| Hungry Beat | |
| Author: | Grant McPhee & Douglas McIntyre |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Music |
| Publisher: | White Rabbit Books |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2022 |
| Media Type: | Print (hardback, audiobook) |
| Pages: | 565 |
| Isbn: | 978-1-3996-0024-8 |
Hungry Beat is a 2022 book published by white Rabbit Books and written by Grant McPhee and Douglas MacIntyre with Neil Cooper.[1] It is an oral history of Scotland's Post-Punk scene, focussing on the record labels Fast Product and Postcard Records. The introduction was written by Ian Rankin.[2]
The interviews were primarily conducted for 2015 documentary, Big Gold Dream and later fleshed out to include new contributions[3]
The book will feature as part of an event at the 2023 edition of Celtic Connections.[4]
The book has been warmly received, garnering positive reviews from various critics.
Alistair Braidwood of the publication Snackmag wrote:
Mojo Magazine wrote: