Hip-pocket paperbacks are (so!) COOL the same way are 45rpm records! It's the same (sub)culture. When i was younger, many eyebrows raised by fellow "rock & rollers" when i was confessing my praise for books and reading in general. For them, books were for nerds... I gladly found with the passing of time that many admirers of Gene Vincent liked the same way (for example) James Elroy. Through fanzines and especially via Miriam Linna's "Bad Seed", i entered the world of vintage sleazy paperbacks. There was no return till then. I'm sure you all know already that the hip couple of Billy & Miriam entered the world of publishing again, only this time picked up on books and not fanzines. First came Andre Williams "
Sweets", then Sun Ra's "
This Planet Is Doomed" and now's time for the GREAT Nick Tosches to receive the baton with its "
Save the Last Dance for Satan". At the moment I only have (and read) Andre's essay, but those other two mentioned above are on the way to my possession. I'm sure i'm gonna dig 'em and i strongly believe that you'll have to do the same. For many years now rely blindly on Miriam's & Billy's choices, whether that is recorded material whether it is written and i tell you never felt disappointed, not once.
BREAKING NEWS on Kicks Books: More cool things are in the slips such as Harlan Ellison's classic "
Sex Gang" re-print, Kim Fowley's "
Tall Cool One" and a book Billy prepares in a long time for his (our) obsession about Fortune label! I just can't wait.
Check &
order!
Mihaleez,if you've not seen it the original article the Tosches book expands on has been posted here : http://www.alanfreed.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/558-Vanity-Fair-12-00.pdf
ReplyDeleteall the best,Johnny.
MANY THANKS Johnny Q! I'm printing it this moment (i wanna read it old fashioned way), haha!
ReplyDeleteThis is the best Stones album of all, and the best album of the 70's. Three things helped it 1) New guitarist Ron Wood injected some life into the band 2) Keith was finally kicking heroin after a decade of abuse 3) Punk rock had come along, and Sex Pistol's lead singer Johnny Rotten--still then a teenager--was slagging the Stones off for being old fogies. The Stones felt the threat of this new musical movement, and felt they had something to prove.
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