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**Club Freaks & Disco Pigs* is a fascinating retrospective of the underground trend-setting clubs of the world and the larger-than-life night creatures who inhabit them. All the shakers and groovers who have made an impact on les nuits blanches are featured. These nighthawks explain how they have influenced the art, fashion and music arenas, hence making clubbing a social phenomenon. Their candid revelations and anecdotes won't fail to make you laugh. Written by freelance photojournalist Alex Gerry, the book offers a unique, experienced and personal account of the animal nightlife of London, Paris, New York and more beside, depicting the glamorous, the bizarre and the frankly grotesque. It features 250 photographs from the author's own treasure chest of 80s/90s/00s imagery. From The Blitz, Taboo, Kinky Gerlinky to Kashpoint in Blighty, and similarly Roxy, Disco 2000, Arena to Happy Valley in the Big Apple, no significant club night or freak has slipped through the club-a-rama net. Anyone who has ever set foot in clubland will relate to Club Freaks & Disco Pigs. Flicking through it truly feels like entering a Technicolor twilight zone where clubbing makes for an incomparable springboard for escapism, exhibitionism and voyeurism. Mock cover below.

**Pop Stars, Rock Legends & Divas* features the music photography of London-based freelance photojournalist Alex Gerry. This is a publication with a difference as none of the 150 shots originate from a studio. All were indeed taken at gigs - onstage/backstage - or at parties and clubs. One tends to shoot a picture as if life depended on it when you're only given a minute or less to do it. This explains the candid, spontaneous and story-telling qualities which ooze from the images. The incisive, humorous captions and the critical account of the artists's career and/or personal life are written by the author. From Alice Cooper to Babyshambles; Amy, Kylie, Robbie, Bjork to Goldfrapp; Grace Jones, Siouxsie Sioux to Debbie Harry, the most colourful and significant music luminaries sparkle through these pages. The foreword will be penned by a music legend TBA. Mock cover below.

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