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...
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...The Fall: Ersatz GB
The Fall: Ersatz GB Dear Mark E. Smith, It was so nice to hear your voice again… I mean, initially. To know that you’re still alive is good news, especially since all of my heroes are dying or have retired or have just given up. But I just spent the last 3 hours...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...
