Can't Stand Up For Falling Down: Rock'n'Roll War Stories

ISBN-13: 9781408885925 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 352 str.

Allan Jones

Opis

A funny, eye-opening collection of reminiscences from one of the UK's leading music journalists.

Allan Jones launched Uncut magazine in 1997 and for 15 years wrote a popular monthly column called Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before, based on his experiences as a music journalist in the 70s and 80s, a gilded time for the music press.By turns hilarious, cautionary, poignant and powerful, the Stop Me...stories collected here include encounters with some of rock's most iconic stars, including David Bowie, Lou Reed, Leonard Cohen, Van Morrison, Neil Young, Elvis Costello, The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Smiths, R.E.M. and Pearl Jam. From backstage brawls and drug blow-outs, to riots, superstar punch-ups, hotel room confessionals and tour bus lunacy, these are stories from the madness of a music scene now long gone.

Recenzje

This is a paean to a lost age of wild rock'n'roll and decadent rock'n'roll journalism Louis Wise Sunday Times - Music Book of the Year 2017 20171126

Spis treści

IntroductionLeonard Cohen: London, June 1974Tony Iommi: Iommi Mansions, Warwickshire, July 1974Van Morrison: Knebworth, July 1974Ray Davies: London, September 1974Roxy Music: Cardiff, September 1974KC and The Sunshine Band: London, October 1974Lemmy: London, January 1975John Martyn: Leeds, February 1975Dave Brock: Devon, February 1975Joe Strummer: London, February 1975Wayne Nutt: Aberdeen, March 1975Mick Ronson: Newcastle, April 1975Alex Harvey: Glasgow, September 1975Gordon Lightfoot: London, October 1975Be-Bop Deluxe: Shrewsbury, January 1976Patti Smith: London, May 1976Phil Lynott's Mum: Manchester, August 1976Bryan Ferry: London, January 1977The Byrds: London, April 1977Angie Bowie: Somerset, April 1977Lou Reed: London | Stockholm, April 1977Olivia Newton-John: Lake Tahoe, Nevada, April 1977The Sex Pistols: London, May 1977Elvis Costello: London, June 1977The Sex Pistols: London, June 1977Stiff Records: London, July 1977The Mont De Marsan Punk Festival: Southern France, August 1977David Bowie: London, September 1977Dr Feelgood: Leicester, September 1977Nick Lowe: Glasgow, October 1977Gregg Allman and Cher: London, November 1977Nick Lowe: Finland, February 1978Tony Iommi: Glasgow, March 1978Elvis Costello: Belfast, March 1978Lou Reed: Philadelphia | New York, May 1978Kenny Everett: London, July 1978John Peel: London, August 1978The Legendary Ariola Juncket: New York |Los Angeles | Portland, August 1978Al Stewart: Los Angeles, September 1978The Clash: London, November 1978XTC: New York, December 1978The Boomtown Rats: Los Angeles | Atlanta | Dallas, January 1979The Clash: Cleveland | Washington DC, January 1979Mike Oldfield: Berlin, April 1979Lou Reed and David Bowie: London, April 1979Robert Fripp: Bournemouth, April 1979The Pretenders: Chester | Blackburn, July 1979The Searchers: Rhydyfelen, South Wales, November 1979Jerry Dammers: Hemel Hempstead, December 1979London Calling: Melody Maker HQ, December 1979Squeeze: Australia, February 1980Def Leppard: Glasgow, February 1980The Police: Bombay, March 1980The Police: Cairo, March 1980The Police: Milan, April 1980Elvis Costello | The Specials | Rockpile: Montreux, July 1980Monsters of Rock Festival: Castle Donnington, August 1980Ozzy Osbourne: Texas, March 1982Morrissey: Reading, February 1984Johnny Marr: Reading, February 1984R.E.M.: Athens, GA, June 1985Van Morrison: London, June 1986Eddie Grant: Barbados, October 1986Townes Van Zandt: London, October 1987Lou Reed: London, February 1989Neil Young: London, October 1989R.E.M.: Athens, Georgia, December 1991Warren Zevon: London, September 1992Bob Dylan: New York, October 1992Neil Young: London, October 1992Pearl Jam: New York, April 1994The Afterglow

O autorze

Allan Jones is an award-winning British music journalist and editor. He was editor of Melody Maker from 1984 to 1997 then launched Uncut magazine and for 15 years wrote a popular monthly column called Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before, based on his experiences as a music journalist in the 70s and 80s, a prosperous time for the music press. His book, Can't Stand Up For Falling Down, was the Sunday Times' Music Book of the Year 2017.