Maud Berthomier

Encore plus de bruit

L’âge d'or du journalisme rock en Amérique, par ceux qui l'ont inventé

Turn It Up

The golden age of rock journalism in America, by the people who invented it
March 14, 2019
Documentary
300 pages
215 × 140 mm
21,90 €
9782367190709
978-2-3671-9070-9
																Maud Berthomier, Encore plus de bruit
																Maud Berthomier, Encore plus de bruit

Encore plus de bruit recounts this tale: that of a gang of writers at the forefront of a musical revolution and the publications—Crawdaddy!, Rolling Stone, Creem, The Village Voice—in which, in the golden age of the ’60s and ’70s, anything was possible.

Ten years ago, Maud Berthomier set out on a journey to meet the pioneers of American rock criticism. While a student in North America, she interviewed the masters of the genre: Peter Guralnick, Lenny Kaye, Nick Tosches, Marcus Greil, Jon Landau, Richard Meltzer, Dave March, Richard Goldstein... Jann Uhelski, the one woman among them, and even an Englishman, Nik Cohn. At the centre of this constellation was Lester Bangs, who died in 1982 and of whom Greil Marcus, his publisher, and Jim DeRogatis, his biographer, provide a vibrant portrait.
These authors created a new literary genre directly plugged into the sounds and energy of the time, at the same time shaping the tastes of both fans and musicians for generations to come.

The author

Maud Berthomier was born in Poitiers in 1982. She began her quest in the footsteps of America’s first rock writers in New York in 2008.

Strong points

Through interviews that let you hear the voices of the American rock generation of the ’60s and ’70s, a gallery of unexpected portraits and a wealth of striking anecdotes. The vibrant echo of an era.

March 14, 2019
Documentary
300 pages
215 × 140 mm
21,90 €
9782367190709
978-2-3671-9070-9