Max Décharné was a member of the band Gallon Drunk, and has been with The Flaming Stars since 1994. An authority on the 1950s and 1960s counterculture, he is the author of Vulgar Tongues: An Alternative History of British Slang, as well as A Rocket in My Pocket and Hardboiled Hollywood . He lives in London.
7 Ebooks de Max Decharne
Max Décharné: A Rocket in My Pocket
Rockabilly had its roots in country, blues, folk, hillbilly, R&B, boogie-woogie and most other indigenous Deep South forms of popular song that you could strum three chords along to or howl down a ch …
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Max Decharne: Capital Crimes
Over seven centuries London has changed dramatically – from walled medieval settlement to bustling modern metropolis. But throughout its history there has been one inescapable constant: murder. It wi …
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Max Décharné: Vulgar Tongues
Slang is the language of pop culture, low culture, street culture, underground movements and secret societies; depending on your point of view, it is a badge of honour, a sign of identity or a danger …
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Cathi Unsworth: London Noir (Akashic Noir)
Serpent’s Tail novelist Unsworth teases, tickles, and horrifies with her stellar curation of London Noir . Akashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies, launch …
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Max Decharne: King’s Road
The King’s Road in Chelsea was at the epicentre of not one, but two worldwide cultural shifts. In the mid-sixties, it became a focal point and shop window for the new ‘swinging’ London, encompassing …
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Max Décharné: Teddy Boys
‘Enormously enjoyable’ Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times Excellent … illuminates a fascinating and still under-explored period in British youth culture and social history’ Jon Savage, New Statesman W …
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