","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a91e80e6-59c7-4a37-b40d-32b1287411c2.jpg?v=1731549348","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/this-searing-light-the-sun-and-everything-else-9780571350636","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}