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London Calling New York New York

London Calling New York New York

Price
£25
By
Peter Silverton

Here is the tale of how two popular songs from two different cultures, each with separate meaning and seemingly so unalike, represent two sides of a similar story. In telling the tale of each, London Calling New York New York touches on musical and cultural history, movies, nostalgia, mythmaking, family, crime, war, art, infidelity, and propaganda.

About the author

Peter Silverton was a journalist, editor and author for more than 40 years. He started as features editor at Sounds in 1976, and as an old school friend of Joe Strummer was on the Anarchy Tour bus with the Pistols and Clash. Peter wrote Glen Matlock’s autobiography (I Was A Teenage Sex Pistol), the Sunday Times best-seller Filthy English, and contributed to scores of international magazines and newspapers. He died in 2023.

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Peter Silverton
London Calling New York New York
London Calling New York New York
London Calling New York New York
London Calling New York New York
London Calling New York New York

Press reviews

Pete Silverton’s passionate voice about music lives ever on in this transatlantic voyage between two seminal ports of rock and roll call and response. Illuminating paired music scenes through their iconic anthems, he reveals similarities and differences with a fan’s ear-witness to the process of creation and how geography affects the geology of rock as it begins to roll.

Lenny Kaye, author, producer, musician

Pete Silverton’s tale of two cities is a masterpiece that you will read right through to the end without putting down. I always knew Pete was a great writer. But I didn’t know he was this good – it’s a masterpiece.

Chris Salewicz, author of Redemption Song: The Ballad of Joe Strummer

London Calling New York New York unpacks how Sinatra and The Clash shaped their cities – and how those cities in turn shaped their iconic songs, recorded at the same time but worlds apart… a factual, fun, and fascinating read.

Don Letts, filmmaker, DJ, artist, cultural icon

Specifications

ISBN
9781915156198
Binding
Hardback
Extent
192 pages
Trim page size (H × W)
234 mm × 156 mm
Price
£25
Stock status
In stock