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R.I.P. JOHNNY RAMONE
JOHNNY RAMONE STATEMENT FROM MARKY RAMONE: “Johnny Ramone was my bandmate and brother for over 15 years. The bond between band members was closer than any others in the Ramones’ organization… John kept things in control when they could have spun out of control very easily. I’ll never forget the day he asked me to
Review: TURN ON YOUR MIND: FOUR DECADES OF GREAT PSYCHEDELIC...
TURN ON YOUR MIND: FOUR DECADES OF GREAT PSYCHEDELIC ROCK JIM DEROGATIS AND HAL LEONARD Street: 12.01.03 The widely published music critic best known for his tome Let It Blurt: The Life and Times of Lester Bangs, DeRogatis is thorough enough to describe the minimum requirements that make a given band psychedelic: a certain sound
Review: 50 REASONS NOT TO VOTE FOR BUSH – ROBERT...
50 REASONS NOT TO VOTE FOR BUSH ROBERT STERLING Feral House Anger is one way to overcome apathy. Many of us are angry about “President” George W. Bush–this book provides a good list of reasons why. While Shrub will undoubtedly finish at the top of the list of “Worst ‘Presidents Ever,” hopefully it will
Review: LEXICON DEVIL: THE FAST TIMES AND SHORT LIFE OF...
LEXICON DEVIL: THE FAST TIMES AND SHORT LIFE OF DARBY CRASH AND THE GERMS BRENDAN MULLEN, DON BOLLES AND ADAM PARFREY Feral House Street: 04.15.02 Darby Crash walked a fine line between lunacy and lucidity, idiocy and genius, sociopath and scared little boy. Before anyone could find out who he really was, he intentionally overdosed
Review: JOKERMAN 8 – RICHARD EMIDIO MELO
JOKERMAN 8 RICHARD EMIDIO MELO Soft Skull Press Street: 08.31.04 One of my favorite books that I was “forced” to read when I was a Freshman at the University was The Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey. It was a thrilling ride with a group of Eco-terrorists who took aim at corporations who thrived on
Review: STRAIGHT WHISKY: A LIVING HISTORY OF SEX, DRUGS AND...
STRAIGHT WHISKY: A LIVING HISTORY OF SEX, DRUGS AND ROCK ‘N’ ROLL ON THE SUNSET STRIP ERIK QUISLING & AUSTIN WILLIAMS Bonus Books Street: 01.13.04 I never knew that David Bowie was beaten to within an inch of his life on September 6, 1974 in a private bar above the Rainbow Bar and Grill by
