Book reviews by Steve Earles: HISTORY
Winston Churchill, Myth and Reality: What He Actually Said By Richard M. Langworth In 1968 Richard M. Langworth founded the Churchill Study unit and…
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Book reviews by Steve Earles: NON-FICTION
Celtic Astrology: From The Druids to the Middle Ages Written by M.G. Boutet Foreword by David Frawley As an Irishman I am always interested…
Book reviews by Steve Earles: October 2017
History, medical science, detection and crime Digging in the Dark: A History of the Yorkshire Resurrectionists Written by Ben Johnson Published by Pen &…
Doctor Who: Myths & Legends
Epic Tales From Alien Worlds Written by Richard Dinnick Illustrated by Adrian Salmon It’s fair to say that Doctor Who is a magical thing,…
‘Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers: The Rise of Motorhead’ by Martin Popoff
That title is a very fair description of Motorhead. They certainly were beer drinkers and hell raisers… especially in their golden years, the time…
Scott Ian – I’m The Man
I met Scott Ian in Dublin years ago when Anthrax were playing there. He doesn’t mention this in his book but I supposed he’s…
Despumation Vol 1: Issue 1
Des`pu`ma’tion n. 1. The act of throwing up froth or scum, separation of the scum or impurities from liquid, scumming, clarification Or the title…
Steve Earles’ Book Reviews – April/May 2012 edition
Another edition of thought-provoking book reviews from our Irish based correspondent Steve Earles. Please enjoy!
AC/DC: High-Voltage Rock ‘n’ Roll: The Ultimate Illustrated History, by Phil Sutcliffe
“Written by veteran British music writer Phil Sutcliffe, High Voltage Rock ‘n’ Roll follows the model set by the Jim DeRogatis book on the Velvet Underground: a good sized, hard-bound book crammed with extensive essays and a plethora of band photos and memorabilia. However, seeing how a) we’ve already seen numerous AC/DC biographies come along over the years, and b) the band put out an illustrated coffee table book as part of last year’s Backtracks extravaganza, just how essential is Sutcliffe’s volume?”
Adrien Begrand reviews AC/DC: High-Voltage Rock ‘n’ Roll: The Ultimate Illustrated History, the new book by Phil Sutcliffe
Justin Pearson: The Hellbound Interview
A striking passage of the Bad Religion song “Latch Key Kids” reads: “In this world today there ain’t nobody to thank/Just blame it on the kids and toss ’em into the tank.” Those lyrics seem applicable to a young kid growing up in the 1980s named Justin Pearson, best known as the bug-suited vocalist and bassist for the grind/noise/hardcore band The Locust.
Hellbound’s Justin M. Norton speaks with Pearson about his upcoming book, “From The Graveyard Of The Arousal Industry.”