Michael Cragg

A Times Summer Read 2023 A Guardian 50 Best Holiday Reads 2023 'This really is a wonderful book for pop kids everywhere' - RICHARD OSMAN Using the arrival of the Spice Girls as a jumping-off point, this fascinating new narrative explores, celebrates and contextualises the thus-far-uncharted period of British pop that flourished between 1996 and 2006. A double-denim-loving time before...

From Ramsey Street to global icon, this is the revelatory exploration of one of the world's most successful pop stars, Kylie Minogue. From her late-eighties beginnings — capturing our hearts as Charlene in Neighbours — to her gold-plated hits like 'Spinning Around' and 'Padam Padam' soundtracking the euphoria of dancefloors the world over, Kylie Minogue is a modern-day icon. But,...

From her late-80s beginnings, capturing our hearts as Charlene in Neighbours and singing 'I Should Be So Lucky' in a bubble bath, to her gold-plated hits like 'Spinning Around' and 'Padam Padam' soundtracking the euphoria of dancefloors the world over, there is only one Kylie Minogue. She has sold over eighty-million records internationally, is the best-selling Australian pop star of...