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Post by dem bones on May 15, 2020 9:05:32 GMT
Michael Garrett - The Last Time: When the 'Stones play his home town, Jack Holland, Mick Jagger lookalike, masquerades as the real thing to get him some hot girlie action. Unfortunately, his first would-be conquest is Karen, who likes things kinky ....
Tia Travis - The Sad Story of Billy Psych-Out and the Psyched-Out Encyclopedia of Rock ’n’ Roll: The Psychobillies' lead singer has almost completed writing his massive history of R&R, which, incidentally, sounds excellent: "It's the details that make the music real." All that's required is an interview with his idol, Buck Nekkid, stand-up bass player with trashabilly chart-toppers Buck Nekkid and the Starkers. An extreme case of never meet your heroes ensues.
Edo van Belkom - Scream String: Immediately prior to an appearance at the Coliseum, Johnny Violent ("Little Jimmy Tantrum" to the roadies), the Throbbing Purploids main man, is informed by wife Jill that she's filing for divorce, the private detective having come up with damning photographic evidence of Mr. Violent's serial infidelities. Johnny responds to the news by garotting her with a guitar string. He still has a sell-out gig to play, so the clean up will have to wait until after the show.
Rick Hautala - Dead Legends: Al Silverstein's Sharp Sound Studios, California, is one of rock's best kept secrets. Hendrix, Morrison, Lennon, Joplin, Vicious - all the greats recorded original material here while at the height of their creativity - and mere hours from their deaths. Stuart Bonney, guitarist and main driving force behind album chart-toppers Brokenface, books time for his forthcoming solo album.
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Post by Swampirella on May 15, 2020 11:03:36 GMT
I somehow had time to read the whole book yesterday; it's rare that I like every short story in a book but that's what happened here. Thanks, Dem, for putting this thread up!
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Post by dem bones on May 16, 2020 9:57:05 GMT
Not sure I've enjoyed every story - a few are maybe too predictable and, in the cases of Elvis Can't Dance and Oi Boy, it's blatant the authors are airing their prejudice against a certain type of music - but both collections have their moments and they're certainly good fun. A. R. Morlan - He’s Hot, He’s Sexy, He’s...: Thirty years after his death, Jim Morrison is resurrected by New Orleans Houngan, Jean Zidor 'Colonel McClaren' Desire, and takes to the lecture/ poetry reading circuit. The Second Coming of Jim sticks around just long enough to see several paternity suits settled and his Miami 'exposure' conviction finally quashed, before returning to the great beyond by his own hand. Th. Metzger - Severin Hedz: "If I can't have you then nobody can." Rudi, lead singer in an emerging cock rock act, makes fatal mistake of banging Marlena, the tenacious hanger-on from Hell. One for slimy fans - the groupies. John F. D. Taff - Track Eight: The Fire of Love, bonus number on a CD the promising metal act, Skull, didn't live long enough to record, incorporates an ever-changing, three-four syllable chant - the name of the next of Dave's friends facing a fiery end. Scott H. Urban - Better to Burn Out: Explosive on-stage reunion of legendary former Dynamo band mates Jack 'Hammer' Jenkins and Barry McDevitt - aka 'the Poison Pair' - duly brings down the house .... Graham Watkins - The Red Sax: Eddie is so desperate to replace best pal, Nate, as keyboards man in next big thing Gates of Darkness, he goads him to cocaine-induced coronary. Now Sara, Nate's widow, and Charlie, the tenor sax maestro, are on his case, Eddie sees no option but to silence both - for keeps. He'd have gotten away with it too, had he not been so quick to switch instrument for tonight's live recording.
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Post by dem bones on May 17, 2020 10:41:46 GMT
Rex Miller - Shock Rock Jock: Another hate figure receives their just desserts, this time its up himself radio presenter Bobby O'Toole, whose relentless on-air persecution of troubled actress Morgan Keyes invites extreme retribution. The Slob man's Bunky is likewise a highlight of Vol 1. Don D’Ammassa - Inspiration: The career of MOR artist Lisa Stone has been blighted by appalling tragedy, specifically the unsolved mutilation murders of both her sister Kari, and daughter, Kelly Marie, and the loss of husband Brian in a hit and run. Perhaps coincidentally, her three most popular songs to date are the songs she wrote in memory of each lost loved one. Now Lisa has fallen for Ted Troira, the journalist writing her biography, we can all look happy to a happy ending. Or not, as the case may be. Max Allan Collins - Rock ’n’ Roll Will Never Die: To his adoring public, Peter Lee, lead singer with metal mutha's Coven (whose gory on-stage theatrics allegedly "make Alice Cooper look like Alice in Wonderland"), is sex & drugs & rock 'n roll personified. Behind the scenes, however, Lee is a tee-total, rabid homophobic with no thought for anyone but himself - until he receives a blow-job from Marya, the mystery groupie. As Fritz Leiber said: "There are vampires and vampires and the ones that suck blood aren’t the worst …"
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Post by dem bones on May 18, 2020 18:28:03 GMT
Finally for Shock Rock II;
Jesse Sublett - The Songwriter: Rhythm guitarist Keef loses his songwriting mojo allowing singer Mick to assume leadership of their Texan garage band (Bianca on bass, Charlie on drums). Mick's constant crowing drives Keef to drop the van on his head. Murder cures composers block. Kevin J. Anderson & Neil Peart - Drumbeats: After another exhausting tour, Danny Imbro, drummer with HM superstars Blitzkrieg, takes a bicycling tour of West Africa, to seek out and steal native rhythms. When inquiring of a corpse-like peasant when he bought his tabla, the old man, who is shunned as an outcast, reluctantly directs him to the Cameroon village of Kabas where, whenever one of the chief's thirty-plus son's dies, the sorcier flays the corpse to skin a new 'special' drum. With this drum, the chief can conquer any man by stealing his heartbeat. Danny just has to have one ...
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