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Book review: OFF THE CHARTS by KAT GOLDMAN

Sutherland House [Publication date 09.02.21] Canadian singer songwriter Kat Goldman has made four critically acclaimed albums and her songs have been covered by Grammy-nominated band, The Duhks, Dar Williams, among many others. I will be honest I had not … Continue reading
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Tagged book, folk, Kat Goldman, memoir, Off The Charts, pop, review, singer songwriter
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Book review: Noise Damage by James Kennedy

Eye Books [Publication date 18.10.20] I’ve not just got a passing interest in rock autobiographies. I positively devour them. Pretty much anyone I admire who puts one out these days will tend to end up on my reading list sharpish. … Continue reading
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Tagged book, indie, James Kennedy, memoir, music, Noise Damage, punk rock, review, rock
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Book review: Broken Greek by Pete Paphides

Quercus [Publication date 05.03.20] An entertaining memoir that works on two levels, first and foremost as a musical journey through the hits (and some misses) of the 70s and 80s charts, and secondly as Pete Paphides recalls his own family … Continue reading
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Tagged book, Broken Greek, ELO, memoir, Pete Pahides, pop, review, rock
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Book review: Where’s My Guitar? by BERNIE MARSDEN

4th Estate [Publication date 28.11.19] Previously self-published by Bernie as a limited release via a Pledge campaign in early 2017 under the title ‘Where’s My Guitar?: On the Tour Bus with the Snakeman’, the book now gets a full publication … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Bernie Marsden, blues, book, classic rock, David Coverdale, guitarist, Jon Lord, memoir, Micky Moody, review, rock, Solo, Where’s My Guitar?, Whitesnake
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DVD review: SUGGS – My Life Story

Cadiz Music [Release date 23.11.18] Whether you are a fan of Madness or not, if you have read either of Suggs’ books (“Suggs and The City” and “That Close”) you will know he can tell a story, and here he … Continue reading
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Tagged 2Tone, DVD, film, Madness, Madstock, memoir, My Life Story, pop, review, ska, Suggs
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Book review: SNAKES! GUILLOTINES! ELECTRIC CHAIRS! Dennis Dunaway & Chris Hodenfield

St Martin’s Press [Published 14.08.18] Although this book, co-authored with Rolling Stone writer Chris Hodenfield, was first published in 2015, it now gets a paperback version and if you missed out on it first time around make sure you get this one. … Continue reading
Book review: Some Fantastic Place by Chris Difford

W&N [Publication date 31.08.17] Chris Difford is the lyricist to Glen Tilbrook’s music and arranging in Squeeze, a band who have split up twice and now since reforming again in 2007 seem to be enjoying a purple patch both in terms … Continue reading
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Tagged book, Chris Difford, Glen Tilbrook, memoir, pop, pop rock, review, Some Fantastic Place, Squeeze, W&N
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Book review: THOMAS DOLBY – The Speed of Sound

Icon Books www.iconbooks.co.uk [Published 08.06.17] Thomas Morgan Robertson become Thomas Dolby after his friends named him after the famous Dolby noise reduction device found on many 70′s and 80′s sound systems. Most will know the name for his early 80′s … Continue reading
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Tagged book, David Bowie, Foreigner, memoir, Michael Jackson, Mick Jones, music, pop, Prefab Sprout, review, technology, The Speed of Sound, Thomas Dolby
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Album review: SQUEEZE – Cradle To The Grave

[Release date 02.10.15] Squeeze return with their first album of new songs since 1998. The impetus for this has come from radio and TV veteran Danny Baker’s memoir being made into a TV series. Squeeze have provided a soundtrack of … Continue reading
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Tagged album, book, Chris Difford, Cradle To The Grave, Danny Baker, Glenn Tilbrook, memoir, Peter Kay, pop, review, Squeeze
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