{"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\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nine Eight Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781788705608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416","brand":"Nige Tassell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43838700617909,"sku":"9781788705608","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_4552b4ac-a152-4b6b-b131-39d7a294ce63.jpg?v=1712028467","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/whatever-happened-to-the-c86-kids-an-indie-odyssey-9781788705608","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}