Concluding from the previous post, this is all about the joy of reading and learning what cannot be known; what makes the artist tick… If you love the Flaming Lips like i do, and you haven’t seen the brilliant documentary “The Fearless Freaks“, then stop reading now and go rent it, but it, steal it, [...]
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Tz’s Daily Dose: Music Biography List (Part 2)
Posted: August 26, 2010 in The DoseTags: anthony kiedis, bernard butler, biography, Britpop, elliott smith, london suede, media producer, new order, playnetwork, red hot chili peppers, rhcp, richard oakes, scar tissue, suede, toezoo
Continuing from Part 1, this is a purge of useless, yet enjoyable knowledge that is my music biography collection… Elliott Smith & The Big Nothing is a must read. Again, we unfortunately know how the story ends, but this book helps us to understand why it ended the way it did. What more can I [...]
Tz’s Daily Dose: Music Biography List (Part 1)
Posted: August 25, 2010 in The DoseTags: ashcroft, banshees, biography, budgie, burrito brothers, byrds, cure, emmylou harris, gram parsons, hyaena, ISB, Keith richards, mccabe, media producer, omd, playnetwork, Powell's, pyschedelic furs, robert smith, rolling stones, siouxsie, toezoo, verve
Yesterday i was browsing my own bookshelves, thinking about clearing some space and began reminiscing about some of my beloved music biographies. Before i clear out some space on my shelf, i thought i’d clear out some space in my brain and post a little something about each book… The most recently read of the [...]
The Secret Policeman’s 3rd Ball
Posted: August 16, 2010 in Concert ReviewTags: 3rd ball, amnesty international, david gilmour, duran duran, emo phillips, french & saunders, french and saunders, human rights, jackson browne, kate bush, lou reed, media producer, monty python, nik kershaw, peter gabriel, playnetwork, secret policemen's, third ball, youssou n'dour
When i was 15 i picked up the cassette of The Secret Policeman’s 3rd Ball. I was a huge Duran Duran fan back then (still am) and i’d read in Rolling Stone about the boys performing at a charity concert for human rights and Amnesty International. Later that year, i was in the record store [...]
