{"product_id":"the-world-was-a-mess-janine-warren-9781915841261","title":"The World Was a Mess But His Hair Was Perfect: The Last Indie Music Scene 2000-2010","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe first, cohesive account of a seminal period in UK music history affectionately referred to as 'Indie Sleaze'. This is the UK's answer to Meet Me in the Bathroom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eizzy Goodman's seminal oral history of the New York indie scene.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the turn of the millennium, Britain was suffering from a post-britpop hangover. The whirlwind successes of Oasis and Blur had fizzled out and the British music industry, stagnant and directionless, was churning out bland singer-songwriters, identikit girl-groups and boybands -- music culture was a vacuum, waiting to be filled. \u003cbr\u003eHowever, across the Atlantic, something was brewing. In New York City, The Strokes were exploding across the music scene, igniting a new wave of rock'n'roll that catalysed and inspired a new genre: indie rock. Suddenly, kids from both sides of the Atlantic wanted to pick up an instrument, cause a ruckus and join a band. Spawned out of regional D.I.Y scenes and the success of genuinely independent labels and venues, this is the story of \"the last indie scene\" in the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on thrilling, informative and often hilarious interviews, \u003ci\u003eThe World Was A Mess But His Hair Was Perfect \u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the legendary gigs, records, parties, drugs and cheap decadence that coalesced to form a messy, dissolute movement and subculture. An impactful and entertaining social history, author Janine Warren conducts personal interviews with core movers and shakers from the era: from members of the Libertines, Franz Ferdinand, Bloc Party and The Cribs, as well as pivotal figures such as controversial NME editor Conor McNicholas and superstar producer Paul Epworth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe World Was A Mess But His Hair Was Perfect \u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive account of this seminal period in UK music history between 2000-2010, affectionately referred to as 'Indie Sleaze'. An essential read for all indie-rock fans, this is the first, cohesive documentation of one of the UK's most fruitful musical movements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Janine Warren\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1915841267\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781915841261\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Omnibus Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Janine Warren","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48446955421951,"sku":"9781915841261","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3bb30486-0854-4c4b-972c-e64c2b994563.jpg?v=1777227849","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-world-was-a-mess-janine-warren-9781915841261","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}