John Taylor: In The Pleasure Groove

September 17, 2014 | Posted in MUSIC, NON-FICTION | By

In the Pleasure Groove by John Taylor

Like many teenage girls in the 1980s, I was a huge “Duranie” and went through a phase of being madly in love with John Taylor, the gorgeous bassist of my favorite band at the time: Duran Duran. While that teenage crush might have faded through the years (or shall we say matured?), I remain…

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Book Review: Secret Police Man By Henry Padovani

August 22, 2014 | Posted in NON-FICTION, ROCK | By

Secret Police Man by Henry Padovani. Available at Amazon.

Those interested in the punk and new wave music scene of London in the late 70s and early 80s should find an interesting perspective in “Secret Police Man”, the autobiography of The Police’s first guitarist, Henry Padovani…

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Pete Townshend: Who I Am Book Review

April 17, 2014 | Posted in CLASSIC ROCK, NON-FICTION | By

"Who I Am" by Pete Townshend

Who is Pete Townshend? That is the question the famous rocker purports to answer in his 2012 autobiography, Who I Am. With a musical career now encompassing…

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