Talcott Levy grew up in London’s biggest Jewish community in the East End suburbs. In the politically turbulent 80’s he witnessed a great deal of racism and was subject to anti-Semitism. He was drawn to the second wave of mod not only by the clothes and the music ...
Pete McKenna – Currently living in Spain with my partner Karmen Del Castillo. Started writing in 1995 after getting laid off work. Completed my first book Nightshift which is a gritty hardhitting recollection of the 70’s northern soul scene published in 1996 that ...
Adrian Lee Noon also known as Ady, born in Nottingham in 1965. Ady grew up on caravan site in Netheravon listening to Sweet, Mud and Sweet. In the hot summer of 1976 he began writing small verses to amuse himself. He soon discovered punk – and later 2tone and music bec ...
Steve Piper was born in Epping 1969 by the time of his third birthday his dad had left leaving Steve, his mother Dot and sister to get on with it. His first musical memories are of his nan and grandad singing ‘A Scottish Soldier’ and ‘Amazing Grace’ around their home and his ...
I’ve been writing about movie sleaze and demented Rock ‘n’ Roll since 1995 and have written for the magazines Total Film, Bite Me, BFM and The Encyclopedia of Cinematic Trash. My first book ‘Let’s Wreck’ was a part-biographical look at the Psychobilly ...
The Soundtrack To Our Lives Hoxton Tom, Paul, Cass Norman Jay Pauline Black, Paul Spizz, Bad Manners Suggs Paul Hallam, Secret Affair Spizz, Charlie Anderson Selecter, ska, 2-tone Images – This Is The Modern World Dexys Midnight Runners, Kevin Rowland The Chords Suggs, Mad ...
Born in Leicester late 1965 into a Pakistani/Afghani household, the oldest of 5 siblings. My parents 1st generation immigrants and working- class in an area predominately mixed with Asian, black and Polish immigrants. We did not look like the typical Asians as my brothers ha ...
Sales might have slumped from the mid-70s on, but writers and small publishers have attempted to resurrect the glory days. With no proper marketing might and low production budgets it has been an uphill struggle, but here are some of the best: It is all right for the mugs ...
James Moffat (author) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James Moffat (27 January 1922 in Canada – 8 November 1993 in England) was a “Canadian-born UK writer who wrote at least 290 novels in several genres under at least 45 pseudonyms”. Moffat produced many pu ...
Garry Bushell Most people will have heard of Garry Bushell, he started his career with the Socialist worker and went on to work as a music journalist, controversial columnist, TV critic, author, singer and friend to the stars, perhaps best known for his award-winning column ...