Fried & Justified

A gonzo tour through the glory years of indie rock n' roll and acid house by one of the best-loved characters in the music business.


In 1980, Mick Houghton set up his own PR company, Brassneck Publicity, and for the next twenty years the list of his charges reads like a Who’s Who of some of the greatest, most influential, and most dysfunctional cult groups of the post-punk era and beyond – the Jesus and Mary Chain, Felt, Sonic Youth, the Wedding Present, and Spiritualized among them.
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