Young Kim

Young Kim is a writer who works in art, fashion, film, music, and literature while managing the estate of Malcolm McLaren, her late boyfriend and creative/business partner. Her first book, A Year on Earth with Mr. Hell (2020), is distributed by Omnibus Press. She is currently finishing a book on her years with McLaren. Photo: Penny Slinger/Young Kim

This Is Hardcore: Pulp, and the Making of an Image

This year marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of This Is Hardcore, the sixth album by the band Pulp. A new book by Paul Burgess and Louise Colbourne celebrates the occasion by bringing together behind-the-scenes imagery and anecdotes from the creation of the album and its music videos. Author Young Kim reflects on the album’s impact, both musical and visual, on the late ’90s and speaks with the primary collaborators—Pulp lead singer Jarvis Cocker, art director Peter Saville, and artist John Currin—behind the iconic imagery.

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This Is Hardcore: Pulp, and the Making of an Image

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