Biography: Sex Pistol Steve Jones’ “Lonely Boy”
Biography: Sex Pistol Steve Jones’ “Lonely Boy” The sex and drugs, and rock and roll swindle. The disappointing thing about “Lonely Boy” is that, Steve Jones – former Sex Pistol, thief, and alcoholic – is not articulate enough to pull off a 300-page...
The Rise, The Fall and The Rise: a memoir by Brix Smith Start
The Rise, The Fall and The Rise: a memoir by Brix Smith Start The powerful memoir from ex-The Fall guitarist and ex-wife of Mark E. Smith tells tales worth telling. Let’s be candid: when I picked up “The Rise, The Fall and The Rise” I only wanted to read the good...
Lita Ford: Living Like A Runaway, a Memoir
Lita Ford: Living Like A Runaway, a Memoir The Runaways guitarist and heavy metal goddess comes clean on a dirty life. Lita Ford’s Living Like a Runaway is the antithesis of a Beach Boys song. There are no golden-haired honeys waxing up surfboards, catching waves, or...
Woodstock Revisited: Barney Hoskyns’ “Small Town Talk”
Woodstock Revisited: Barney Hoskyns’ “Small Town Talk” In the small town of Woodstock we meet a fresh faced Dylan, Janis, and Jimi on their way to the top, but reviewer Joe Gallo cautions against judging this book by its cover. Small Town Talk by...
Oh, You Pretty Things!
Oh, You Pretty Things! Joe Gallo reminisces on growing up not so Hunky Dory When I was around 11 my sister came home with a David Bowie album and the only thing I knew about him was that he was a gay or a fag or a homo or something like that. I didn’t know exactly...
Books: “Carl Wilson: Long Promised Road”
Books: “Carl Wilson: Long Promised Road” I’ve been a Beach Boys fan for a long time and, to be honest, I never gave Carl Wilson’s place in the band much thought. Brian was the fragile genius, Dennis was the crazy one, but who was Carl Wilson? I’ve been a...Nick Lowe: The Old Magic
There’s nothing heady about Nick Lowe. He used to be the master of the 3-minute pop song, and having written a stack of tunes worthy of Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, and George Jones he’s now the master of the 3-minute heartbroken ballad. As with the best...
