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The Misinterpretation of Tara Jupp

Eva Rice

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Country girl Tara is whisked off to Sixties London to become a pop star; there she is dressed, she...

Rick Nielsen recommended Absolutely Free by The Mothers Of Invention in Music (curated)

"This is the album with 'Brown Shoes Don't Make It'. What colour shoes are you wearing? Black? Phew. It was the absurdity that I liked in Frank Zappa - this album also had 'Call Any Vegetable'. It was stuff that just didn't make any sense, but they played so well they must know what they're talking about. That was why I liked Soft Machine as well: "Hope for happiness! Happiness! Happiness!" What? I never knew what it was. And that was like The Sensational Alex Harvey Band and Arthur Brown, too. Unpredictability is what I like most in rock bands. But only when it's done well. Like with The Who - they had great pop songs, and then they had 'Boris The Spider'."

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Radio Vaticana - Radios VAT FREE

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Listen to the best Vatican free radios and best music. Discover all Vatican radio stations in one...

Crab Day by Cate Le Bon

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Cate Le Bon’s fourth album Crab Day was recorded at Panoramic House studio, West Marin, California...

W.L. by Snuts

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Hailing from Whitburn, West Lothian, The Snuts have well and truly found their stride on 'W.L.'....

Caffeinated Fae (464 KP) rated The Long Hard Road Out of Hell in Books

Jul 12, 2018

I read this book for my 2014 Book Challenge. In this challenge I asked certain people to recommend books to me and I told them that I would read them sometime this year. This was my sister's recommendation.

First off, if you۪re going to read this book make sure that it is the actual book. The ebook does not compare to the actual book.

I have never been a huge fan of Marilyn Manson but I'm not a huge fan of metal music or shock-rock. I tend to stay on the pop-rock and alt-rock area so I was definitely apprehensive with this book. I have heard many rumors about Marilyn Manson but I never actually cared to learn whether they were the truth or not. This was very fascinating. I found myself intrigued while reading this book.

This book is disturbing, grotesque and honestly I was horrified for half of the book. This book definitely was shocking. The pictures in the middle were hard to look at without squirming and they definitely made me very uncomfortable when looking at them. The stories were also fascinating yet horrifying.

This book was also very introspective. I found myself fascinated by Marilyn Manson and it had me wanting to read more.

This book definitely wasn۪t my normal flavor but ultimately I am giving this book 4 stars because it fascinated me!

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Stereo Aereo

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Stereo Aereo is a crazy musical journey through space. Use your cat-like reflexes or get into the...

Frank Black recommended Peace & Harmony by The Heptones in Music (curated)

Peace & Harmony by The Heptones

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"They’re a vocal group and started back in the heyday of very early reggae records. It’s the Jamaican parallel universe of rock & roll. It echoes rock & roll, R&B, Motown, soul. It has all the vocabulary of great 50s rock & roll. It’s pop music. It has this work ethic and immediacy: “We’re just making records, and making records, and making records.” It’s like surf music. It’s guys around the world in cheapo studios just digging deep. I love the vocalising of The Heptones. Even later records. I always loved them. I’m a sucker for the 60s records. All of their early records are singles. The first time they got compiled was probably the 70s. There’s one song called 'School Girls' that I almost covered a few years ago [Black essentially covers it for the Quietus there and then]. It’s so heartfelt and heartbroken. It’s like, it’s like, it’s like when I listen to 'The Great Pretender' [sings] “Oh yes! I’m the great pretender…” The Platters were a lot smoother than The Heptones. But The Heptones have that beautiful harmonising and soulfulness. Whenever I hear The Heptones I think, I wish I could sing that good. They do an amazing version of 'Knock On Wood'. They fuckin’ own it, man! It’s already a big hit for whoever the fuck recorded it. They sell it, they own it, they wear the hat."

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