Simon Reynolds is the author of seven books on music, including Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture, Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-84, and his latest Retromania: Pop Culture’s Addiction To Its Own Past. Born in London, a long time resident of New York, and recently transplanted to Los Angeles, he maintains multiple blogs centered around the hub Blissblog.
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