09 Oct
Nick Hornby’s cult novel High Fidelity,
on the surface, might be about the arrested development of an independent record store owner and his frustrated on-again/off-again girlfriend. What it has become is a love letter to music geek subculture. The book celebrates the minute details of record nerd OCD - top five lists, mix tape philosophy, if covering Frampton is ever acceptable and the Elvis Costello references that pepper the conversations of those who spend hours huddled over crates and bins on an endless quest for the next long lost treasure. The novel has since been adapted into a film starring John Cusack and Jack Black as well as an off-Broadway musical.
Penguin Books page on Nick Hornby
Salon.com article on the book High Fidelity
2002 Fresh Air interview with Nick Hornby
Marah w/ Nick Hornby
High Fidelity on IMDB
Scene in Championship Vinyl
Top 5 Songs to Make Love To: A Bonus High Fidelity Clip
Deleted Scene: Poisonous But Fair
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