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Ian Wade is a writer, DJ and pop fanatic. He has written for Classic Pop, Record Collector, The Quietus, MusicOMH, Official Charts, Sunday Times Culture as well as doing time for Smash Hits and The Face many years ago. He has worked as a PR on BBC's Later... with Jools Holland and occasionally DJs at Spiritland, Duckie and Soho Radio.
"'A riveting read about a pop revolution hiding in plain sight' -- Pete Paphides 'Plenty of predictions were made about 1984, but one thing no one foresaw was that it would turn out to be the year of British pop's coming-out party. Ian Wade is the perfect guide to a lost pop world more complex and fraught than nostalgia allows, an era simultaneously more exciting and more depressing than our own' -- Alexis Petridis 'At turns very funny and very moving, a whirlwind tour around a remarkable year by the lovely Ian - a guide alive with the spirit of Smash Hits, and lashings of LGBTQ+ pride and rage' -- Jude Rogers 'Highly energetic, well-informed, opinionated in all the right places and always exciting, this is a rush down memory lane.' -- David Quantick 'A refreshing take on the ""year in pop"" format' -- Simon Price 'Few writers capture the visceral thrill and excitement of pop in print like Ian Wade. Thoroughly researched, erudite and often laugh-out-loud funny, 1984: The Year Pop Went Queer is like Smash Hits edited by both John Taylor and A.J.P. Taylor.' -- Daryl Easlea 'One of the best writers about music, Ian Wade's debut book is worth the wait. 1984: The Year Pop Went Queer tackles big subjects in a knowledgeable and humane way. Crucially, like the best pop music, it also fizzes with ideas and is riotously entertaining. You'll either learn something, laugh or both on every page. Essential reading for anyone who loves pop music, learning the truth about our recent past and anyone who simply enjoys fabulous writing.' -- John Earls"
