Music books recommendations? (1 Viewer)

[David Kronenbourg]

In a thread this length it may have been mentioned before but The Savage detectives by Roberto Bolano - on the strange adventures of a group of Mexican poets called the Visceral Realists is absolutely astonishing!

yeah, i was halfway through that about a month ago but i left my copy in a pub. went back the next day and they said they hadn't seen it. too poor to buy another copy. was pretty amazing alright. 2666 is no good you say?

 

[Lepra]

I've still not read that John Joseph one. I have the audio version though. It's awesome.

i'd say that's the case with many, it goes for silly fucking money these days. the audio is classic stuff as well

not a music book but a great read for music fans who like the fights

 

[nooleen]

This one was also entertaining.

i read a good chunk of that in someone's house one day, had to leave it behind though. gotta love steven tyler's kiddie-fucking antics. 'but she knew how to act real sexy!' riiiiiggggggght

 

[therealjohnny]

Just started Everybody Dance: Chic and the politics of Disco. really good so far, including cool anecdotes of Nile Rodgers' boho life in greenwich village hangin' out with Hendrix et al in the late 60s early 70s, and being in A&E having a monster bad trip exactly when Ady Warhol was stretchered in after being shot by Valerie Solanas. You couldn't make it up.

Was it on Thumped where I read Nile Rodgers plays Ireland all the time because he is a major shareholder in some corporate ticket selling outfit?

 

[Kermit McDermott]

I haven't read any music books in a long time. (Another thing I've lost interest in). but.....of the last few I did read
I really liked, how soon is now by Richard King. It's a history of independent labels in the UK from 1975 to 2005.

How Soon Is Now? by Richard King - review

A group biography of labels, which includes interviews with Johnny Marr among others, catches the politically charged atmosphere and influence of 80s indie pop. By Sukhdev Sandhu

www.theguardian.com

Retromania by Simon Reynolds. About pop culture's obsession with recycling the past.

Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to its Own Past by Simon Reynolds – review

Simon Reynolds says pop music is stuck in a groove, but does it matter, wonders Sukhdev Sandhu

www.theguardian.com