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Punk Rock, from Garage Rock to Iggy Pop, book review

From Garage Rock to Iggy Pop: Re-listen to…

Books09.03.2026  141

Sometimes, at night, when you can't sleep, or some bad thought is gnawing at your brain, turn on the light, make a cup of tea, open a book about weirdos who picked up guitars in…

Jim Dodge, Don't Slow Down, Don't Turn out the Lights, book review

Not Fade Away: Don’t slow down, don’t turn…

Books01.02.2026  138

In 1987, Jim Dodge wrote Not Fade Away, a hymn novel to the free and restless souls of the early rock and roll era. His character, George Blow–off–the-head, rushes at top speed across the continent…

Johnny Cash, Autobiography, book review, book review

Johnny Cash: The Autobiography. Extracurricular reading

Books20.11.2025  279

Everyone has their own Johnny Cash. For me, he first appeared in a comic book. It was said about country music in three frames: Hank Williams - Nashville, Johnny Cash - Cashville, Willie Nelson -…

Billie Holiday comic book review

Billie Holiday – Graphic Novel: Beautiful and Bitter…

Books08.11.2021  6955

There is a video recording of the song Strange Fruit, made in 1959. There, Billie Holiday, standing at the threshold of Death, as if Her faithful messenger, plunges the receptive viewer/listener into the inky darkness…

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Rock and roll fanzine This Town Rocks (est. 2018) was created by a team of like-minded people who love the old school: the roots music: rockabilly-country, alcohol, girls and cars - what a real man needs at all times, and everyone chooses their own limit.

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