{"product_id":"zip-it-up-too-more-of-the-best-of-trouser-press-magazine-1974-1984-9798999048790","title":"Zip It Up! Too: More of the Best of Trouser Press Magazine 1974-1984","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVariety\u003c\/i\u003e called \u003ci\u003eTrouser Press\u003c\/i\u003e \"one of the greatest music magazines in history.\" This second compilation of articles from the legendary American rock magazine (1974-'84) features more enthusiastic, in-depth coverage of artists from the '60s to the '80s, classic rock to new wave -- and beyond.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume includes all of the magazine's \"autodiscographies,\" a unique \u003ci\u003eTrouser Press\u003c\/i\u003e feature in which an artist talked about each of their albums, sharing behind-the-scenes memories of making them. From classic rockers like Genesis, Jethro Tull and Jefferson Airplane and Cheap Trick to punks and new wavers like the Damned, Blondie, Ramones and Iggy Pop, these are fascinating first-person documents of real historical value.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn immersion in rock journalism of a form that is no longer widely practiced, \u003ci\u003eZip It Up! Too\u003c\/i\u003e contains features that go deep and interviews that ask impertinent questions, all written with wit, intelligence and a willful expression of opinions and values.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes articles on: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlondie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Cars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCheap Trick\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Cure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDuran Duran\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenesis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaul McCartney\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMott the Hoople\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Order\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSqueeze\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLene Lovich\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMissing Persons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePretenders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Ramones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTalking Heads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBill Wyman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eand many more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrouser Press\u003c\/i\u003e magazine remains a touchstone for many music fans, who have called it \"the bible of alternative music.\" The first volume of \u003ci\u003eZip It Up!\u003c\/i\u003e (also available) was a strong seller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ira A. Robbins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Trouser Press Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798999048790\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2026 pg. 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobbins, Ira A.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eA lifelong New Yorker, \u003cb\u003eIra Robbins\u003c\/b\u003e studied to be an electrical engineer but became a music journalist instead. He co-founded \u003ci\u003eTrouser Press\u003c\/i\u003e magazine in 1974 and ran it until it ended in 1984. Following on from there, he edited five editions of \u003ci\u003eThe Trouser Press Record Guide\u003c\/i\u003e. He was subsequently a contributor to \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCircus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCreem\u003c\/i\u003e and many other publications. He has written for radio and television and has contributed to many books. He was senior editor of \u003ci\u003eVideo\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, pop music critic for \u003ci\u003eNew York Newsday\u003c\/i\u003e and editorial director of Premiere Radio Networks. He is the author of two novels and a three-volume anthology-cum-memoir, \u003ci\u003eMusic in a Word\u003c\/i\u003e. He runs Trouser Press Books, which has published more than twenty titles. 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