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Starsky
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Re: Books March 20, 2022 at 01:13 PM UTC #




I thought this was a fantastic book. A strange book in some ways… really three different ones. The first third - the best— about his growing up in Manchester. The second part about the Smiths to his early solo years and then a sort of diary of touring in the 2000s…

Of course it being Moz it’s not divided at all…just one long 450 page chapter

I think he is a great writer but not for everyone…

Sidehatch
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Re: Books March 23, 2022 at 09:05 PM UTC #
looks interesting
https://joestrummerbook.com/

the cover of earthquake weather is one of my favorit joe photos

Sidehatch
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Re: Books May 25, 2022 at 04:57 PM UTC #

Margaret Atwood Announces Unburnable Edition of The Handmaid’s Tale
Up for auction through June 7th, all proceeds go to PEN America's work in support of free expression.
kosmo
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Re: Books August 08, 2022 at 01:12 PM UTC #
Not much of book person, but this one sounds like a fun read…

Whatever Happened to the C86 Kids? An Indie Odyssey

Great overview of the book here

Reel lives: how I tracked down the class of NME’s C86 album

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/aug/08/reel-lives-how-i-tracked-down-the-class-of-nmes-c86-album

The cassette – called C86 – was one of three dozen compiled by NME during the 1980s, sold to eager readers in exchange for a £2.95 postal order to cover post and packing. It was money well spent. Several of the bands included on C86 would subsequently gallop forward in their careers – the likes of Primal Scream, the Soup Dragons, the Wedding Present and Half Man Half Biscuit.
Sidehatch
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Re: Books August 08, 2022 at 02:01 PM UTC #
kosmo wrote: Half Man Half Biscuit.
I'm still amazed at their legacy, up there with the Starland Vocal Band
Sidehatch
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Re: Books August 17, 2022 at 11:01 PM UTC #
Want to read a really good book . . . review?
@DwightGarner, book critic for the New York Times, tells you all you need to know about Jared Kushner’s new book. My favorite line from Mr. Garner’s review: [move]“Reading this book reminded me of watching a cat lick a dog’s eye goo.”[/move]
Starsky
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Re: Books August 18, 2022 at 01:49 PM UTC #
I finally finished the Fugazi book about In on the killtaker!

I been reading more than ever… not sure why…realization of mortality? Dissatisfaction with life!? Boredom?


Currently working on the Edmund Morgan biography of Ben Franklin (focuses way too much on his political achievements and hardly at all on person), Joseph Ellis’ “The Cause” (my favorite historian) and Houellebeck’s “Platform”


Starsky
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Re: Books August 18, 2022 at 03:59 PM UTC #
Starsky
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Re: Books October 12, 2022 at 12:40 AM UTC #
Lordie the Stephen Morris book Record play pause (about Stephen’s early life and Joy Division) is delicious….I think I prefer it to the Sumner and Hooky….at the very end when he writes about Ian dying it is very touching…then about the start of neworder I could not stop laughing

I ordered the sequel focused on neworder and hope it gets here soon…they really should have published them as one book…

A very quick and fun read



GAY,GUY
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Re: Books October 12, 2022 at 02:03 AM UTC #
How, do you have time to read, when all you do is listen to vinyl, and go, to concerts?
Starsky
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Re: Books October 12, 2022 at 11:53 AM UTC #
I don’t go to that many concerts really…..I really pick my spots. Many shows I talk about going to I never make it….I doubt I will break 15-20 shows this year…when I work a show it’s not the same as attending


Reading makes me happy. Yesterday I read while waiting for my kid to be done with speech therapy. Then I read at home at night. But like everything it goes in phases.

I do feel lately that seeing as I ain’t getting younger and time might be limited I really need to pick up the pace reading wise or not going to get to a lot of books I want to read.
grateful
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Re: Books October 12, 2022 at 01:33 PM UTC #
Starsky wrote:
I don’t go to that many concerts really…..I really pick my spots. Many shows I talk about going to I never make it….I doubt I will break 15-20 shows this year…when I work a show it’s not the same as attending


Huh. I may actually come close to 20 shows this year which will be the most in a loooong time!
Sidehatch
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Re: Books October 12, 2022 at 01:34 PM UTC #
grateful wrote:
Starsky wrote:
I don’t go to that many concerts really…..I really pick my spots. Many shows I talk about going to I never make it….I doubt I will break 15-20 shows this year…when I work a show it’s not the same as attending


Huh. I may actually come close to 20 shows this year which will be the most in a loooong time!

yes, but there are 365 days in the year, so plenty of time for reading on those 345 days
jrpa
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Re: Books October 12, 2022 at 01:38 PM UTC #
My issue with this community isn't that they don't read enough – its that its all books about musicians. Some of you need to learn "liking music" isn't a personality.
grateful
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Re: Books October 12, 2022 at 01:48 PM UTC #
Julian, wrote:
My issue with this community isn't that they don't read enough – its that its all books about musicians. Some of you need to learn "liking music" isn't a personality.


Wait. That's your issue? The book thing? All this time I thought it was integers, GWAR!, fat acceptance, mockery of Sonos….the list goes on. Books wasn't even on my radar, but now I can focus my efforts to better support your integration into the community.

Thanks for the info.
jrpa
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Re: Books October 12, 2022 at 02:16 PM UTC #
grateful wrote:
Wait. That's your issue? The book thing? All this time I thought it was integers, GWAR!, fat acceptance, mockery of Sonos….
sweetcell
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Re: Books October 12, 2022 at 04:22 PM UTC #
Julian, wrote:
My issue with this community isn't that they don't read enough – its that its all books about musicians. Some of you need to learn "liking music" isn't a personality.

music nerds, on a music board, discuss mostly music-related books?

i shall alert both the press and the authorities forthwith. 
sweetcell
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Re: Books October 12, 2022 at 04:23 PM UTC #
Starsky wrote:
I do feel lately that seeing as I ain’t getting younger and time might be limited I really need to pick up the pace reading wise or not going to get to a lot of books I want to read.

interesting… i would pick up my concert-going.  there will be plenty of time to read once we're too old to go to shows.
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