{"product_id":"reach-for-the-stars-1996-2006-fame-fallout-and-pop-s-final-party-non-mint","title":"Reach for the Stars: 1996–2006 - Fame, Fallout and Pop’s Final Party (Non-mint)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMichael Cragg\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover | \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e16.2 x 4.5 x 24 cm | 528 pp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNine Eight Books | 2023 | 9781788707244 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing the arrival of the Spice Girls as a jumping-off point, this fascinating new narrative explores, celebrates and contextualises 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCompiled from interviews with pop stars, 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTimes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e Book of the Year\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e Book of the Year\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eGuardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e Book of the Year\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA Rock 'n' Roll Book Club Book of the Year\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eGuardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e 50 Best Holiday Reads\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eIndependent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e Book of the Year\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eMojo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e Music Book of the Year\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA Resident Book of the Year\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eClassic Pop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e Book of the Year\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePLEASE NOTE: This book is a NON-MINT item. NON-MINT books are new but are either ex-display copies or warehouse marked - minor cosmetic imperfections such as scuffs, marks, or minor dents in most cases only to the covers. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Nine Eight Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48430314193154,"sku":"BK-NEB-RFTT-002-C","price":8.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6226\/3204\/files\/IMG_5757_82526c34-a9f6-49dc-b9bf-8ad86522f8df.jpg?v=1738681743","url":"https:\/\/www.booksaboutart.co.uk\/products\/reach-for-the-stars-1996-2006-fame-fallout-and-pop-s-final-party-non-mint","provider":"Books About Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}