POW! When UK Punk Went Pop, 1980-84

Tony will be reading from his new memoir, talking about and showing videos from the era, and discussing his book. 20% off event-day book purchase with ticket. POW! is a coming-of-age memoir, the tale of a naïve young man in a cultural whirlwind who learns some hard lessons about business, journalism, love and sex - all the while trying to get his own band a record deal. POW! is quite an extraordinary achievement, at the very least for showing that Tony's memories are as detailed and full as if these things happened just last week. Most autobiographies skim over the bad bits with a wry eye, a 'whoops' with a grin, but Tony has no such tone. His gods are as slammed as they are revered, by showing both their humanity and their human-ness, their own faults and problems. -- Hugo Burnham, Gang of Four Tony Fletcher, following his successful previous presentations on R.E.M., Keith Moon, and The Smiths, returns to the Orpheum launch his new memoir. Tony will read from POW! When UK Punk Went Pop, 1980-84, show videos from the era, and will be joined for a conversation and Q&A by noted author and filmmaker Steven Blush. Steven Blush, noted author/filmmaker, will host the conversation. Signed books will be available.