Dandy In The Underworld
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Dandy In The Underworld
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Author : Tim Fountain
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2010-06-09
Dandy In The Underworld written by Tim Fountain and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-09 with Drama categories.
With a childhood surrounded by alcoholism and petty cruelties, an adolescence of rebellion and punkish anarchy and an adulthood peppered with heroin addiction, voluntary crucifixion, failed suicide and a penchant for sex with prostitutes, Sebastian Horsley’s life was always destined to become a work of art. An artist, dandy and author who was perhaps best known for having undergone a voluntary crucifixion in the Philippines before beginning a regular column in The Erotic Review, Horsley’s memoirs focused on his dysfunctional family, his drug addictions, sex, and his love of prostitutes, and unsurprisingly became a cult literary sensation. Soho Theatre's theatrical version, has been adapted from Horsley’s no-holds-barred memoir and directed by fellow moral delinquent Tim Fountain. This insane tale of the prototype of modern day dandyism has now found its spiritual platform in the heart of the crazy village he likes to call home. Dandy In The Underworld premiered at Soho Theatre in the summer of 2010.
Dandy In The Underworld
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Author : Sebastian Horsley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Dandy In The Underworld written by Sebastian Horsley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Art categories.
This is the story of Sebastian Horsley's life. It begins with his bizarre and neglected childhood at High Hall, where his alcoholic mother regularly attempted suicide (his drunk, crippled billionaire father moved out when her lover moved in). Searching for happiness, meaning and a good outfit led to his doomed career as a punk guitarist and his reinvention as a millionaire stockbrocker and shark-hunter. Escaping a stormy relationship with Scotland's most notorious mass-murderer (who was also sleeping with his wife), he arrived in the capital. The invites to the party promised, 'Sebastian Comes to Save London'. It charts his years as a dandy, an artist, a visitor of prostitutes, a period as a prostitute and his love affairs with the two Rachels. Then there is his descent into herion and crack additction, his desperate attempts and even more desperate failures to overcome it and his Crucifixion. Finally there is a sense of a man who has found a kind of peace. Painfully honest and completely unflinching, it is written with a refreshing lack of sentimality, a lot of self-knowledge and a gift for entertaining. in writing this book, life and art have come together.
Dandy In The Underworld
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Author : Sebastian Horsley
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2016-03-17
Dandy In The Underworld written by Sebastian Horsley and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-17 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
'Like Salvador Dali's confessions, only far funnier and more self-deprecating, Dandy in the Underworld entertains as much as it revolts, is as tender as it is shocking, and as genuine as it is false.' Independent Sure to shock and surprise, Sebastian Horsley recounts his life story with excruciating self-knowledge and a savage wit. 'One of the funniest, strangest and most revolting memoirs ever written.' Sunday Times Growing up at High Hall, in Hull, with his alcoholic mother, who regularly attempted suicide, his stepfather, a cult member dressed in orange, and his father, a crippled millionaire, Sebastian Horsley couldn't wait to leave home. Searching for happiness, meaning and a good outfit he embarked on a doomed career as a punk guitarist, had a stormy relationship with a notorious Scottish gangster, enjoyed a wildly successful period as a stock-market entrepeneur and experienced a near fatal stint as a shark-hunter. Sebastian charts his years as a dandy, an artist, a male escort and a brothel connoisseur. There are the love affairs, with Rachel 1 and Rachel 2, and a harrowing descent into heroin and crack addiction. Dandy in the Underworld evokes his desperate attempts to get clean, culminating in his crucifixion in the Philippines.
Dandy In The Underworld
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Author : Sebastian Horsley
language : en
Publisher: Fourth Estate
Release Date : 2003-03
Dandy In The Underworld written by Sebastian Horsley and has been published by Fourth Estate this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-03 with Painters categories.
What Flo Said
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Author : Julie Fielder
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007-01
What Flo Said written by Julie Fielder and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-01 with Concerts categories.
This is the first complete account of two legendary North Norfolk music venues: West Runton Pavilion and The Royal Links Pavilion, Cromer. From the early days of strict tempo dance bands, through soul, disco and glam rock, to heavy metal and punk, this book includes reviews, memories and comments from fans, former owners and stars.
The Gangs Of New York
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Author : Herbert Asbury
language : en
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Release Date : 2016-07-26
The Gangs Of New York written by Herbert Asbury and has been published by Pickle Partners Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-26 with True Crime categories.
Herbert Asbury presents here a vivid and startling account of New York gangdom from its beginning in Revolutionary times to comparatively recent days. Here are the stories of the great gangs which terrorized the city and at times menaced its very existence—from the Bowery Boys and the Dead Rabbits to the Gophers and the Eastmans. Kid Dropper, Dopey Benny, Gyp the Blood and Owney Madden are a few of the gangster luminaries described, not to mention such female evildoers as Gallus Mag and Sadie the Goat. Nor have the underworld’s lesser lights been overlooked; for these pages are crowded with a host of gang warriors, pickpockets, tong leaders, murderers, politicians, gamblers, prostitutes, dive-keepers and a few would-be reformers. Mr. Asbury has created such a rich, factual background for this chronicle of crime and gangsterism that the book gains considerable stature as a revealing picture of New York City’s history through a century of frenzied growth and expansion. Whether you read it as such or merely for amusement, it is a swift, exciting experience.
Glam Rock
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Author : Alwyn W. Turner
language : en
Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum
Release Date : 2013-10-29
Glam Rock written by Alwyn W. Turner and has been published by Victoria & Albert Museum this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-29 with Music categories.
Drawing on the collections of the V&A, Glam Rock narrates the story of glam and explores its impact on fashion, theatre and film. In the early 1970s, glam rock changed the face of popular culture in Britain and, against a backdrop of a nation racked by economical and social crises, its flamboyancy and theatricality provided an excuse for a party and an escapist dream for musicians and fans alike. British acts like David Bowie, Roxy Music, T. Rex and Mott the Hoople - together with American fellow-travellers including Lou Reed, Alice Cooper and Sparks - drew on the original blueprint of rock and roll, as well as a host of other traditions, from Hollywood to the music hall, Berlin cabaret and Broadway musicals to science fiction and pop art. The resulting music was a wild blend of camp artifice and avant-garde decadence. By 1975 the era had come to an end, but glam never truly went away. Indeed, its attitudes and aesthetics have shaped much that has followed since, from disco to punk, the new romantics to Britpop, Prince to Lady Gaga.
The Dark Discovery Of Jack Dandy
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Author : Kady Cross
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2013-12-01
The Dark Discovery Of Jack Dandy written by Kady Cross and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-01 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Jack Dandy didn’t become prince of the London underworld at barely twenty-one by being soft-hearted, even if a certain girl in a steel corset has wormed her way into his affections of late. He knows how to manipulate charm and rob people blind. And if his criminal activities embarrass his aristocratic father, so much the better.
Marc Bolan The Rise And Fall Of A 20th Century Superstar
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Author : Mark Paytress
language : en
Publisher: Omnibus Press
Release Date : 2009-11-05
Marc Bolan The Rise And Fall Of A 20th Century Superstar written by Mark Paytress and has been published by Omnibus Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-05 with Music categories.
Marc Bolan was the very first superstar of the 1970s. As the seductive focus of T. Rex he revelled in fame and fortune, released a string of classic records before tragically losing his way. The fatal car accident in 1977 cut short his planned comeback as a punk rocker, but also served to fix Bolan as the definitive icon of the Glam years. Bolan's music and chameleonic style were to influence a generation of future bands. In his various guises he could be a beatnik, a mod, a punk, a hippie and a Glam hero. This biography of a pop obsessive draws from interviews with many friends and colleagues including broadcaster John Peel, brother Harry and band members Mickey Finn and Bill Legend.
Ride A White Swan
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Author : Lesley-Ann Jones
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2012-09-13
Ride A White Swan written by Lesley-Ann Jones and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-13 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
*** By the Sunday Times bestselling author of BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY *** From mod folk artist to flower power pixie elfin to the king of glam rockers, Marc Bolan was the ultimate chameleon. His far-reaching musical and stylistic influence is more relevant today than ever with hits such as 'Ride A White Swan', 'Children Of The Revolution', 'Get It On' and 'Hot Love' as fresh and exhilarating as when first released. At the peak of his popularity during his lifetime Bolan was outselling Jimi Hendrix and The Who, and yet relatively little is really known about the hypnotic, enigmatic 20th century boy turned 21st century icon. At last, in the 35th anniversary year of his tragic death, Marc Bolan represents the definite biography. Here rock biographer, Lesley-Ann Jones, paints a meticulous portrait of the T-Rex front man. From his childhood growing up in Hackney to his untimely death at the age of 29, Bolan's life was one of relentless experimentation and metamorphoses. Hallucinogenic drugs, wizardry and levitation, alcoholism, tax evasion and a spectacular fall from grace were to punctuate his short life, as he continued to strive to reinvent himself and his music over and over again. Lesley-Ann has been granted access to those who knew Bolan best, including his partner and the mother of his only son, Gloria Jones and his brother, Harry Feld.