Got latest issue of Vive Le Rock which had a big feature on Glam (mainly 70s stuff) which included an all too brief interview w/Jayne County (I must re-read her book sometime) plus in the sidebar on artists who didn't really make it they mentioned Jobriath (I'm sure someone did a documentary on him + I really want to see it) + The Hollywood Brats ( ( Read more... )

I saw that Rich Hall documentary on Texas the other night + really enjoyed it. I love his documentaries - I'm interested to see what he does next ( Read more... )

Got new issue of Vintage Life which alongside the usual lifestyle features & recipes and makeup/hair tutorials and retro fashion was an article on Natalie Wood - I've read they're looking into her death again & they mentioned the rumour that she had an argument with Robert Wagner (her then husband) & supposedly caught him in a compromising position ( Read more... )

Also got the new issue of Vive Le Rock as it had a massive feature on Johnny Thunders - also had article on Thin Lizzy and interviews w/The Alarm, Adam Ant, Johnny Marr and Lydia Lunch (who really needs a big retrospective article in the likes of Mojo or Uncut immediately ( Read more... )

There are still quite a few books that came out in 2012 that I failed to track down so this list is just ones I read
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I'd better make the most of LJ actually working ( Read more... )

Got new issue of ID which had big feature on Grace Coddington & David Bowie (complete w/archive interview + photos of him hanging out with Lou Reed, Mick Jagger and Iggy Pop). Also had interview w/Lena Dunham and bit on Girls as well as a really good article on the joys of clubbing by Princess Julia. They also had interviews w/Caroline Baker ( ( Read more... )

Read Lydia Lunch's recipe book, The Need To feed - it all looked very yummy and gorgeous tho' sadly no photos of finished food. But I was pleased to see that a lot of the recipes were vegetarian/vegan (there are some meat recipes in there as well). So my campaign for Lydia Lunch to do Celebrity Masterchef starts here *g ( Read more... )

Saw Blank City which is a documentary about the late 70s/early 80s underground art/film scene in New York with particular reference to No wave and the Cinema of Transgression. Loads of interviews w/the likes of Nick Zedd, Richard Kern, Lydia Lunch, Thurston Moore, John Waters, Steve Buscemi, Debbie Harry and more plus loads of original footage from ( Read more... )

Got new issue of Vive Le Rock which had interviews with Duff McKagan, Leee Black Childers (legendary photographer - I think he has an exhibition on in London) and John Lydon/Public Image Ltd. They also had little articles on Wendy O. Williams and Bowwowwow (I really wish someone would do a longer article on Bowwowwow's history for Mojo or Uncut - I ( Read more... )