In the Music of Bob Dylan, writer and musician Chris Wade explores the recordings of one of the world's finest musical artists. Alongside reviews of Dylan's discography, he interviews those who have worked closely with him throughout the years, including artists and session men. Interspersing their views and recollections with pieces on each record, Wade gets not only a portrait of Dylan the artist, but a well rounded look at how Dylan and his various collaborators related to one another to create moments of musical magic. Chris Wade is an English writer and musician. His music project Dodson...

Writer and musician Chris Wade looks at the work of the iconic and influential Velvet Underground, one of the most legendary, controversial and important groups of the past fifty years. From the Andy Warhol era through to the forgotten final years with Doug Yule, classic albums like The Velvet Underground and Nico, Loaded and White Light White Heat, and landmark live records like Live at Max's Kansas City are explored within. There are also interviews with such people as Velvets' drummer Moe Tucker, Doug Yule, Factory superstar and VU dancer Mary Woronov, plus other members of the band. Chris...

Exploring the birth, making, influence and legacy of these classic horror movies. Featuring exclusive interviews with cast members including Lori Cardille and Joe Pilato, star of the original Night of the Living Dead Judith O'Dea, and special effects legend Tom Savini, the book is an insightful and informative dissection of one of the best loved sagas in movie history.

A guide to the albums of rock legends Jethro Tull, by writer and musician Chris Wade. Also includes interviews with Ian Anderson and Glenn Cornick.

An album by album guide to the music of Leonard Cohen, from his startling debut Songs of Leonard Cohen, right through to the recent Popular Problems. The book also features new interviews by the author with such people as long time Cohen collaborator Anjani Thomas, producer John Lissauer, filmmaker Tony Palmer who made the Bird On A Wire film, and session players such as John Miller, Art Munson and Emily Bindiger, all of whom offer fascinating insights into recording with Leonard Cohen. "Playing his music always made me feel I was within a haiku poem. It resonated with me.." - John Miller

The Dodson and Fogg Companion book, volume 1, contains lyrics to all the Dodson and Fogg albums, Chris Wade's acclaimed recording project. Also features interviews with Chris Wade, Nigel Planer, Celia Humphris and others. Plus art by Linzi Napier an Chris Wade...

With so many Lou Reed books focusing on his private life, Chris Wade's THE MUSIC OF LOU REED goes against the trend and takes a real, close up look at each album and phase of his recording career. From the Velvet Underground years to his final work, Wade delves deep into his discography, stopping along the way at Berlin, Coney Island Baby, Growing Up in Public and all his great works. Also includes interviews with those who worked with Lou over the years.

Writer and musician Chris Wade takes a look at the music of the legendary Hawkwind, one of rock's true outsiders. In a series of articles covering every era of the band's career, new interviews with band members and associates, plus a host of previously unseen pictures from the archive of Paul Garbutt, Wade delves deep inside the phenomenon of this remarkable band. Alongside the articles, the book features Paul Garbutt's piece, Hawkwind 100, all about his adventures seeing the band live over the years. Wade also gets fresh recollections from the likes of Paul Hayles, Dick Taylor, Jerry...

Within these cheaply bound, badly fonted, awfully laid out, mucky pages you will find words so foul you may want to be sick having read them out in your man or woman mind. Stories of perversion, leather barges, sex mules, faded actors, a weather man who choked to death on his own wig, gangsters, drunkards, oily scum bags, lost souls, warehouse dwelling odd balls, post office workers with sex tips and general, all round weirdo berks. Yes these stories come from a perverted mind; but I have to say that I was addicted to malt loaf and chalk when I wrote these vile tales, so strap yer sen in and...