A few of my favorite books on rock'n'roll...

[MikeL]

"Glam: Bowie, Bolan, and the Glitter Rock Revoluion" by Barney Hoskyns.

"Please Kill Me: The Uncensored, Oral History of Punk Rock" by Legs McNeill.

"Let it Blurt: The Life and Times of Lester Bangs" by Jim Borgatis.

"KISS and Sell: The Making of a Supergroup" by C.K. Lendt.

"Stairway to Heaven: Led Zeppelin Uncensored" by Richard Cole.

"Bang Your Head: The Rise and Fall of Heavy Metal" by David Konow.

"On the Road with the Ramones" by Monte Melnick.

"Diary of a Rock'n'Roll Star" by Ian Hunter.

Has anyone else here read any of these books? If so, please feel free to share your comments.

[sleazy]

If you haven't read anything by SF, you SHOULD!!!!!!:):):)

[dave]

Hey, I'd like to mention Cool Cats, a book of R&R photos and some essays. It goes from the 50s up to the early 80s.

Also, some subculture books: Subculture, the Meaning of Style, by Dick Hebdige

Skinhead, by Nik Knight [this guy does fashion photography now]

Reggae International, by Stephen Davis and Peter Simon

Mods, by Richard Barnes [he also did the who, maximum r&b]

and a fiction book, Absolute Beginners, by colin macinnes [early mod]

[dying slowly]

ive just read (twice) and loved 'a riot of our own' by john green its the account of the former clash rodie who left there entorage in america 82 or so due to exaustion great read

[sleazy]

[sleazy]

[Jon S]

I see most of my favorites are mentioned here. I also enjoyed England's Dreaming by Jon Savage (on The Sex Pistols and punk), Passion is a Fashion The Real Story of The Clash by Pat Gilbert, The Dirt by Mötley Crue/Neil Strauss (of course) and I really loved Hellfire by Nick Tosches.

Anybody read Keith Richard's Life or the John Einarson's Arthur Lee bio?

[sleazy]

The next rock book I'm gonna get myself is Richard's Life:):)

Jon S said:

I see most of my favorites are mentioned here. I also enjoyed England's Dreaming by Jon Savage (on The Sex Pistols and punk), Passion is a Fashion The Real Story of The Clash by Pat Gilbert, The Dirt by Mötley Crue/Neil Strauss (of course) and I really loved Hellfire by Nick Tosches.

Anybody read Keith Richard's Life or the John Einarson's Arthur Lee bio?

[sleazy]

I seriously recommend the package/magazine bundle offered by Rush for their fans:)

[Bibliodiscoteque]

How was Rotten? I just got it in from a local bookshop, but not sure if it is furniture or really something to dedicate time to.

MikeL said:

I'd also like to add "Neon Angel: Memoir of a Runaway" by Cherie Currie, which I just finished this past weekend, and "Rotten" by John Lydon.

[Bibliodiscoteque]

I'm doing Absolute Beginners as a podcast in July...

dave said:

Hey, I'd like to mention Cool Cats, a book of R&R photos and some essays. It goes from the 50s up to the early 80s.

Also, some subculture books: Subculture, the Meaning of Style, by Dick Hebdige

Skinhead, by Nik Knight [this guy does fashion photography now]

Reggae International, by Stephen Davis and Peter Simon

Mods, by Richard Barnes [he also did the who, maximum r&b]

and a fiction book, Absolute Beginners, by colin macinnes [early mod]

[Johnny Danger / Itchy Scabs]

I just finished Rotten - definately worth a read - I thought it was great.

Bibliodiscoteque said:

How was Rotten? I just got it in from a local bookshop, but not sure if it is furniture or really something to dedicate time to.

[Jon S]

Definitly worth reading.

I also want  to recommend Iggy Pop Open Up and Bleed by Paul Trynka and We Never Learn by Eric Davidson.

Bibliodiscoteque said:

How was Rotten? I just got it in from a local bookshop, but not sure if it is furniture or really something to dedicate time to.

MikeL said:

I'd also like to add "Neon Angel: Memoir of a Runaway" by Cherie Currie, which I just finished this past weekend, and "Rotten" by John Lydon.