Chasing the Dragon
Title | Chasing the Dragon PDF eBook |
Author | Jeff Apter |
Publisher | Woodslane Press |
Pages | 282 |
Release | 2023-02-01 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1922800341 |
He had it all: the heroin chic thing before it was chic, the scars, the swagger, an incredible stage presence. After bursting on to the Australian music scene in 1975, Dragon fast developed a reputation for both hard rocking and hard living. As the highly visible and charismatic lead singer, Marc Hunter was the voice behind such timeless hits as ‘April Sun in Cuba', ‘Are You Old Enough?' and ‘Rain'. Yet Hunter was also a maverick whose destructive genius and serious heroin addiction led to a turbulent relationship with his bandmates, including older brother Todd. And it contributed to his early death at just 44. Originally published in 2011, this intimate portrait was written with full co-operation from Marc's mother Voi and his brother and former bandmate Todd, as well as contributions from many high-profile Australian music personalities such as James Reyne, John Paul Young, Kate Fitzpatrick, Richard Clapton, Don Walker, Kevin Borich, Tommy Emmanuel and Robert Forster.
Shirl: The Life and Times of a Legendary Larrikin
Title | Shirl: The Life and Times of a Legendary Larrikin PDF eBook |
Author | Jeff Apter |
Publisher | Hardie Grant Publishing |
Pages | 245 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1742702600 |
Chippie, surfie, glam rocker in bib 'n' braces, kids show host, breakfast DJ and straight-talking superstar, Graeme Ronald Strachan was many things to many people. But he was always 'Shirley', from the time his teenage surfie mates re-christened him to the day he died in a helicopter crash in 2001, aged 49. In the 1970s, out front of trailblazing Melbourne rockers Skyhooks, Shirley was the voice and face of such massive hits as 'Horror Movie' and 'Ego is Not a Dirty Word', as well as his breakout solo smash, the ballad 'Every Little Bit Hurts'. When his desire for the rock and roll spotlight faded, Shirley moved into other, equally successful ventures: host of the long-running children's show Shirl's Neighbourhood, presenter on home reno program Our House, and Brisbane breakfast DJ. Written with the support of his widow Sue Strachan, Skyhooks bandmate Greg Macainsh, and others, Shirl is the first biography of a cut-the-crap, bullshit-free Aussie original, a renaissance man who during his short life enjoyed several hugely successful careers (and a few laughs along the way).
Never Enough: The Story of The Cure
Title | Never Enough: The Story of The Cure PDF eBook |
Author | Jeff Apter |
Publisher | Omnibus Press |
Pages | 447 |
Release | 2009-11-05 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 0857120247 |
The Cure emerged in the post-punk 70s and defied all expectations to launch a marathon career marked by hit records and a string of sell-out arena shows. In 2004, after numerous personnel changes, the band delivered their Greatest Hits album in 2004.This biography traces the roots in middle-class Crawley, Sussex and tracks their gradual rise, revealing how their first major album Pornography, almost ended the band well before their multi-platinum career began. It also documents Smith's escape into the Siouxsie & The Banshees camp during the Eighties, his experimentation with every drug ('bar smack'). His reluctance to return to The Cure which would eventually lead to them becoming superstars, not only on both sides of the Atlantic but all around the globe.Jeff Apter is an Australian-based music writer, who had been reporting on popular culture for the past 15 years. He spent five years as the Music Editor at Australian Rolling Stone. This is his third book, the first two being on The Red Hot Chili Peppers (published by Omnibus Press) and Silverchair.Paperback edition.
Don't Try This at Home
Title | Don't Try This at Home PDF eBook |
Author | Dave Navarro |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Pages | 376 |
Release | 2012-10-09 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 006204527X |
Step into the booth. Check your judgments at the curtain. Close your eyes. Listen: you can hear the voices of the visitors who sat here before you: some of the most twisted, drug-addled, deviant, lonely, lost, brilliant characters ever to be caught on film. What do you have to offer the booth?
Savage Dragon #79
Title | Savage Dragon #79 PDF eBook |
Author | Erik Larsen |
Publisher | Image Comics |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 2000-10-11 |
Genre | Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN |
While sleeping, Dragon and the young women under his care are attacked by a gigantic maggot. Dragon manages to tear its tongue out, but before he and his companions can dine on its carcass, the meat is stolen by Rita Medermade, who has been enlarged to 60-feet in height by a Martian shrinking ray during the invasion a few years prior. The battle against the crazed Medermade is joined by the vigilante Star - who in this savage new world is none other than former Police Officer William Jonson, who lets Dragon in on why there is such a huge bounty on his head - because of a failed assassination attempt on King Khan, aka Cyberface. Dragon is then captured by Cyberface's minions, but not before he can return Rita to her normal height and mental capacity.
Forthcoming Books
Title | Forthcoming Books PDF eBook |
Author | Rose Arny |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1930 |
Release | 1993-04 |
Genre | American literature |
ISBN |
The Whole Story
Title | The Whole Story PDF eBook |
Author | John E. Simkin |
Publisher | K. G. Saur |
Pages | 1228 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN |
This work is the only comprehensive guide to sequels in English, with over 84,000 works by 12,500 authors in 17,000 sequences.