ALLAN KOZINN AND ADRIAN SINCLAIR – THE MCCARTNEY LEGACY: VOLUME 2: 1974 – 80 DEY STREET BOOKS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Allan Kozinn and Adrian Sinclair’s first volume of The McCartney Legacy was not just well received, it has become an [...]
SIMON SPENCE – FEELING SUPERSONIC: FROM MADCHESTER TO BRITPOP BACKSTAGE BOOKS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Who would have thought that 2024 was the year of Oasis, and it looks like that will be repeated in 2025. The Gallagher brothers, [...]
DAVE HEATON – DE LA SOUL J-CARD PRESS BOOK REVIEW BY GERROD HARRIS De La Soul are the godfathers of underground and alternative hip-hop. Having made their debut in 1989, the influence the rap trio have had is undeniable. Despite this, very [...]
ALVIN TAYLOR AND KEN LAMBERT – ALVIN TAYLOR: DRUM MAJOR 2 MAJOR DRUMMER: CANDID STORIES FROM A MAJOR ROCK ‘N ROLL DRUMMER EXTRAORDINAIRE INDEPENDENT BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Alvin Taylor is a world renown drummer, and one hell of [...]
JOHN FOXX – ELECTRICITY AND GHOSTS: THE VISUAL ART OF JOHN FOXX ROCKET 88 BOOKS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Before John Foxx was John Foxx, he was Dennis Leigh. As Dennis Leigh (his real name), he attended Harris College Of Art in Preston [...]
CORY duBROWA – AN IDEAL FOR LIVING – A CELEBRATION OF THE E.P. (EXTENDED PLAY) HOZAC BOOKS BOOK REVIEW BY GERROD HARRIS Veteran music journalist Cory duBrowa has released a love letter to the musical format that is the EP. Longer [...]
ANDREA SWENSSON – PRINCE AND PURPLE RAIN: 40 YEARS MOTORBOOKS BOOK REVIEW BY GERROD HARRIS Prince And Purple Rain: 40 Years is the first book to emerge from author Andrea Swensson. The Minneapolis-based journalist, and host and co-producer [...]
JOE MATERA – LOUDER THAN WORDS: BEYOND THE BACKSTAGE PASS EMPIRE PUBLICATIONS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Joe Matera has had a very diverse and interesting career in music. The Italian-Australian musician, who is based in Australia, not [...]
