PSA: #IntoTheGroove is £1.99 again on Kindle format. A bargain, as they say, whoever they are.
September 24, 2026 at 5:41 PM
PSA: #IntoTheGroove is £1.99 again on Kindle format. A bargain, as they say, whoever they are.
#IntoTheGroove in the Mail on Sunday!
October 5, 2025 at 7:55 AM
#IntoTheGroove in the Mail on Sunday!
Today! Just after 12! #IntoTheGroove
Going to be on BBC Radio London with Robert Elms tomorrow just after 12. I used to listen to RE every morning when I lived in the capital so very proud to be on this. I'm even mentioned in the billing. Gasp. #IntoTheGroove www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio London - Robert Elms, Matthew Ryle, Justin Lewis, Marvin Muoneké and Alex Webb
Chef Matthew Ryle chats about his cookbook ‘French Classics’.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 4, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Today! Just after 12! #IntoTheGroove
Pre-event selfie. Pics to follow from that. #IntoTheGroove
October 15, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Pre-event selfie. Pics to follow from that. #IntoTheGroove
#IntoTheGroove is off to the printers. Publication day is Thursday 2 October, in 59 days.
August 4, 2025 at 8:37 AM
#IntoTheGroove is off to the printers. Publication day is Thursday 2 October, in 59 days.
Cripes. Not long now. #IntoTheGroove
For an informative reality check on what the 80s were *really* like, my new book #IntoTheGroove traces the decade's pop history, month-by-month. Out on Thursday 2 October.
September 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Cripes. Not long now. #IntoTheGroove
Once again, #IntoTheGroove is now a mere 99p in its Kindle edition.
My 80s pop history book, #IntoTheGroove:
'...tells pop's never-ending story brilliantly.' DAVID QUANTICK
'Like a treasure chest of pop riches.' SAMIRA AHMED
'It reminded me of how much I loved the 1980s.' GIDEON COE
'A delightful, curious compendium.' JUDE ROGERS
eandtbooks.com/books/into-t...
'...tells pop's never-ending story brilliantly.' DAVID QUANTICK
'Like a treasure chest of pop riches.' SAMIRA AHMED
'It reminded me of how much I loved the 1980s.' GIDEON COE
'A delightful, curious compendium.' JUDE ROGERS
eandtbooks.com/books/into-t...
April 29, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Once again, #IntoTheGroove is now a mere 99p in its Kindle edition.
Course, you know who suggested to Queen they should put this out as a single… (it’s in my book) #IntoTheGroove #totp
September 25, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Course, you know who suggested to Queen they should put this out as a single… (it’s in my book) #IntoTheGroove #totp
In actual shops from 2 October! #IntoTheGroove
September 3, 2025 at 10:36 AM
In actual shops from 2 October! #IntoTheGroove
A major radio gig for #IntoTheGroove next week looks likely. Watch this space.
November 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
A major radio gig for #IntoTheGroove next week looks likely. Watch this space.
My book #IntoTheGroove is published in North America tomorrow. I have no big launch plans, but reposts will be welcome. Thanks.
July 20, 2026 at 6:42 AM
My book #IntoTheGroove is published in North America tomorrow. I have no big launch plans, but reposts will be welcome. Thanks.
On @bbc6music.bsky.social this afternoon at (apparently) around 2pm, chatting to @craigcharles.bsky.social about my recently published book, #IntoTheGroove.
December 15, 2025 at 9:21 AM
On @bbc6music.bsky.social this afternoon at (apparently) around 2pm, chatting to @craigcharles.bsky.social about my recently published book, #IntoTheGroove.
Coming up very soon! #IntoTheGroove
On @bbc6music.bsky.social this afternoon at (apparently) around 2pm, chatting to @craigcharles.bsky.social about my recently published book, #IntoTheGroove.
December 15, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Coming up very soon! #IntoTheGroove
It is happening. Do come if you can! Wed 22 Oct at 5pm. #IntoTheGroove #Hastings
People of Hastings!
I am looking forward to this immensely.
Justin Lewis is a brilliant funny and informative writer, and I am going to prove it via the magic of LIVE INTERVIEWING.
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I am looking forward to this immensely.
Justin Lewis is a brilliant funny and informative writer, and I am going to prove it via the magic of LIVE INTERVIEWING.
www.waterstones.com/events/justi...
Justin Lewis in conversation with David Quantick | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones
Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Justin Lewis in conversation with David Quantick today.
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August 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
It is happening. Do come if you can! Wed 22 Oct at 5pm. #IntoTheGroove #Hastings
Officially out tomorrow! #IntoTheGroove
It's got everyone in it from Paul Young to Young Marble Giants, and from Salt-N-Pepa to Chas & Dave.
#IntoTheGroove, my new book, the month-by-month story of 1980s pop, out on Thurs 2 Oct from @eandtbooks.bsky.social. Pre-order from everywhere and anywhere, eg: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/into...
#IntoTheGroove, my new book, the month-by-month story of 1980s pop, out on Thurs 2 Oct from @eandtbooks.bsky.social. Pre-order from everywhere and anywhere, eg: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/into...
October 1, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Officially out tomorrow! #IntoTheGroove
ICYMI #IntoTheGroove
#IntoTheGroove in the Mail on Sunday!
October 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
ICYMI #IntoTheGroove
My thanks to @bernardhughes.bsky.social for this marvellous review of #IntoTheGroove!
★★★★ A fun and fact-filled trip through Eighties pop: Justin Lewis: Into the Groove is a welcome follow up to 2023’s Don’t Stop the Music writes @bernardhughes.bsky.social theartsdesk.com/books/justin...
Justin Lewis: Into the Groove review - fun and fact-filled trip through Eighties pop
Into the Groove is Justin Lewis’s follow-up to 2023’s Don’t Stop the Music, in which he traced 40 years of pop history by offering bite-sized facts for every day from January 1st to December 31st, jum...
theartsdesk.com
October 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
My thanks to @bernardhughes.bsky.social for this marvellous review of #IntoTheGroove!
A privilege to be invited on to #SongVsSong. Thank you to both @shadowtodd.bsky.social and @alinaisyou.bsky.social for making me feel so welcome! For N American readers and listeners, #IntoTheGroove is published on 21 July.
New Song vs. Song podcast! Much thanks to Justin Lewis (@whenisbirths.bsky.social), author of "Into the Groove" to help us decode which is the better mid-'80s jam that's more chorus than song, "Shout" vs. "Relax"
169: "Shout" vs. "Relax" (w/Justin Lewis)!
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May 13, 2026 at 7:57 PM
A privilege to be invited on to #SongVsSong. Thank you to both @shadowtodd.bsky.social and @alinaisyou.bsky.social for making me feel so welcome! For N American readers and listeners, #IntoTheGroove is published on 21 July.
For those watching #totp this evening on BBC4: my book has been #1 on the Kindle Music chart during this week and is still in the top 10. But you can order it from anywhere! #IntoTheGroove
My book! #IntoTheGroove, 80s pop month by month:
‘Forensic, forthright, downright unputdownable’ IAN WADE
‘Invaluable both for pop fans and pop historians.’ DAVID STUBBS
‘A human story... Not just music history... but *history* history’ BERNARD HUGHES, The Arts Desk
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‘Forensic, forthright, downright unputdownable’ IAN WADE
‘Invaluable both for pop fans and pop historians.’ DAVID STUBBS
‘A human story... Not just music history... but *history* history’ BERNARD HUGHES, The Arts Desk
eandtbooks.com/books/into-t...
September 18, 2026 at 6:15 PM
For those watching #totp this evening on BBC4: my book has been #1 on the Kindle Music chart during this week and is still in the top 10. But you can order it from anywhere! #IntoTheGroove
Five weeks to publication day! Exciting! Pre-order and sample the 40-track 80s playlist for my book #IntoTheGroove from here.
Listen to music aficionado and author @whenisbirths.bsky.social's 80s playlist ahead of the release of his new book!
#IntoTheGroove is an epic month-by-month compendium of stories and trivia from the #80sMusic scene.
📖Pre-order: bit.ly/4204MmX
🎧Listen: bit.ly/46gK0RB
#Music #80s #Prince #Madonna
#IntoTheGroove is an epic month-by-month compendium of stories and trivia from the #80sMusic scene.
📖Pre-order: bit.ly/4204MmX
🎧Listen: bit.ly/46gK0RB
#Music #80s #Prince #Madonna
August 28, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Five weeks to publication day! Exciting! Pre-order and sample the 40-track 80s playlist for my book #IntoTheGroove from here.
Weekly plug for anyone watching #totp. I am very proud of this book. #IntoTheGroove
My 80s pop history book, #IntoTheGroove:
'...tells pop's never-ending story brilliantly.' DAVID QUANTICK
'Like a treasure chest of pop riches.' SAMIRA AHMED
'It reminded me of how much I loved the 1980s.' GIDEON COE
'A delightful, curious compendium.' JUDE ROGERS
eandtbooks.com/books/into-t...
'...tells pop's never-ending story brilliantly.' DAVID QUANTICK
'Like a treasure chest of pop riches.' SAMIRA AHMED
'It reminded me of how much I loved the 1980s.' GIDEON COE
'A delightful, curious compendium.' JUDE ROGERS
eandtbooks.com/books/into-t...
March 27, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Weekly plug for anyone watching #totp. I am very proud of this book. #IntoTheGroove
This came out this week in North America. #IntoTheGroove
To my North American friends and followers: #IntoTheGroove, my book on the history of 1980s pop from all over the world, is out in the US and Canada from TODAY. Available in hardback and ebook formats from @eandtbooks.bsky.social.
Please share! Thanks!
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/into-the-g...
Please share! Thanks!
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Into the Groove: The 1980s: The Ultimate Decade in Music History
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July 26, 2026 at 10:32 AM
This came out this week in North America. #IntoTheGroove
#IntoTheGroove, by me! Thanks Ian!
This is one of my favourite books of the few years. The 80s is really when I started buying records and this bought back loads of great memories. I guarantee you will learn a huge amount and have great fun on the way. Just buy it!
August 30, 2026 at 11:35 AM
#IntoTheGroove, by me! Thanks Ian!
#IntoTheGroove Awareness Season coming soon. Do alert the relevant parties.
If anyone has a podcast, a radio show, a TV show even, a press title, and they're interested in me talking about my fact-filled, entertaining breeze through the innovations of 80s pop, do get in touch. INTO THE GROOVE: THE 1980S: THE ULTIMATE DECADE OF POP HISTORY, by me, is out in the UK on 2 Oct.
July 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
#IntoTheGroove Awareness Season coming soon. Do alert the relevant parties.
#IntoTheGroove spotted in the wild (international edition!). Cheers, Bean!
Hey @whenisbirths.bsky.social here’s your book in the Melbourne branch of Dymocks (big Australian bookshop chain). I did not doctor this display but would have if the cover hadn’t been showing.
April 27, 2026 at 7:15 AM
#IntoTheGroove spotted in the wild (international edition!). Cheers, Bean!