Retromania - Simon Reynolds

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By:Larm proudly presents a Q&A with Simon Reynolds, one of the most influential writers on music and popular culture in our time.

Reynolds is the author of seven books, including this year’s Retromania: Pop Culture’s Addiction To Its Own Past, Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-84 (2005), and Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture (1998; expanded and updated reissue, 2008). He writes about music and popular culture for numerous publications including The New York Times, The Wire, Slate, The Guardian, Frieze, Los Angeles Times, and Village Voice. Born in London in 1963, he lived in New York for most of the 90s and 2000s, and currently lives in Los Angeles.

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