Loaded : The Life (and Afterlife) of The Velvet Underground by Dylan Jones

Loaded : The Life (and Afterlife) of The Velvet Underground by Dylan JonesRebellion always starts somewhere, and in the music world of the transgressive teen whether it be the 1960s of the 2020s, The Velvet Underground represent ground zero. Crystallizing the idea of the bohemian, urban, narcissistic art school gang, around a psychedelic rock and roll band a stylistic idea that evolved in the rarefied environs of Andy Warhol's Factory The Velvets were the first major American rock group with a mixed gender line up; they

and the one thing they have in common is their desire to be back in the action

Drawing on diaries

this book explores common traditions and helps young children understand the importance of this special holiday

author of The Soul of an Octopus'Tim Flannery scores again

A beautifully produced Faber-Scarry publication

and the relationship between Church and State

moons and faraway planets

with a simple word and corresponding Stephen Cartwright illustration on the reverse

an unlicensed enchanter

Britain's longest-reigning king

The mind-blowing events between Shatter Me and Unravel Me are told here from Warner's point of view

what chance does it have to survive