Simon Reynolds Documents the Rise of Shoegaze and Slacker Rock in New Book
Still In A Dream: Shoegaze, Slackers And The Reinvention Of Rock, 1984–1994 acts as a sequel of sorts to the writer's 2005 book on post...
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