{"product_id":"blitz-the-club-that-created-the-eighties","title":"Blitz The Club That Created The Eighties","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA history of the club that set the ‘80s alight, by the much-loved presenter, writer and Blitz attendee Robert Elms.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBlitz\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57398406119806,"sku":"NW9780571394180","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780571394180.jpg?v=1778621270","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/blitz-the-club-that-created-the-eighties","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}