RGG October 2016 - p.5
Pop Art Poems is a brand new book exploring the music of The
Jam and is perhaps the most complete account of their music
ever published Beginning with the Woking wonders’ very
earliest recordings (made in
when Paul Weller was just )
and finishing with their last recordings in
it looks at every
song they ever did; be it classics like ‘Going Underground’ and
‘Town Called Malice’ or live and bootleg only rarities Jam packed
(geddit?) with trivia and fresh insights if you’re a
Jam/Weller fan then it’s essential reading
If you’re a musician interested in the
songwriting process then it’s essential
reading If…look just take my word
for it on this one it’s essential reading
The paperback is limited to
numbered copies and is available only
from www popartpoems co uk or the
lovely folk at Vinyl & Vintage on
Cleveland Street in Wolverhampton
It’s the first book by Shaun Hand a
music mad Brummie currently holed
up across the border in Wolves and
who used to be the guitarist in a band
called The Bluebeat Arkestra When he’s
not writing he’s putting the finishing
touches to the first album by his new
band FABRIK If he’s not doing that he’s
DJ’ing (under the inventive moniker of
Shaun the DJ) or doing his own Mixcloud
podcast called In the Music Room When
he needs a break from all that he pours
pints at the Newhampton Inn in Wolves
where he also DJs the hippest vintage vinyl
sounds every
other Friday
The Music of The Jam
Shaun Hand
