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^ Read * Black Postcards: A Memoir by Dean Wareham ✓ eBook or Kindle ePUB. Black Postcards: A Memoir Now he brings us the blunt, heartbreaking, and wickedly charismatic account of his personal journey through the music world-the artistry and the hustle, the effortless success and the high living, as well as the bitter pills and self-inflicted wounds. It captures, unsparingly, what has happened to the entire ecosystem of popular music over a time of radical change, when categories such as "indie" and "alternative" meant nothing to those creating the music, but everything to the major labels will
| Title | : | Black Postcards: A Memoir |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.42 (651 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0143115480 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-29 |
| Language | : | English |
Three Stars james2 he's kind of a jerk.. "One of the best rock memoirs ever" according to JR. Anyone who's ever been in a band, worked with a band, or (like most of us) known a band will love this book. Guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Dean Wareham kept diary notes of his years with Galaxie 500 and then the long 11 year run of the big-label band Luna. Keeping track of the dates and places made it possible for him to build this full-bodied memoir, along with all the . "Smart, witty, insightful and very well written. TWO THUMBS UP!" according to E. Jankowski. I'd often wondered why one of my favorite bands of all time suddenly cracked and broke (up). Often pining for them to come across one another's paths and remember the good old times and decide any petty sentiments were just that, petty. But always wondering exactly WHAT was it that occurred for them to disappear at such a (critically) critical, pinnacle point in their ca
Now he brings us the blunt, heartbreaking, and wickedly charismatic account of his personal journey through the music world-the artistry and the hustle, the effortless success and the high living, as well as the bitter pills and self-inflicted wounds. It captures, unsparingly, what has happened to the entire ecosystem of popular music over a time of radical change, when categories such as "indie" and "alternative" meant nothing to those creating the music, but everything to the major labels willing to pay for it. A bewitching memoir about the lures
I think it's a great read for the fan of adventure." - Lou Reed . "Here is both a personal history and a cultural history. For years, Dean Wareham has made music of beguiling intimacy that draws you into mysteries, dreams and romances. Now he has written a captivating book that does the same." -- Joe Levy, Executive Editor, "Rolling Stone" "Dean Wareham has already given the world some of the greatest music of the last many years, and now he offers us this-part blueprint of the creative process, part punk rock field guide, part map of America, part dreamscape of despair, part song." -Nick Flynn, author of "Another Bullshit Night in Suck City"
. Dean Wareham was born in New Zealand in 1963. He has recorded sixteen albums, including "On Fire" (with Galaxie 500), "Penthouse" (with Luna) and most recently Back Numbers (as one half of Dean & Britta)
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