Blitz : the club that created the 80s
Elms, Robert, 1959-2025
Book
The short-lived Blitz club in London's Covent Garden was more than somewhere to hang out or be seen: it was a catalyst for cultural explosion, a counter-culture blast against everything Thatcher's leadership had ushered in by the dawn of the 80s. Tuesday nights boasted a ferocious, fearless cast - from Boy George and Spandau Ballet to Grayson Perry and Peter Doig, to Michele Clapton, Sade and Alexander McQueen. This was the vanguard of a different England; socially liberal, loud, proud and diverse, fiercely individualistic and determined to succeed. Britain was black and white; the Blitz Kids switched on the colour. In this book, Elms reflects on a club night founded by working-class kids, one whose impact reverberated beyond its doors, through the worlds of Art, Literature, Fashion and Music, and into the present day.
Main title:
Blitz : the club that created the 80s / Robert Elms.
Author:
Elms, Robert, 1959-, author
Imprint:
London : Faber, 2025.
Collation:
vii, 284 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780571394180 (hbk)
Dewey class:
792.70942109048792.709421792.709 ELM792.709421 ELM
Language:
English
BRN:
4155818