I’ve got Steve Turner’s Mud Ride ready to go (after I’m done with Baumgartner by Paul Auster)
As far as favourites go, Lanegan’s Sing Backwards And Weep is right up there, along with Neil’s Waging Heavy Peace and Keith’s Life.
Good picks there!
I LOVED Moore's Sonic Life. His descriptions of the late 70s NYC scene are riveting and fascinating. It's amazing how these kids came from opposites side over the country in basically suburban neighborhoods (Moore from Bethel, CT, Gordon from L.A. area) and met up in the jungle of 70's low rent NYC and went on to make such amazing and unique music. Just loved that book (and Kim Gordon's Girl in a Band as well!)
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I’ve got Steve Turner’s Mud Ride ready to go (after I’m done with Baumgartner by Paul Auster)
As far as favourites go, Lanegan’s Sing Backwards And Weep is right up there, along with Neil’s Waging Heavy Peace and Keith’s Life.
Good picks there!
I LOVED Moore's Sonic Life. His descriptions of the late 70s NYC scene are riveting and fascinating. It's amazing how these kids came from opposites side over the country in basically suburban neighborhoods (Moore from Bethel, CT, Gordon from L.A. area) and met up in the jungle of 70's low rent NYC and went on to make such amazing and unique music. Just loved that book (and Kim Gordon's Girl in a Band as well!)
That reminds me, I still haven’t picked up Girl In A Band yet. I need to find a copy of that.
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A couple of weeks ago I finished reading Steve Wynn's excellent memoir, I Wouldn't Say It If It Wasn't True. Steve is on a solo tour back east (U.S.) right now telling stories from his book and singing songs. One of the coolest stories is about how when he was 20, he got some money together and took a Greyhound bus trip across country to try and track down Alex Chilton. Much to his surprise and delight, Chilton spend a number of day off and on with Wynn, and was willing to talk to him about what he was up to as long as Wynn kept buying him beers and cigarettes.
Wynn's book has tons of great stories. Great read!
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started reading this. really good. the first and second years may have been peak Lolla. I was looking at the recent lineups….I’ve literally never heard of 90% of the acts and the “headliners” are no one I’d want to see. oh well, I guess that’s what the kids are listening to these days.
If I had known then what I know now...
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My Cross to Bear by Gregg Allman Sing Backwards and Weep by Mark Lanegan Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl: A Memoir by Carrie Brownstein
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Bill Flanagen was one of my favorite writers back in the days when I subscribed to the now (sadly) gone Musician Magazine. So coming across his U2 at the End of the World, I picked it up and dove right in.
Flanagen traveled and moved around closely with U2 during the Achtung Baby and Zooropa years and documented the band's progress during those years of change in their music. The insights into the personalities of the band members and others in their circle, and the many stories about the band and the music are fascinating and often revealing. It's a big book (525 pages), making it all the more enjoyable.
My Cross to Bear by Gregg Allman Sing Backwards and Weep by Mark Lanegan Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl: A Memoir by Carrie Brownstein
Read the bottom 2 of those. Both excellent. ML was sad for me and exposed some of my 'heros' as drug addict jerks, but that's the way it was and some lived through it. He made it longer than most. Carrie B was more of a fun read for me as I remember it. Great choices
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Two votes for Geddy! Might have to check it out, thanks!
As far as favourites go, Lanegan’s Sing Backwards And Weep is right up there, along with Neil’s Waging Heavy Peace and Keith’s Life.
(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
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“Put yer good money on the sunrise”
(Tim Rogers)
My other favorite was American Hardcore by Steven Blush. @GlowGirl knows him. Small world.
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Sounds like a fine read, thanks for the suggestion!
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I didn't know about either. Cool (but sad too, of course).
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Absolutely. :-(
I will definitely be getting a copy of this.
Oh man, yes! Thanks for the heads up!
Oooh, yeah, thank you. That reminds me I want to do the same. I hear it's an excellent music memoir.
Good to know, thanks!
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Missoula 12
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Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
Sing Backwards and Weep by Mark Lanegan
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl: A Memoir by Carrie Brownstein
Carrie B was more of a fun read for me as I remember it.
Great choices