{"product_id":"hardcore-by-paul-burgess-9780500026984","title":"Hardcore","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA lush visual celebration of Pulp's sixth album, \u003ci\u003eThis Is Hardcore\u003c\/i\u003e, featuring unseen photography, behind-the-scenes interviews and revealing visuals.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the mid- to late 1990s, Paul Burgess was invited by Jarvis Cocker to document the British band Pulp, taking photographs during video shoots, live gigs and other events for what has become one of the landmark albums of the period, \u003ci\u003eThis Is Hardcore\u003c\/i\u003e. Written and designed by Burgess and Louise Colbourne, \u003ci\u003eHardcore\u003c\/i\u003e contains a candid selection of previously unseen images of the band, behind the scenes and on set, of the four main video shoots made to promote the album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTwenty-five years have passed since Pulp released this extraordinary album, and \u003ci\u003eHardcore\u003c\/i\u003e holds up a mirror to the ingenious creative processes and characters behind the seminal record.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith carefully curated images from Burgess's archive, \u003ci\u003eHardcore\u003c\/i\u003e also includes quotations and interviews from then and now by the video directors, band members and other artists involved with the album. The book contains contributions from Doug Nichol, John Currin, Stephen Mallinder, Sergei Sviatchenko, John Stezaker and Florian Habicht, all of whom have a connection to the album, the band or the era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere are also visual responses from a selection of younger artists and designers, such as Alexa Vieira, who have been inspired by Burgess's photographs and the band's legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470767636716,"sku":"9780500026984","price":106.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780500026984-hardcore.jpg?v=1775226433","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/hardcore-by-paul-burgess-9780500026984","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}