We have a stellar cast of almost 300 influential and integral artists who have contributed anecdotes and interviews that mostly will only be found in this book. There are members of renowned bands such as Adam & The Ants, Art Of Noise, The Attractions, Au Pairs, B-52’s, Bauhaus, Big In Japan, The Birthday Party, Book of Love, Cabaret Voltaire, The Clash, Cocteau Twins, Colourbox, The Cult, Culture Club, D.A.F., Deaf School, Do-Re-Mi, Durutti Column, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Fall, Fischer-Z, Flock Of Seagulls, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Gang Of Four, The Go-Go’s, The Human League, Hunters & Collectors, Hoodoo Gurus, INXS, Japan, Joy Division, Killing Joke, Machinations, Magazine, Martha & The Muffins, Mental As Anything, The Members, Models, PiL, Propaganda, Psychic-TV, Pylon, Radio Birdman, Raincoats, The Reels, Real Life, Rezillos, Romeo Void, The Saints, Simple Minds, Siouxsie & The Banshees, The Smiths, Soft Cell, The Specials, The Sports, The Stranglers, The Sugarcubes, The Teardrop Explodes, Thompson Twins, Throbbing Gristle, Visage, Wang Chung, Wire, XTC, Xymox, Yello, Y.M.O., Young Marble Giants to name just a few. Individuals like Anne Clarke, Ken Davis, Graham Parker, Anne Pigalle, Spizz, Suzanne Vega, John Wooler and Bruce Woolley are among those that have taken part,as well as prominent music journalists and photographers like Roch Parisien, Peter Hartinger, and Petra Gall.
This book is the culmination of over 10 years work in collecting facts, compiling my daily blogs and consolidating them into a tome that stays current day after day. My thanks go to all those that have been part of the process: the admins, the moderators, and the members of my Facebook group, and of course to the artists and individuals who have participated by providing stories, because it's by their willingness to take part that we now have something that is very special in the music reference world. With over 2,000 day-to-day facts for every day of the year, you will always be in the know! It is my hope that this book will be seen as a daily companion that graces coffee tables around the world. Day by day, year by year, it will always remain ‘live’, informing readers about the historical events that occurred on each day.
Michael KrilichCompiler, Author and Music Fan