What are you reading right now?

**Janszoon** · 11-11-2009, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Molecules

who's there?

a TWAT named Emily Brontë

I concur.

ElephantSack · 11-12-2009, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by kayleigh.

Pride and Prejudice, anyone know if it's good. I've started readingand so far it's alright, I'm just wondering if it drags or that?

I saw a book in a music shop recently called Pride and Prejudice... and Zombies. Now that looked like quality literature.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 11-12-2009, 01:34 PM

Just ordered these...

Simon Reynolds was one of my favourite writers for Melody Maker back in the day so these should be good.

Bulldog · 11-12-2009, 01:38 PM

Like a lot of anthologies I've read, it's a case of the truly inspirational bits being outweighed by a whole lot of pretentious drivel so far.

Molecules · 11-12-2009, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

Just ordered these...

Simon Reynolds was one of my favourite writers for Melody Maker back in the day so these should be good.

you won't regret picking that up, i bought it for a music student as a birthday gift and it inspired the topic of their dissertation; it is just compelling and somehow he manages to cover everybody without dwelling too long... the concepts behind the art laid bare

Urban Hat€monger ? · 11-12-2009, 02:13 PM

I'm trying to get hold of his first book Blissed Out: The Raptures of Rock which is basically a collection of his 80s Melody Maker essays, put out in 1990 on some small publisher.

Thankfully it's not as in demand as something like Julian Cope's Krautrock book. $30 for almost mint copy sounds pretty reasonable to me.

Molecules · 11-12-2009, 02:24 PM

yeah he's a great writer, if you can get hold of the 'Energy Flash' book about rave/dance music that will destroy all your preconceptions (assuming you have them)... be wary though because I got the new edition last year and unlike the 1999 one it didn't come with the CD.. being able to hear the music (and preferably to have eaten some E at some point) is sort of integral, maybe.
Actually Kayleigh should be reading that one.

Reynolds' blogs, one of them contains scans of old articles.

Raust · 11-13-2009, 06:04 PM

It's pretty good so far. I just finished up Misery last week and saw the movie.

LoathsomePete · 11-14-2009, 04:24 PM

This has been on my list to read for a very long time, finally I decided to pick it up and start it.

gunnels · 11-14-2009, 04:28 PM

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

****ed up yet brilliant book I tell ya. About a futuristic dystopian world where humans are mass produced and conditioned, Henry Ford is considered God, and eight-year-old's have orgies.
Incredibly verbose and difficult to read, but behind it all is a great book.

11-12-2009, 01:34 PM	#2013 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	Just ordered these... Simon Reynolds was one of my favourite writers for Melody Maker back in the day so these should be good. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

11-12-2009, 02:13 PM	#2016 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	I'm trying to get hold of his first book Blissed Out: The Raptures of Rock which is basically a collection of his 80s Melody Maker essays, put out in 1990 on some small publisher. Thankfully it's not as in demand as something like Julian Cope's Krautrock book. $30 for almost mint copy sounds pretty reasonable to me. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

11-12-2009, 02:24 PM	#2017 (permalink)
Molecules daddy don't Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: the Wastes Posts: 2,577	yeah he's a great writer, if you can get hold of the 'Energy Flash' book about rave/dance music that will destroy all your preconceptions (assuming you have them)... be wary though because I got the new edition last year and unlike the 1999 one it didn't come with the CD.. being able to hear the music (and preferably to have eaten some E at some point) is sort of integral, maybe. Actually Kayleigh should be reading that one. Reynolds' blogs, one of them contains scans of old articles. __________________ [SIZE="1"]Eff em tumble her

11-14-2009, 04:24 PM	#2019 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	This has been on my list to read for a very long time, finally I decided to pick it up and start it. __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

11-12-2009, 01:38 PM	#2014 (permalink)
Bulldog why bother? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,840	Like a lot of anthologies I've read, it's a case of the truly inspirational bits being outweighed by a whole lot of pretentious drivel so far.

11-13-2009, 06:04 PM	#2018 (permalink)
Raust Music Addict Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,411	It's pretty good so far. I just finished up Misery last week and saw the movie.