This Is Memorial Device Av David Keenan

<p>A <i>TELEGRAPH</i> AND <i>ROUGH TRADE </i>BOOK OF THE YEAR<br>SHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE <br>ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE MONTH<br>LRB BOOK OF THE WEEK<br>CAUGHT BY THE RIVER BOOK OF THE MONTH<br><br><b>Ross Raymond and Johnny McLaughlin are two fanboys dedicated to the Airdrie post-punk scene of the early ’80s – the glory years – when anything and everything seemed possible. Looking back on that time – the people, the bands, the underground legends – they piece together a story which has at its core Memorial Device, the greatest band you’ve never heard of. Featuring a cast of misfits, artists, drop-outs, small-town visionaries and musicians, <i>This Is Memorial Device</i> is a dark, witty novel depicting a moment where art and the demands it makes are as serious as life itself.</b></p>