If Debbie's into the Patti Smith book then she might be interested in Clinton Heylin's "The Velvets to the Voidoids" which not only charts that, but the Velvet Underground, the Stooges, the MC5, The New York Dolls, Television, the Dead Boys, Pere Ubu and Blondie amongst others. All the 70's New York bands. And it's a great book. Matthew Collins' Altered State is great too, it's about from the beginnings of Acid House in 1987 to the kind of crusty warfare stuff that went on around Spiral Tribe in 1992, it's really good, and even made me feel a bit sorry for crusties - at least for a few minutes. John Robb's book on the Stone Roses I read recently and if not brilliantly written, makes up for it with enthusiasm, and also reveals that Reni's favourite song is "Jump" by Van Halen, and that the Roses used to cover "Love Missile F1-11" by Sigue Sigue Sputnik. Johnny Rogan's giant book on the Byrds is really good too, mainly for David "Greavsie" Crosby's brilliant comments. It's not a brilliant book, but it is good, and it's huge, and as we've all been told recently "Size does matter" so I guess that makes it a great book.

the alcohol loves you, while turning you blue,

Hey that's Party Fears Two isn't it - someone told me recently about how "William it was really nothing" by the Smiths is about Billy Mackenzie. It's a crazy rumour I suppose, but it might just be true. Cheers, Keith. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +---+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+