Author:Dylan Jones
One Day: Saturday 13 July 1985, nearly two billion people woke up with one purpose. Nearly a third of humanity knew where they were going to be that day. Watching, listening to, attending: Live Aid.
One Decade: Britain in the Eighties was different. The culture was different, the politics were different, and our engagement with the world was different. And it was just one day in 1985 that showed how different it was.
In One Day, One Decade Dylan Jones tells the story of the Eighties through that day at Wembley, sweeping backwards to the end of the Seventies, and forward to the start of the Nineties. It draws on his personal reminiscences and perspective of music, media, fashion, politics and all forms of pop culture to frame the decade.
This is a big book but not a exhaustive and dry social history. Live Aid was the decade’s pinch point, when a nation's attitudes and expectations were somehow captured and changed forever. The author suggests that before Live Aid, Britain was one place, and after Live Aid it was another.
Britain in the Eighties was a juxtaposition of militancy and profligacy, a country where industry was being broken down, societies were being demolished, and unemployment became an inevitable lifestyle choice: yet the Eighties was also the apotheosis of pop culture, a decade where entertainment, opinion and subjectivity were more important than ever before.
Dylan Jones was at the heart of the 1980s editing the seminal magazines i-D and The Face. He was one of the Blitz Kids and was both a commentator and one of the style-makers of the time. This is a controversial book, a story told from the inside by one who was at the centre of events.
Fascinating ... a unique insight into the day, and the decade.
—— ObserverLive Aid was such an utterly humungous phenomenon that, in many ways, it came to define our memories of an entire decade ... Dylan Jones [is] perfectly poised at the heart of it all to give us an electric and sometimes eye-opening account.
—— Star magazineHugely pleasing ... Dylan Jones looks at the Eighties through the prism of Live Aid.
—— Evening StandardThis is a bumper Live Aid book containing a wealth of backstage anecdotes which paint a candid view of the 1980s pop aristocracy.
—— HeraldA very beguiling fusion of memoir, history and current affairs.
—— Glasgow HeraldA voyage that a malt connoisseur of any level will find as enticing and as warming as that first sip of the nectar that has a history as rugged and unpredictable as Scotland’s enticing and formidable terrain.
—— The AND GuideA beautifully realised fusion of travelogue, social commentary and drinking guide. Scotland's most famous export is decanted into full-bodied, humorous prose.
—— Independent on SundayFiery, variegated, and full of delicious moments.
—— Literary ReviewBanks' finely-honed sense of place makes you want to get on a train, head to the Highlands and never come back.
—— ArenaRaw Spirit charts its own course through the social landscapes of everywhere from Skye to Lothian, where obscure distilleries compete against the world-famous, with a wide cast of characters bringing them - and the liquor - to life.
—— WanderlustThe book I return to most often . . . It's like slipping into a warm bath.
—— James Graham , THE TIMESThiswritten account of aroad-trip around the country’s distilleries in search of the ‘perfect dram’ is thebest substitute for the real deal[…] Filled withinsightful and witty observationsabout the whisky-makingprocess andthe peopleand places encounteredalong the way, this isa rip-roaringand informative delve into the unique history and enduring appeal of this iconic spirit.
—— Visit Scotland...In the final judgement, it does what every good book should manage to do ... and what a hundred other books on whisky (and a thousand other books on Scotland) have signally failed to do: makes you want to go for a drink with the author
—— ObserverStudded with bracing shots of pure insight and eloquence. And he's sound on the scotch as well
—— The IndependentIt’s a very readable and hugely informative book, and Bank’s gentle humour permeates the pages
—— Time OutIt’s an engaging piece of work, part love letter, part memoir
—— EsquireA beautifully realised fusion of travelogue, social commentary and drinking guide. Scotland's most famous export is decanted into full-bodied, humorous prose.
—— Independent on SundayBanks' finely-honed sense of place make you want to get on a train, head to the Highlands and never come back.
—— ArenaA very beguiling fusion of memoir, history and current affairs
—— Glasgow Herald
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