Newcastle: Northumbria Press, 2010
Condition: Acceptable,Shelfwear and Rubbed edges. A 25cm torn fixed by plastic tape on front of dust jacket. A couple of a few millimeters torn out on top of spine,Other torn out at top and bottom corner,One heavy bumped corner effects to inside,One bumped edge at bottom,Pages are clean without any marking. SEE THE PHOTOS BEFORE BUY IT.
This book is a photographic record compiled over a 12 year period, focussing on the youth of London's inner-city at a vital time, taking as its prism the genre of grime - the most significant and controversial musical expression to emerge from the UK since punk. Grime was essentially the UK's own authentic response to hip hop, an angst-ridden, confrontational music conveying the hopes and frustrations of an apolitical generation locked into decaying housing estates. The book is a visual reflection of what grime represented, chronicling the conditions that spawned the genre. It is a combination of music portraiture, social documentary and architectural photography.
