Simon Reynolds: Retromania-Pop Culture's Addiction to Its Own Past

The Bookworm learns about retro culture from a master of rock criticism. In

Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to Its Own Past

(Faber and Faber),

Simon Reynolds meditates on the aspects of global music that have led to endless recycling. Where will the soul-altering new originality come from?

Read an excerpt from Retromania.