Michael Bracewell is an acclaimed novelist as well as nonfiction writer. He lives in England.
Boston Phoenix
"Re-make/Re-model is the Roxy Book of Genesis Bracewell is
meticulous in his coverage of the many aesthetic inputs that made
up the Roxy world."
New York Times Book Review 5/4/08
"Rejecting the standard album-tour-drugs-sex hagiography, Bracewell
focuses on British art, fashion and academia in the 1950s and '60s,
and on how the cultural scene inspired several brilliant products
of that milieu to create Roxy Music...Part oral history, part
academic thesis, Re-Make/Re-Model essentially deconstructs the cast
and credits of Roxy Music's wildly inventive 1972 debut
album...Creative connections to Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, David
Hockney and others make this tale engaging."Time Out New York,
6/5/08
"Offers way more insight than any career-trajectory doorstop ever
could have...Chewier than garden-variety pop-music
books...Bracewell is the first Roxy biographer to enjoy the full
approval of band members, access to their inner circle and the
opportunity to nab dozens of killer quotes from people in myriad
disciplines...He couldn't be more in his element, and it
shows...Not just an invigorating cultural history of
late-midcentury England but a handbook for aspiring aesthetes."
"Skyscraper," Winter 08
"Bracewell is unbelievably thorough...The writing in
"Re-Make/Re-Model" is unique and challenging, much like the band of
which he writes."
Curled Up with a Good Book, 1/25/09
"Through a treasure trove of interviews, Bracewell often steps back
to let the individuals tell their own story...However he is not
afraid to add is own often astute observations from time to
time...Part biography, part pop art appreciation, part late
'60s/early '70s cultural study, this book equals more than the sum
of its parts."
"Skyscraper", Winter 08
"Bracewell is unbelievably thorough...The writing in
"Re-Make/Re-Model" is unique and challenging, much like the band of
which he writes."
Curled Up with a Good Book, 1/25/09
"Through a treasure trove of interviews, Bracewell often steps back
to let the individuals tell their own story...However he is not
afraid to add is own often astute observations from time to
time...Part biography, part pop art appreciation, part late
'60s/early '70s cultural study, this book equals more than the sum
of its parts."
"The Indepedant", 9/5/08
"Brilliant."
"Time Out New York", 6/5/08
"Offers way more insight than any career-trajectory doorstop ever
could have...Chewier than garden-variety pop-music
books...Bracewell is the first Roxy biographer to enjoy the full
approval of band members, access to their inner circle and the
opportunity to nab dozens of killer quotes from people in myriad
disciplines...He couldn't be more in his element, and it
shows...Not just an invigorating cultural history of
late-midcentury England but a handbook for aspiring aesthetes."
"Skyscraper," Winter 08
"Bracewell is unbelievably thorough...The writing in
"Re-Make/Re-Model" is unique and challenging, much like the band of
which he writes."
"Boston Phoenix"
""Re-make/Re-model" is the Roxy Book of Genesis Bracewell is
meticulous in his coverage of the many aesthetic inputs that made
up the Roxy world."
"The Indepedant," 9/5/08
"Brilliant."
Jessa Crispin, NPR.org
"Bracewell combines art history, music theory and a smashing sense
of fashion to create a new kind of rock history, one worthy of its
groundbreaking subject."
"New York Times Book Review" 5/4/08
"Rejecting the standard album-tour-drugs-sex hagiography, Bracewell
focuses on British art, fashion and academia in the 1950s and '60s,
and on how the cultural scene inspired several brilliant products
of that milieu to create Roxy Music...Part oral history, part
academic thesis, "Re-Make/Re-Model" essentially deconstructs the
cast and credits of Roxy Music's wildly inventive 1972 debut
album...Creative connections to Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, David
Hockney and others make this tale engaging."
"Time Out New York," 6/5/08
"Offers way more insight than any career-trajectory doorstop ever
could have...Chewier than garden-variety pop-music
books...Bracewell is the first Roxy biographer to enjoy the full
approval of band members, access to their inner circle and the
opportunity to nab dozens of killer quotes from people in myriad
disciplines...He couldn't be more in his element, and it
shows...Not just an invigorating cultural history of
late-midcentury England but a handbook for aspiring aesthetes."
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