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This is a book about rock-and-roll fever, about being young, and crazy for music, and for the moment's brightest stars. This is a book about the ritual of a rock concert, and it captures that spirit of celebration - its sound, sweat and raw energy - in conversely rigorous black-and-white. Backstage, in live performances, in portraits of the bands and their audiences, Angelo Sindaco catches the credibility and attitude of the new generation of stars in the genre that won't quit, showcasing underground legends including Editors, Art Brut, Maximo Park, Animal Collective, The Cribs, Cazals and Babyshambles from a stunningly intimate point of view. These are our youth culture's new pagan gods, and if you can't be there at the altar, Sindaco brings them to your doorstep. Preface by Alan McGee, founder of the Creation and Poptones labels and the former manager of Oasis, and the Libertines text by Christian Zingales, the Editor-in-Chief of Blow Up.