Yeah, that's the book. Well worth a read, I reckon. The unifying theme behind each of the articles, which span from 1980 up til 1999 (IIRC), is nightclubs and dance culture. Other points of interest in the book include an article on NYC disco from 1983, featuring interviews with people like Shep Pettibone and Francois K; Neil Rushton's "Northern Soul Primer" from 1982; and a slightly mick-taking look at the early 90s crusty types who populated clubs like Whirl-y-gig.
The central difference between "Night Fever" and other books Matt mentions below is that the other books are all contemporary while the Face book compiles articles written when these things were actually happening, so it has a bit more of an "atmosphere" as a result. Nice cover photo too! Brendan > -----Original Message----- > From: Matt MacQueen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 09 September 2004 23:06 > To: Alex Bond; 313 > Subject: Re: (313) The Face Magazine 1984 (and 1986) > > > > On Sep 9, 2004, at 9:21 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > just following on from this topic, I found an interview with David > > Toop. > > > > (the writer of said electro article from '84) > > I may have deleted it but I think someone just mentioned the > book that > compiles some articles from The Face. It's pretty interesting, if > you're into reading things like Techno Rebels and Last Night a DJ.... > and Love Saves The Day, then check it out.. there is the infamous one > (I think by Stuart Cosgrove) about Detroit's 'holy trinity'. It's a > collection of many different articles thought, not a book > with central > premise. Still, some funny stuff. > > more info > http://www.journalism.sfsu.edu/flux/literati/fever.html > > i've always loved that cover photo > > > -- > Matt MacQueen > http://SonicSunset.com > >
