Tag: BOOK
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Sea, Swallow Me By Suki Jones
As someone who’s spent a lifetime immersed in punk rock culture, I’ve seen countless stories of struggles with addiction, recovery, and the struggle to rebuild oneself. But every once in a while, a memoir comes along that strikes a chord with me. Sea, Swallow Me by Suki Jones is an essential read – an unrelenting,…
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Giorgio Gomelsky: For Your Love By Francis Dumaurier
Some individuals or groups are solely responsible for starting or shaping particular cultural movements without thinking about how their actions could affect the future of the underground, mainstream, or pop music scene. Their tremendous impact on art, music, or any other cultural phenomenon can still be seen decades after, with those people not even taking…
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Punks In The Willows By Alex CF (Earth Island Books)
Have you ever felt the urge to dive deep into punk rock or eventually learn something more about the movement, but you were never much of a reader? You wanted to explore the looks before you check out some of the bands? Well, this book will fix all your problems. It’s one of the recent…
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Bugger Banksy By Roy D. Hacksaw (Earth Island Books)
It has been a while since I wrote about some literature on our pages. Luckily, Earth Island Books treated us with Bugger Banksy, a debut book by Roy D Hacksaw. If you paid attention to my writings last year, you probably stumbled upon my article about the Worst Eurovision Ever, a hilarious insight into all…
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John Robb Releases New Book “The Art Of Darkness – The History Of Goth”
Author/Music Scribe/TV Presenter and Bass Player for perennial post-punk survivors The Membranes, John Robb is a man who cannot sit still. When he’s not touring with his band, he’s presenting, moderating or writing for his popular UK music site Louder Than War. John has previously written best-selling books like ‘Punk Rock: An Oral History’ and ‘The North Will Rise Again:…
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Interview: Alex CF
Our readers mostly know Alex CF as a frontman and songwriter for his bands, such as Fall Of Efrafa, Light Bearer, Momentum, Carnist, Anopheli, Morrow, etc. However, he is also an accomplished author and illustrator who published books like Seek The Throat From Which We Sing, The Orata, and Wretched Is The Husk. I sat…
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Earth Island Books To Publish A Book Of Street Poetry & Punk Prose By James Domestic
Domesticated is an eighty-page collection of James Domestics street-poetry and punk-prose. His previous book, Cruor, earned him comparisons to John Cooper Clarke and Ivor Cutler. In this often witty, sometimes furious, and sometimes downright surreal collection, James Domestic does – as per usual – whatever the hell he likes, with poetry, prose, lyrics, illustrations, and…
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John Robb Announces New Book “The Art Of Darkness: The History Of Goth”
Author/Music Scribe/TV Presenter and Bass Player for perennial post-punk survivors The Membranes, John Robb is a man who cannot sit still. When he’s not touring with his band, he’s presenting, moderating or writing for his popular UK music site Louder Than War. John has previously written best-selling books like ‘Punk Rock: An Oral History’ and ‘The North Will Rise Again:…
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Rock’s Diamond Year By David Sinclair (Supernova Books)
I think it’s safe to say that the music scene could not operate without venues. After all, the artists and bands rely upon pubs, clubs, music venues, and festivals. We’ve witnessed how closing music venues during Covid affected the industry. Many artists, bands, promoters, tour booking agencies, and record labels decided to quit or cease…
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X: Straight Edge And Radical Sobriety By Gabriel Kuhn (PM Press)
Today we have another superb book about straight-edge movement on our pages. X: Straight Edge And Radical Sobriety is a second book about the straight edge movement by Gabriel Kuhn and an appropriate continuation of Sober Living For The Revolution: Hardcore Punk, Straight Edge, And Radical Politics. Perhaps ten years passed between releasing these two…
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Pop Rock Icons By Philippe Margotin (Supernova Books)
There are many outstanding books about rock music out there. After all, rock ‘n’ roll has changed and still changes the course of music history for the better. You would be surprised how many individual genres and subgenres of music owe credit to rock, and even new artists/bands find some mysterious ways to upgrade their…
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The Best Books We Read This Year
We spent countless hours reading books this year and picked the best ones that deserve your utmost attention. Some titles are more than a decade old, and some are released this year. All these books are essential reading material you should check out. A Hardcore Heart: Adventures In A DIY Scene by David Gamage Packed…
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