Animal House Review
I decided I wanted to read Animal House, after stumbling upon an extract from the book in The Guardian. The headline quote read: “We took acid at 6pm – the awards started at 6:30.” Easily lured in by tales of chaos and decadence, I was compelled to read more. The book is an autobiographical work … Read More
The Art of Ecstasy
I’ve been intending to write about Vintage Disco Biscuit‘s wonderful book for quite some time. I got a copy of The Art of Ecstasy at The Golden Lion in Todmorden (also quite wonderful) back in April, when I played a gig there with John Paynter and Matt Hum. We were on after a book signing … Read More
A Beautiful Memoir
Book Review – Patti Smith – Just Kids One of the books I’ve most enjoyed in recent times is Patti Smith’s Just Kids, an account of Smith’s life in her twenties and her relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe. I have long been an admirer of Patti Smith as a musician and poet, and I expected that … Read More