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    Nathan Loud Julian Cope’s Japrocksampler

    +1 on Julian Cope!

    I really enjoy his writing, Head-On / Repossessed is such a fantastic double book. I would go so far as to say that the reason why I still am motivated to create music is because of those books, otherwise I would've been too hung up. Krautrocksampler and Japrocksampler have been on my bucket list for a while, although I admit I've read about an eighth of Krautrocksampler and I've really enjoyed it. I just haven't gotten around to it, as life and uni has gotten in the way (outing myself as a poser by admitting I partake in tertiary education!!!!!!)

    I believe Head-On / Repossessed has been reissued? I got my copy new when I wandered into my local cool bookstore... Now we need Modern Antiquarian to be reissued, I really want to read it but I don't want to take years off my life on eBay looking for a copy for $500. I'm already doing that with other books...

        Randall it will bring up an editing box and let my type, and then say it can't post my reply when I try to post

            Clif okay just went through and looked at the settings and you can edit posts for 10 minutes

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                New Peter Jefferies book from Hozac... it's great!

                nonsenseorgan

                This looks rad, might have to pick it up. Been on a huge Cleveland kick lately.

                  Ben Lyon Recently read I'm Not Gone I'm Just Dead by Jim Dickinson and loved it.

                  Def checking this out.

                    Slugging through Caetano Velosos' Tropical Truth... I want to learn about all this stuff but trying to care about the structural changes of the Troplicalista's songwriting vs the Bossa Novans and all that puts me to sleep. Trying not to skip ahead but am bogging down in the middle. Still interesting.
                    Finishing Crazy Eddie book from Tom Smith. Some business aggression I need to work on. Definitely not boring.
                    Finished a Jim Thompson book I hadn't read, South Of Heaven. Not the best, but fun to get back into Thompson's writing and good twist at the end, as he can do. And Slayer.

                    Just bought Sonic Life by Thurston Moore. Insufferable man, but cannot wait to read the early 80s downtown art n music stuff.

                      More on the docket… who knows when

                      Under The Big Black Sun - X
                      Black Postcards - Dean Wareham
                      new Zombies book from HoZac!

                      Is there a Troggs book?

                        Wade T Oberlin
                        There is! Rock N Roll Wild Things! I read it probably 20 years ago so it’s pretty hazy. If I remember correctly it was interesting but lacked in the character department.

                            Really enjoying Rachel Kushner's "Creation Lake". Curious if/when along the way I wont enjoy anymore--some friends did not like it. A split screen of 1. back to bature philosophical rambling and 2. undercover cop infiltrating radical political group. Several times I laughed out loud.

                            Recently found a pdf of "I Need More" by Iggy Pop. Good one, and I get why he doesn't want to follow it with a "proper" autobiography.

                            Allez Al people said that one was a little dull, and they weren't wrong, but Thurston saw the NYC punk scene explosion from almost day 1. I thought that was worth the read.

                                Allez Al

                                Just started Elenor Oliphant from your recommendation. I’m digging it so far.

                                  Just started this one, a history of Black popular music starting in 1800's. Should be required reading for all.

                                  Lincoln

                                  I'm fine with punishing minutia from that scene. Less so after the first SY EP, despite liking them plenty on places. What didja think of Kim Gordon's autobiography? She's a good writer and I love the art-world stuff in particular but the terminal introspection was tiring, she couldn't drink a coffee without considering the milky abyss ahead.

                                      I’m scared to mention him by name because it coyld conure him but speaking of New York and Thurston Moore, I really enjoyed Scene Loser. Quick read and lots of fun. He gets some trash talk in there, but for He Who Shall Not Be Named not as much as I expected