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Download or read book The Virgin Encyclopedia of Indie & New Wave written by Colin Larkin and published by Virgin Books Limited. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a complete handbook of information and opinion about the development of indie and new wave music. Based on the Encyclopedia of Popular Music, the book contains over 1400 entries covering musicians, bands, songwriters, producers and record labels which have made a significant impact on the development of indie and new wave music and traces the emergence of the original punk and garage acts like the Sex Pistols and the Ramones. The encyclopaedia also covers more recent bands such as the Foo Fighters and Oasis as well as cult artists like The Pastels and The Cocteau Twins. Each entry offers information such as dates, career facts, discography and album ratings.