eastynh Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 (edited) So this year I am travelling down by coach and could do with some reading material to take with me. Can anyone reccomend a decent book to purchase? It could be biography, auto biography, one about a particular scene or anything else music related. I did buy the new Stephen Morris and Moby books, but have done a Johnny 5 and blitzed through them. I have got all the ones about Manchester/Madchester, New Order, Depeche Mode, Rave scene, Acid House and so on. I have been posting on here now for quite a while so a lot of you know what kind of stuff I am into. It would be nice to be taken out of my comfort zone a little. All recomnendations are welcome. If it is a good book then I will get round to reading it eventually, does not have to be just for Glasto. Now the football season is over and I have stopped winding Scousers up in the football thread, I will have a bit more spare time on my hands to delve into some books anyway. Edited May 21, 2019 by eastynh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbailey80 Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 The Secret DJ? https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jun/17/the-secret-dj-from-ibiza-to-norfolk-broads 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastynh Posted May 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 3 minutes ago, danbailey80 said: The Secret DJ? https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jun/17/the-secret-dj-from-ibiza-to-norfolk-broads Wow that looks a must read. What a first recommendation. Cheers Dan ? Keep them coming as I really am a bit of a speedy reader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceetee Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 Class of '88: Find the warehouse. Lose the hitmen. Pump the beats. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07486HSXV/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_fs64CbN8F0TTW I read a tattered paperback of this years ago, seem to remember enjoying it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 If you have a Kindle, this Glastonbury memoir is worth a read - Feels Like Going Home: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B018J1PAMY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_Os64CbFSJGP06 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastynh Posted May 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, ceetee said: Class of '88: Find the warehouse. Lose the hitmen. Pump the beats. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07486HSXV/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_fs64CbN8F0TTW I read a tattered paperback of this years ago, seem to remember enjoying it! Thank you Ceetee ? Edited May 21, 2019 by eastynh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastynh Posted May 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said: If you have a Kindle, this Glastonbury memoir is worth a read - Feels Like Going Home: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B018J1PAMY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_Os64CbFSJGP06 I have the Kindle App on my tablet. Cheers Stu ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddiepaul Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 one of the best music books I have read is the story of Billy MacKenzie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyShambles Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 Things The Grandchildren Should Know - Mark Oliver Everett (aka E from Eels). Thoroughly enjoyed this book, so much so that I have read it twice. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2268120.Things_The_Grandchildren_Should_Know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livvy13 Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 Read this last year and it was a cracking read. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastynh Posted May 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 3 minutes ago, buddiepaul said: one of the best music books I have read is the story of Billy MacKenzie. Cheers Paul ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastynh Posted May 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 (edited) 9 minutes ago, AmyShambles said: Things The Grandchildren Should Know - Mark Oliver Everett (aka E from Eels). Thoroughly enjoyed this book, so much so that I have read it twice. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2268120.Things_The_Grandchildren_Should_Know Cheers Amy ? Aww where has your Sergio picture gone? Vincent leaves and now you have changed your avatar. Feels like the end of an era ? Bernardo not a bad replacement though. Edited May 21, 2019 by eastynh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastynh Posted May 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, Livvy13 said: Read this last year and it was a cracking read. Thats looks bit out of my comfort zone. Cheers Livvy ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastynh Posted May 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 One of my all time faves and a recent Dave Haslam book which is very good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyShambles Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 (edited) 7 minutes ago, eastynh said: Cheers Amy ? Aww where has your Sergio picture. Vincent leaves and now you have changed your avatar. Feels like the end of an era ? Bernardo not a bad replacement though. No problem. It is a really good read, he's had an absolutely mental life. Had to get my boyfriend to finish reading Vinnie's letter to the fans, I was in tears after the first few lines. Sergio will always be my number one. It's a homage to Bernardo winning POTS. Edited May 21, 2019 by AmyShambles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woffy Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 I'm Your Man - The Life of Leonard Cohen - by Sylvie Simmons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Dickfingers Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 I read Nile Rodgers book a few years ago. He’s had some life thoroughly enjoyed that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skelts Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 Scar Tissue is a great read. It's amazing that Kiedis is still alive after you read some of his antics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan1984 Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 Springsteen's autobiography. Bob Stanley - Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkythetortoise Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 England's Dreaming - Jon Savage - everything you need to know about punk - and therefore the times - brilliantly written and fascinating, whether or not you were there at the time, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dartmoordog Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 A Hero for High Times is a great and entertaining read: Review here: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/feb/20/a-hero-for-high-times-by-ian-marchant-review Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatyeti24 Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 Try this - it's fascinating, and you'll recognise some of the people and places in it. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nico-Songs-They-Never-Radio/dp/0747544115 Quote The story of Nico, former model, film actress, singer with the Velvet Underground and darling of Andy Warhol's factory.;In 1982 Nico was living in Manchester, alone and interested only in feeding her heroin habit. Local promoter Dr Demetrius saw an opportunity, hired musicians to back her, rented a decrepit van and set off with Nico and the band on a disastrous tour of Italy. Over the next six years, until her death in 1988, Nico toured the world with assorted thrown-together bands. They made next to no money, appalled many of their audiences and occasionally, on the rare nights when the music worked, pleased a few.;James Young played keyboards for Nico throughout those years. In this book, he records the never-ending antics of a picaresque circus of addicts, outsiders and misfits who travelled the world - East and Western Europe, the United States, Australia and Japan - encountering an equally bizarre and extraordinary mixture of people: poets, artists, gangsters, losers and drifters. John Cale, John Cooper Clarke, Allen Ginsberg and Gregory Corso are among those who appear in this story of Nico, the last Bohemian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveograve Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 Love this book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mardy Posted May 21, 2019 Report Share Posted May 21, 2019 5 minutes ago, fatyeti24 said: Try this - it's fascinating, and you'll recognise some of the people and places in it. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nico-Songs-They-Never-Radio/dp/0747544115 Hell of a book that, yeah. Read it when it came out, made a big impression on me. Read it again last summer and it seemed more problematic but still a gripping read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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