Book DetailsCountry: UK
Language: English
Genre: Modern Fiction
Publisher: Pomona
Publication Date: 2009
Spotter: 'duco01'
Fictional Artist: Killings Stars
Genre: Punk
Country: UK
Real World Analogue: Hodkinson played guitar with Rochdale-based Monkey Run, who supported the Stone Roses, and The Last Peach, one of Melody Maker's tips for 1992. The title of the novel comes from the intro to Don’t Fall on The Chameleons' debut album, Script of the Bridge. Hodkinson had worked as a journalist in Middleton, Greater Manchester, and watched The Chameleons go from local band to national success.
Jacket Blurb:
'The Last Mad Surge of Youth' focuses on John Barrett, whose band, Killing Stars, toured the world & enjoyed numerous hits while holding on to an integrity they forged through the revolution of punk & new wave. Inevitably, the hits dried up, his time ran out. He's now a washed up alcoholic.
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