{"title":"Books","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"journey-to-the-centre-cramps-book","title":"Journey To The Centre Of The Cramps (Book)","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eJourney To The Centre Of The Cramps\u003cbr\u003eBook by Dick Porter\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eDick Porter's excellent indepth biography telling the story of the ultimate Rock 'n' Roll band - The Cramps.\u003cbr\u003e Based upon work and materials compiled for the acclaimed and now much sought after 2007 Cramps biography \u003cem\u003eA Short History of Rock 'n' Roll Psychosis\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJourney to the Centre of The Cramps\u003c\/em\u003e goes far beyond being a revised and updated edition: Completely overhauled, rewritten and vastly expanded, it now represents the definitive work on the group.\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to unseen interview material from Ivy, Lux and other former band members, \u003cem\u003eJourney to the Centre of The Cramps\u003c\/em\u003e also sees The Cramps' story through to its conclusion, recounting Lux's unexpected death in 2009, the subsequent dissolution of the group and their enduring legacy.\u003cbr\u003eThe Cramps' history, influences and the cast of characters in and around the group are likewise explored in far greater depth.\u003cbr\u003eFeatures unseen first-hand interview material from Lux Interior and Poison Ivy.\u003cbr\u003eA wealth of new interview material with former band members and other key players in the band's history and never before seen\/rare photographs and ephemera to help illustrate the book.\u003cbr\u003eMore than 300 pages, including rare photographs detailed discography.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cramps","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54209140556105,"sku":"ISBN 9781783053735","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1008\/3427\/9753\/files\/journey-to-centre-cramps-book_3.jpg?v=1776344332"},{"product_id":"some-new-kind-of-kick-book-kid-congo-powers","title":"Some New Kind Of Kick (Book)","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSome New Kind Of Kick\u003cbr\u003eBook by Kid Congo Powers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e'\u003cem\u003eAn instant classic of sex, drugs, and punk rock by one of underground music's most legendary kings of cool\u003c\/em\u003e' Mark Lanegan\u003cbr\u003eAn intimate, coming-of-age memoir by legendary guitarist Kid Congo Powers, detailing his experiences in 1970s Los Angeles through his rise in the glam rock and punk rock scenes.\u003cbr\u003eKid Congo Powers has been described as a \"legendary guitarist and paragon of cool\" with \"the greatest resume ever of anyone in rock music.\"\u003cbr\u003eThat unique imprint on rock history stems from being a member of not one but three beloved, groundbreaking, and influential groups - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The Cramps, and last but not least, The Gun Club, the wildly inventive punk-blues band he co-founded.\u003cbr\u003eSome New Kind of Kick begins as an intimate coming of age tale, of a young, queer, Chicano kid, growing up in a suburb east of East LA, in the mid-'70s, exploring his sexual identity through glam rock.\u003cbr\u003eWhen a devastating personal tragedy crushes his teenage dreams, he finds solace and community through fandom, as founder ('The Prez') of The Ramones West Coast fan club, and immerses himself in the delinquent chaos of the early LA punk scene.\u003cbr\u003eA chance encounter with another superfan, in the line outside the Whiskey-A-Go-Go to get into a Pere Ubu concert, changes the course of his life entirely. Jeffrey Lee Pierce, a misfit Chicano punk who runs the Blondie fan club, proposes they form a band.\u003cbr\u003eThe Gun Club is born.\u003cbr\u003eSo begins an unlikely transition from adoring fan to lauded performer.\u003cbr\u003eIn Pierce, he finds brotherhood, a creative voice, and a common cause, but also a shared appetite for self-destruction that threatens to overwhelm them both.\u003cbr\u003eQuirky, droll, and heartfelt, with a pitch-perfect evocation of time and place, and a wealth of richly-drawn supporting characters, Some New Kind of Kick is a memoir of personal transformation, addiction and recovery, friendship and belonging, set against the relentless creativity and excess of the '70s and '80s underground music scenes.\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cem\u003ePerceptive and entertaining recollections from a key underground figure. An uplifting addition to rock literature.\u003c\/em\u003e' MOJO\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cem\u003eThis book is dripping with all the sadness and beauty in the world. A crucial document.\u003c\/em\u003e' Flea\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cem\u003eLike the man himself, bursting with humour, heart, and good grace. A gem.\u003c\/em\u003e' Nick Cave\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cem\u003eKid Congo writes from the heart in a pure and unadorned way. This is a beautiful book about rock and roll and friendship. Read and be blessed.\u003c\/em\u003e' Bobby Gillespie (Primal Scream)\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cem\u003eA beautifully edgy tale of a kid discovering himself through music.\u003c\/em\u003e' Booklist\u003cbr\u003e'... Fans of early punk rock will revel in this pungent evocation of the scene.' 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