The peoples' democratic blog of Matt Hayward

Well lo and behold, who ever thought we’d see a bio from this guy. Truth be told it’s a good read – well most of it. The last 100 pages or so are a bit rough. So much so, he gives his recipe for Shepherds’ pie. That’s not just writers’ bloc that’s bone idle laziness. [...]

Not very often does a producer get a mention beyond the liner notes of an album. But somehow Phil Spector became a music legend. From mentoring Brian Wilson, to producing John Lennon, right up to the Ramones, he’s had one of the most enviable, albeit patchy careers in the music biz. Don’t go thinking [...]

Yes peeps yet another rock star bio to review. This phase I’m going through has lasted about 4 years now! In short, don’t hold your breath waiting for a Mick or Keef autobiography. Those guys will be taking their tales to the grave no question. But Ronnie is the ever chirpy, affirmable and lovable [...]

This is a fantastic doco on the great man and drummer extroadinaire on Youtube. It’s in 6 parts and goes for roughly 50 minutes. I think it was also part of the ‘Living Famously’ series of documentaries, but it’s called ‘The Real Keith Moon’ here. His Swedish girlfriend/fiance is in it, his personal assistant, the [...]

According to the Wikipedia, this book was compiled from something like 12,000 pages of notes from the Roth man himself. If that’s the case, the co author can take a bow. Because this book is a bit dated (1997) but it’s one of the best reads in rock history. In fact with the recent reunion, [...]

This book can be summarised in a few quick points: Axl Rose is a twat and never let a junkie tell you about his heroin habit. Don’t get me wrong. The Gunners truly the were the soundtrack to my adolescence and I think Slash rocks. Only I had no idea how big a smacker the [...]

Review of a cracking good book Highway to Hell : The Life and Times of AC/DC Legend Bon Scott.