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Reviews: Music Books, Print
By Paul Williams S.T. Publishing Copyright Date: Type: Paperback Size: small Price: $13.99 Review Date: 9/5/00 Updated: 4/28/05 – A little back and forth with the author! First things first. This book was published in 1995 slightly before the aborted fetus of the great new “ska” revival was abandoned in the dumpster of poular culture. […]
Drop inPosted by: Kilwag (editor) on September 5th, 2000
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Reviews: Music Books, Print
By Adrian Boot and Chris Salewicz Studio Books ISBN: 0140260986 Copyright Date: 01/01/97 Type: Paperback: 157 pages Size: 10.0 x 10.2 inches Price: 16.99 pounds (?) $10.00 on clearance Review Date: 8/19/00 This book is about several years old and published in England. I Don’t know what the conversion rate is, but my guess is […]
Drop inPosted by: Kilwag (editor) on August 19th, 2000
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Reviews: Music Books, Print
V. Vale Re/Search Publications ISBN: 096504694X ISBN: 1889307009 Copyright Date: 11/6/96 Type: Soft cover. 148 Pages each Size: 10.2 x 15.2 inches Review Date: 8/15/00 Search & Destroy: The Complete Reprints #1-6 and #7-11 “If you see typos or overexposed photos- enjoy them! This is the real thing from the late 70’s, not sanitized or […]
Drop inPosted by: Kilwag (editor) on August 15th, 2000
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Reviews: Music Books, Print
Craig O’Hara AK Press. Copyright Date: 1999 Review Date: 2000 I’d like to preface this review by stating a simple rule that I have found to be very useful: When in doubt, avoid any product that contains the word “punk.” I decided to take a chance based on the quotes printed on the back cover. […]
Drop inPosted by: Kilwag (editor) on May 27th, 2000
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Reviews: Music Books, Print
Marcus Gray Castle Communications PLC. Copyright Date: 1996 Review Date: 1999 I have to say I should have been tipped off when I read the back flap. It features a sensitive faux candid photo of the author coincidentally looking like a young relative of Malcom McLaren. It also says he is a full time rock […]
Drop inPosted by: Kilwag (editor) on October 27th, 1999
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Reviews: Music Books, Print
And God Created Punk: Erica Echenberg and Mark P Virgin Books Copyright Date: 1996 Review Date: 1999 Grand prize winner in the “avoid the p-word” contest. Got a box of old photographs laying around? Cash in on the latest wave of commercial success for so-called punk bands. Virgin records must have a full time staff […]
Drop inPosted by: Kilwag (editor) on September 27th, 1999
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Reviews: Music Books, Print
Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk. Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain Grove Press Copyright Date: 1996 Review Date: 1998 Hands down the best book on the shelves with the word “punk” in the title, or printed anywhere between a cover for that matter. A must have for anyone with the faintest intrest […]
Drop inPosted by: Kilwag (editor) on November 11th, 1998
Reviews: Music Books, Print
Malcom Butt Plexus Publishing, London Copyright Date: 1997 Review Date: 1998 When I first picked up this book I thought it said “Sid Vicious, Rock N Roll Scar.” If only my disappointmnent was limited to misreading the title. I’m not sure who Malcom Butt is, and this book doesn’t bother explain who he is or […]
Drop inPosted by: Kilwag (editor) on September 27th, 1998
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Reviews: Music Books, Print
Paolo Hewitt Bobcat Books Copyright Date: 1993 Review Date: 1998 I sit here loaded trying review this book The Jam: A Beat Concerto: The Authorized Biography by Paolo Hewitt. The same guy who wrote the liner notes for the “Jam Extras” CD. First things first. The Jam are “the only band that matters.” Or was […]
Drop inPosted by: Kilwag (editor) on September 27th, 1998
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Reviews: Art Books, Music Books, Print
Edited by Chris Charlesworth Bobcat Books Copyright Date: 1993 Review Date: 1998 Originally published as two volumes in ’85 and ’88, this is the new combined edition with extra Madonna shots (pre Sex book). What you get is a bunch of pictures of loaded rock stars hanging out with wasted naked groupies. Not only do […]
Drop inPosted by: Kilwag (editor) on August 27th, 1998
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