{"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\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Faber \u0026amp; Faber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780571350636\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Jon Savage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36638832853148,"sku":"9780571350636","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f5484b47-c555-4820-ba3d-db1e3a6e42c9.jpg?v=1603848301","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/this-searing-light-the-sun-and-everything-else-9780571350636","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}