{"product_id":"whatever-happened-to-the-c86-kids-an-indie-odyssey-9781788705608","title":"Whatever Happened to the C86 Kids?: An Indie Odyssey","description":"\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Penderyn Music Book Prize \u003cbr\u003e A Rough Trade Book of the Year \u003cbr\u003e A Resident Book of the Year \u003cbr\u003e A Monorail Book of the Year \u003cbr\u003e A Virgin Radio Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A unique journey into the legacy and afterlives of the artists who featured on the legendary \u003ci\u003eNME\u003c\/i\u003e C86 tape.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1986, the\u003ci\u003e NME\u003c\/i\u003e released a cassette that would shape music for years to come. A collection of 22 independently signed guitar-based bands, C86 was the sound and ethos that defined a generation. It was also arguably the point at which 'indie' was born. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But what happened next to all those musical dreamers? Some of the bands, like Primal Scream, went on to achieve global stardom; others, such as Half Man Half Biscuit and the Wedding Present, cultivated lifelong fanbases that still sustain their careers thirty-five years later. Then there were the rest, who ultimately imploded in a riot of paisley shirts, bad drugs, and general indifference from the record-buying public. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now, thirty-five years on, journalist Nige Tassell tracks down the class of C86, unearthing members of all twenty-two bands and sharing the stories, both tragic and uplifting, of these long-lost musicians. Told with warmth, compassion and humor, this is a very human account of ambition, hope, varying degrees of talent and what happens after you give up on music - or, more accurately, after music gives up on you. It's a world populated by bike-shop owners, dance-music producers, record-store proprietors, ornithologists, driving instructors, solicitors, caricaturists and possibly even an Olympic sailor. And let's not forget the musician-turned-actor gainfully employed as Jeremy Irons' body double... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore than simply the tale of the tape, \u003ci\u003eWhatever Happened to the C86 Kids?\u003c\/i\u003e is an exploration of C86's wide-reaching and often surprising legacy. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the past twenty-five years, \u003cb\u003eNige Tassell \u003c\/b\u003ehas written about music, popular culture and sport for a range of titles, including\u003ci\u003e The Word, The Guardian, \u003c\/i\u003ethe\u003ci\u003e Sunday Times, The Independent, Q, Esquire, GQ, Rouleur, \u003c\/i\u003ethe\u003ci\u003e New Statesman \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Blizzard\u003c\/i\u003e. A highly experienced interviewer and author, Tassell has received admiration for his writing from the likes of Ian Rankin, Adam Buxton, Danny Baker, Steve Lamacq, Janice Long and Lucy Porter. \u003ci\u003eWhatever Happened to the C86 Kids?\u003c\/i\u003e will be his eighth book.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nine Eight Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50564072734994,"sku":"9781788705608","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b5f03e19-e045-4ca1-8295-e3bf3cde8483.jpg?v=1731873703","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/whatever-happened-to-the-c86-kids-an-indie-odyssey-9781788705608","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}