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In his first novel, Kick It Till It Breaks, veteran music journalist Ira Robbins satirizes the foibles and fanaticism of '60s radical activists.Ydinia Ochreman is the leader of a terrorist organization; her travels and exploits drive the story, which involves a colorful cast of dubious characters, including the incompetent FBI agent on her trail, a pacifist protest leader with a complicated agenda, a cranky peg-legged bar owner, an Irish atheist on a quest to end organized religion and a lost soul from Memphis who ends up in London. The dark humor of Kick It Till It Breaks is tempered by abiding respect for those who sacrificed their lives to end the war in Viet Nam.
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In Marc Bolan Killed in Crash, a common schoolgirl in 1972 London is pulled into the world of a fading rock star and becomes the secret weapon in a plan to revive his career in the time of glam.The mysteries of sex and songwriting, connivance, fame, family and the music business collide to bring her to a high-flying life she could never have imagined. But there are consequences. Filled with detailed and knowing musical history as its backdrop, Marc Bolan Killed in Crash is a colorful romp through an all-but-forgotten pop era.
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If you've ever wondered how or why anyone becomes a critic, some of the answers are in Music in a Word Volume 1, an anthology-cum-memoir by veteran music journalist and Trouser Press magazine co-founder Ira Robbins.The first of three volumes collects articles, essays, album and concert reviews, previously unpublished interviews and other writing mingled with colorful recollections of 50 years spent on a musical soapbox. Profusely illustrated with images from the author's archive.
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The second volume of veteran rock critic Ira Robbins' anthology-cum-memoir, Music in a Word, compiles extensive writing about nine artists: the Who, Cheap Trick, Ramones, Nirvana, the Clash, Kinks, Elvis Costello, Keith Richards/Rolling Stones and the Replacements.Profiles, interviews (some previously unpublished), concert and record reviews and much more.
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The third volume of Ira Robbins’ Music in a Word is an annotated collection of feature articles, previously unpublished interviews, album liner notes, book reviews, obituaries, critics' polls and correspondence.Subjects covered in Music in a Word Volume 3 include David Bowie, Bryan Ferry, Television, Radiohead, Morrissey, CBGB, Isaac Hayes, Dusty Springfield, Stray Cats, ELO, Johnny Thunders, Adam Ant, Nick Lowe, Fountains of Wayne, Lester Bangs, Patti Smith, Bryan Adams, Blondie, They Might Be Giants and more.
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Zip It Up!, a massive annotated anthology of the highly regarded American music magazine Trouser Press (1974-1984), offers readers an immersion in rock journalism as it was practiced in its heyday — as well as a deeply informative history of many important rock artists.Known variously as “America’s Only British Rock Magazine” and “the bible of alternative rock,” Trouser Press was an important chronicler of trends and developments, from the British Invasion to new wave and punk. The features assembled here go deep, while the interviews include impertinent questions of the sort few have the courage to ask. Throughout, the writing is witty, smart and packed with strong opinions. The book includes the longest, most detailed interview Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin has ever given as well as fascinating and entertaining interviews with and profiles of Pete Townshend, Robert Fripp, KISS, Cheap Trick, Lou Reed, Malcolm McLaren, the Ramones and Richie Blackmore of Deep Purple.
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Variety called Trouser Press “one of the greatest music magazines in history.” This second compilation of articles from the legendary American rock magazine (1974-'84) features more enthusiastic, in-depth coverage of artists from the '60s to the '80s, classic rock to new wave -- and beyond.This volume includes the magazine's "autodiscographies," a unique Trouser Press feature in which an artist talked about each of their albums, sharing behind-the-scenes memories of making them. From classic rockers like Genesis, Jethro Tull and Jefferson Airplane to punks and new wavers like the Damned, Blondie and Iggy Pop, these are fascinating first-person documents of real historical value.An immersion in rock journalism of a form that is no longer widely practiced, Zip It Up! Too contains features that go deep and interviews that ask impertinent questions, all written with wit, intelligence and a willful expression of opinions and values.Includes articles on:BlondieThe CarsCheap TrickThe CureDevoDuran DuranGenesisPaul McCartneyMott the HoopleNew OrderPretendersThe RamonesSladeTalking HeadsBill Wymanand many moreTrouser Press magazine remains a touchstone for many music fans, who have called it "the bible of alternative music." The first volume of Zip It Up! (also available) was a strong seller.