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Alan McGee

    All You Need to Know About Music & the Internet Revolution
    Creation stories : riots, raves and running a label
    • Alan McGee's role in shaping British culture over the past thirty years is hard to overstate. As the founder of Creation Records he brought us the music that defined an era. A charismatic Glaswegian who partied just as hard as any of the bands on his notoriously dissolute label, he became a star himself.In Creation Stories he tells his story in depth for the first time, from leaving school at sixteen to setting up the Living Room club in London, which showcased many emerging indie bands, from managing the Jesus and Mary Chain to co-founding Creation when he was only twenty-three. He then discovered dance and acid house, decamping to Manchester and hanging out at the Hacienda, and took Creation into the big time with Primal Scream's Screamadelica. His drug-induced breakdown, when it came was dramatic. But as he climbed back to sobriety, he signed Oasis, becoming one of the figureheads of Britpop. He sold the label to Sony to stave off bankruptcy and eventually left in 1999 but has continued to be in an influential figure in the music industry.

      Creation stories : riots, raves and running a label
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    • Music & The Internet Revolution contains all the advice, answers, and know how you will need to fully embrace the Digital Age, from web-casting live concerts to reaching fan bases, creating your own website, and setting up your own internet record label. While full of practical and informative information for instant successful Net use, the book also engages in timeless internet-oriented debates about music's future, offering advice and help which will be as relevant tomorrow as it is today.

      All You Need to Know About Music & the Internet Revolution