{"product_id":"reach-for-the-stars","title":"Reach For The Stars","description":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;***WINNER OF THE 2024 PENDERYN MUSIC BOOK PRIZE***\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;A \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Times\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; Book of the Year\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;A \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Telegraph\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; Book of the Year\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;A \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Guardian\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; Book of the Year \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;A Rock 'n' Roll Book Club Book of the Year\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;A \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Guardian\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; 50 Best Holiday Reads\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;An \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Independent\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; Book of the Year\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;A \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Mojo\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; Music Book of the Year  \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;A Resident Book of the Year\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;A \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Classic Pop\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; Book of the Year\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;'This really is a wonderful book for pop kids everywhere' - RICHARD OSMAN\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Using the arrival of the Spice Girls as a jumping-off point, this fascinating new narrative will explore, celebrate and contextualise the thus-far-uncharted period of British pop that flourished between 1996 and 2006. A double-denim-loving time before the glare of social media and the accession of streaming. \u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt; The bastions of '00s pop - armed with buoyant, immaculately crafted, carefree anthems - provided entertainment, escapism and fun for millions. It was a heady, chorus-heavy decade - populated by the likes of Steps, S Club 7, Blue, 5ive, Mis-Teeq, Hear'Say, Busted, Girls Aloud, McFly, Craig David and Atomic Kitten, among countless others - yet the music was often dismissed as inauthentic, juvenile, not 'worthy' enough: ultimately, a 'guilty pleasure'.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt; Now, music writer Michael Cragg aims to redress that balance. Using the oral-history format, Cragg goes beneath the surface of the bubblegum exterior, speaking to hundred's of the key players about the reality of their experiences. \u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt; Compiled from interviews with popstars, songwriters, producers, choreographers, magazine editors, record-company executives, TV moguls and more, this is a complete behind-the-scenes history of the last great movement in British pop - a technicolour turning-point ripe for re-evaluation, documented here in astonishing, honest and eye-opening detail.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57306029818238,"sku":"NW9781788707275","price":11.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781788707275.jpg?v=1778516733","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/reach-for-the-stars","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}