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Among the books which arrived in today's mail (from myself in Australia):

• John Harris, The Last Party (the (IMHO excellent) history of the Britpop movement)
• Craig Mathieson, The Sell-In (a history of the mainstreaming of alternative rock in Australia; not bad, if a bit too JJJ-three-chord-grunge-centric, though the Australian mainstream has always leaned towards rockism)
• Colin Larkin, The Virgin Encyclopedia of Indie and New Wave (1998)
• The VICE Guide To Sex And Drugs And Rock And Roll (which I picked up before leaving Australia but didn't get time to properly read)
• Michael Jackson (the bearded English one), The Great Beer Guide