Nick Amies is a novelist, screenwriter, music fanatic and all-round questioning human being. Based in Brussels, Belgium, Nick regularly contributes to a number of international publications on such diverse topics as international relations, music and architecture. Raised on his mother’s Beatles songs and his brother’s ’70s record collection, Nick developed a deep and lasting passion for music early in life. Coming of age during the bleak years of Thatcherism in rural Britain, he got swept up by the Madchester music scene, followed the promise of a Second Summer of Love and – a few year later – joined the ironically hip crowds of Cool Britannia. Now a renowned and serious journalist by day, Nick still transforms into an ardent rock fan at night. While he enjoys interviewing the stars of today, you will find him at his happiest at small obscure venues, sharing over-priced, flat beer with unknown musicians, talking about the next musical revolution to sweep us all off our feet.