The One Minute Music Book Club, ep. 13: Another book on Sid and Nancy
Sid Vicious was a member of the Sex Pistols for a little more than a year and died of a heroin overdose at the age of 21. Oh, and in between, he may
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The One Minute Music Book Club, ep. 12: Me and Mr Jones (it’s for David Bowie fans)
Before she married Mick Ronson, David Bowie’s favourite guitarist from the early years, Suzi Fussey did the hair of David’s mom. Through that connection, Suzi ended up designing the orange puffball hairdo for
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The One Minute Music Book Club, ep. 11: An oral history of Joy Division
When I go record shopping in the UK, I always check to see what kind of music books they have for sale. I bought a bunch during my recent trip to London, including
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The One Minute Music Book Club, ep. 10: 1999: The Year the Music Industry Lost Control
Up until the end of the 20th century, money flowed in the music industry like water. It had been a very good 100 or so years. Then along came 1999 and everything started
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The One Minute Music Book Club, ep. 8: Trial By Fire, the story of the Station Nightclub
On the night of February 20, 2003, Great White stormed onstage at the Station club in West Warwick in a blaze of pyro. What happened next was horrific. This book details what happened.
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The One Minute Music Book Club, ep. 6: Rockin’ the Kremlin
After the USSR collapsed, a hundreds of Western companies tried to capitalize on the situation, including Universal Music Group. David Junk, the division’s first CEO has written about his experiences during that time
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The One Minute Music Book Club, ep. 5: This Ain’t No Disco: The Story of CBGB
CBGB was not only the most important of all the punk clubs but also Ground Zero for punk, period, full stop. It doesn’t exist anymore, but it will forever have major historical importance.
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The One Minute Music Book Club, ep. 5: Superstar Guitars
Over the last six months, my already massive collection of music books has grown even more massive. Every weekday, I’m go through the pile of new arrivals for some recommendations on what to
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The One Minute Music Book Club, ep. 4: Everything you need to know about Fleetwood Mac
The One Minute Music Book Club is back with more recommendations for winter reading. This time, it’s Mark Flake’s biography of Fleetwood Mac. Here we go. View this post on Instagram A post
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Arkells singer Max Kerman has written a self-help book
Arkells are one of the hardest-working bands you’ll find anywhere in Canada and beyond. They embraced the DIY approach from the beginning and continue to push push push through their career with great
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The One Minute Music Book Club, ep. 3: A new novel set in the music industry.
Setting a novel in the music industry can be very tough because of the need for detail and authenticity. I think Marissa Stapley has pulled it off with The Lightning Bottles, the tale
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