Backstage Books is founded by two Mancunian deviant pop culture conquerors, hailing from the acid house movement, and they’re here with a new revolution. They’re everywhere… in the past giving you the how it went down, they’re at your party right now, or they’re the ones throwing it—are you on the list? Notorious fashion and rave promoter Anthony Donnelly and inestimable chronicler of music memories Simon Spence are bringing out the origin stories of the underground UK sound, art and clothing that have gone global. Backstage Books are true life stories printed in pocket paperbacks and primed for film adaptation, and now international literary arts agency The Rights Factory (named with a nod to the iconic Factory Records) has partnered with them to license rights in every format.
“Backstage Books are the quintessential, intrepid 21st century rock n roll publisher, turning the narrative of iconic history into manifestos for this moment. They’re bringing back something that we haven’t seen in underground art since the punk, new wave, and house revolutions—a new epic age of UK influence, clear to move bodies to the beat. I’m crazy about and proud to be a part of this manic endeavour.” -Nat Kimber, The Rights Factory
“Founder of a couple of brands in my time , I have always been interested in writing and the media, from standing outside newsagents waiting to read the newspaper at 5am - pre internet - to taking the world stage with marketing exclusives on the World Wide Web. Experienced in publishing, ready to do this bigger and better! God help us all the lunatics have finally built there own asylum." Anthony Donnelly, Gio Goi
Backstage Books general information
Backstage Books - enquiries@backstagebooks.com
Rights enquiries - New York, Natalie Kimber natalie@therightsfactory.com
The Rights Factory PO Box 499, Station C Toronto M6J 3P6
BANKSY
WHAT? NO BALL GAMES. PRICK. SLAVE LABOUR. ART BUFF. SPY BOOTH. GIRL WITH THE BALLOON. SHOP TIL YOU DROP. KARMA POLICE & MORE
ROBIN ‘BANKROBBER’ BARTON
THE WORLD'S MOST INFAMOUS ART DEALER
ON THE CONTROVERSIAL MULTI-MILLIONS HE MADE AND LOST FROM BANKSY’S STREET ART
“ROBIN BANKSY : A TALE OF TWO ROBINS”
"I loved this book. It's very interesting. I’m happy to have agreed for Backstage Books to use my official photograph on the cover of the ltd edition version" Jill Furmanovsky
“The book looks awesome. Thanks. Liam Gallagher has told me several times over the years that the photo BackstageBooks.com used for the front cover is his favourite ever shot of himself” Roger Sargent
“Partying in a field for 18 hours felt normal to us” Noel Gallagher
“We helped create the new Manchester, Oasis exported it brilliantly” Anthony Donnelly, GioGoi
"Just by reading this you can possibly Live Forever” HMV
"Pretty cool this. A great take by Backstagebooks.com on Oasis, the bands, the parties, clothes and city that made them. 'Ave it!' " Rock n Roll Book Club
A CELEBRATION OF THE OASIS REUNION AND THE MANCHESTER MUSIC SCENE, FEATURING NOEL GALLAGHER, IAN BROWN, GIOGOI, NEW ORDER, THE STONE ROSES, HAPPY MONDAYS, PULP, PRIMAL SCREAM, THE FARM, AND MANY MORE – PLUS AN EXCLUSIVE EXTRACT FROM AN UNPUBLISHED BIOGRAPHY OF LIAM GALLAGHER, STELLIFIED IN THE WHITE-HOT HEAT OF KNEBWORTH 1996.
DEPECHE MODE - VINCE
“Loving dissection of the band's early years... smart and thorough” VICTORIA SEGAL, MOJO
“Sex and spirituality” PETER ROSS
“The best Depeche Mode biography” THE GUARDIAN
“Impressive" THE QUIETUS
“A remarkable effort” RECORD COLLECTOR
“A special kind of pop biography” DER SPIEGEL
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