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    Underground: The London Alternative Press 1966-74

    By Nigel Fountain

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    Nigel Fountain’s Underground: The London Alternative Press, 1966-1974 is the most comprehensive survey of the alternative newspapers and magazines that sprang up in the UK following the emergence of the New Journalism.

    Cultural and political movements coalesced and polemicized in papers and magazines, providing the backbone of the counter culture. In telling the story of the emergence – and (in most cases) demise – of such important and influential publications as It, Oz, Black Dwarf, Spare Rib, Time Out and others, Underground holds up a mirror to the times, and in so doing reminds us that hard-fought-for liberties are never given for free, or without a cost.

    In this updated version of a sought-after book long unavailable, Nigel Fountain adds in a new foreword, reflecting on the original book, the book’s subject, and the relevance of the underground in a digital age.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInk Monkey Books Ltd
    Release dateApr 4, 2013
    ISBN9781909502017
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    Underground: The London Alternative Press 1966-74
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    Nigel Fountain

    Nigel Fountain is a writer, broadcaster and journalist who has written for many publications, including The Guardian (for which he was commissioning obituaries editor for many years), The Observer, The Sunday Times, The New Statesman, The Oldie, the London Evening Standard, the New York Soho Weekly News, History Today, New Society, Oz magazine and Time Out. His documentary work for Radio 4 and BBC2 has ranged from style magazines and the history of thrillers to dance halls and the events of 1968. His books include the award-winning WWII: The People's Story.

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