Before he was the author of such books as ‘A Devil on One Shoulder and an Angel on the Other: The Story of Shannon Hoon and Blind Melon,’ ‘Touched By Magic: The Tommy Bolin... More > Story,’ and ‘Grunge is Dead: The Oral History of Seattle Rock Music,’ Greg Prato was a writer for such respected UK-based publications as Classic Rock, Guitarist, Metal Hammer, and Record Collector. ‘No Schlock…Just Rock!’ collects most of Greg’s writing for these mags between a five-year span (2003-2008), with the focus on the crème de la crème of classic rock, heavy metal, and punk/alt-rock. Included are features that explore the entire careers of Faith No More, Soundgarden, Bad Brains, Meat Puppets, The Cars, The Raspberries, and GG Allin, as well as additional interviews/articles on the Ramones, Cheap Trick, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Jethro Tull, Rush, King Crimson, Steely Dan, William Shatner, and Run-DMC (among many others), plus the 3 articles that later led to Greg's Melon, Bolin, and Grunge books.< Less
This book is the ultimate collision of the Rock 'n' Roll lifestyle with lots of money and even more weirdness. Musician Pete Astor writes a number which is so good that it gets his ass fired off a... More > tour and out of his band. His recording company is worried about being sued by the grasping relatives of impressionable people who take his brand of Black Magic Rock too seriously, and not prepared to take any risks.
Astor has allies, however. One of them provides material support for his schemes to go his own way and create trouble, the rest are more than willing to join in the trouble-making. But on that front, there are people with their own agendas, who are eager to make trouble for Pete Astor.< Less
This book is the ultimate collision of the Rock 'n' Roll lifestyle with lots of money and even more weirdness. Musician Pete Astor writes a number which is so good that it gets his ass fired off a... More > tour and out of his band. His recording company is worried about being sued by the grasping relatives of impressionable people who take his brand of Black Magic Rock too seriously, and not prepared to take any risks.
Astor has allies, however. One of them provides material support for his schemes to go his own way and create trouble, the rest are more than willing to join in the trouble-making. But on that front, there are people with their own agendas, who are eager to make trouble for Pete Astor.< Less
This WetDream tells the story of creating ‘a whimsical dream of English rain under the parched desert sun’ - an idea that was turned into an installation in the summer of 2011 by... More > Warmbaby. The project was designed collaboratively in the UK, assembled in Reno, USA and then erected at Burning Man Festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. The ambition was to create something curious, beautiful, big and extraordinary. This became hundreds of umbrellas and raining white lights merged with sounds of thunderstorms and pattering rain - forming a magical place.
Warmbaby is a London based design collective made of friends with diverse interests and talents who share a desire to test, craft, build and experiment. They belive that architecture is extraordinary in the way it can create engaging places that surprise and delight.< Less
