The Drums – Mike Joyce – Book Review by Killian Laher The last surviving member of the Smiths to tell his story, Mike Joyce’s account of his upbringing and time with The […]
The Drums – Mike Joyce – Book Review
Turn My Head Into Sound – Andrew Perer – Book Review
Turn My Head Into Sound – Andrew Perer – Book Review by Killian Laher With My Bloody Valentine about to play live shows for the first time since 2018 (and their first […]
Interview with Rob Janicke – Author of Slacker – Part 1
Interview with Rob Janicke – Author of Slacker – Part 1 by Killian Laher No More Workhorse caught up with US author Rob Janicke about his book Slacker and looking back on […]
Slacker – Rob Janicke – Book Review
Slacker – Rob Janicke – Book Review First-time author Rob Janicke tells the story of the early ’90s Seattle-centred grunge music movement through his own personal experience of having been there. While […]
Behind The Moon – Tim Blanchard – Book Review
Behind The Moon – Tim Blanchard – Book Review by Killian Laher This is Tim Blanchard’s follow-up to Like Magic In The Streets. He has fast-forwarded on five years or so from […]
Never Understood – The Jesus and Mary Chain – Book Review
Never Understood – The Jesus and Mary Chain – William and Jim Reid with Ben Thompson – Book Review by Killian Laher This is the ‘official’ account of the Jesus and Mary […]
Postcards from Scotland – Scottish Independent Music 1983-1995 – Grant McPhee – Book Review
Postcards from Scotland – Scottish Independent Music 1983-1995 – Grant McPhee – Book Review by Killian Laher Grant McPhee has taken on quite the undertaking with this exhaustive study of independent bands […]
A Life of Reilly – The Durutti Column – James Nice – Book Review
A Life of Reilly – The Durutti Column – James Nice – Book Review For those aware of the gorgeous, understated music of Vini Reilly, a book about his musical project the […]
Willy Vlautin – The Horse – Book Review
Willy Vlautin – The Horse – Book Review by Killian Laher Willy Vlautin has carved out a fine career as a novelist, a chronicler of pain and flawed, damaged people, who never […]
Maps and Legends: The Story of R.E.M.- John Hunter – Book Review
Maps and Legends: The Story of R.E.M.- John Hunter – Book Review by Killian Laher Several books have been written about R.E.M. but there is no definitive work on their history. John […]
Interview with Simon Price – Part 1
Interview with Simon Price – Part 1 by Killian Laher No More Workhorse chatted to Simon Price about his recent book Curepedia – An A-Z of the Cure and a few other […]
The Greatest Band That Ever Wasn’t – Barrett Martin – Book Review
The Greatest Band That Ever Wasn’t – Barrett Martin – Book Review by Killian Laher Screaming Trees drummer Barrett Martin has written a number of books, but this is the first time […]
Thurston Moore – Sonic Life – Book Review
Thurston Moore – Sonic Life – Book Review by Killian Laher Eight years on from Kim Gordon’s very readable autobiography comes the memoir of ex-husband and former Sonic Youth bandmate Thurston Moore. […]
Curepedia – Simon Price – Book Review
Curepedia – Simon Price – Book Review by Killian Laher A number of years ago, Simon Goddard wrote a book entitled Mozipedia, about all things Morrissey. Now another Simon, Simon Price, has […]
Goth – A History by Lol Tolhurst – Book Review
Goth – A History by Lol Tolhurst – Book Review by Killian Laher What a year for all things goth! To add to the numerous goth-related books, here is the second book […]
Loaded – The Life (and Afterlife) of The Velvet Underground – Dylan Jones – Book Review
Loaded – The Life (and Afterlife) of The Velvet Underground – Dylan Jones – Book Review by Killian Laher Dylan Jones’ latest book is an account of the existence and impact of […]
Heady Daze – Wayne Hussey – Book Review
Heady Daze – Wayne Hussey – Book Review by Killian Laher It’s shaping up to be a year where so-called goth music transitions from ridicule to rehabilitation, with a plethora of related […]
The Queen of Dirt Island – Donal Ryan – Audible Book Review
The Queen of Dirt Island – Donal Ryan – Audible Book Review By: Donal Ryan Narrated by: Emma Lowe Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins Amazingly, this is Donal Ryan’s 7th novel, […]
Lanegan – Greg Prato – Book Review
Lanegan – Greg Prato – Book Review by Killian Laher Cover Photo credit – Charles Peterson “Grunge’s golden era gave us some of the greatest rock voices of all-time – Chris Cornell, […]
John Robb – The Art of Darkness: The History of Goth – Book Review
John Robb – The Art of Darkness: The History of Goth – Book Review by Killian Laher Published by Louder Than War Books John Robb of the Membranes runs the music website […]
The Circle – Dave Eggers – Audible Book Review
The Every – Dave Eggers – Audible Book Review By: Dave Eggers Narrated by: Dion Graham Length: 16 hrs and 3 mins What do you get when you combine two of the […]
Stuart Braithwaite – Spaceships Over Glasgow – Book Review
Stuart Braithwaite – Spaceships Over Glasgow – Book Review by Killian Laher Published by White Rabbit Books It seems a little strange, the main man of a predominantly instrumental band, writing a […]
Paper Cuts – Ted Kessler – Book Review
Paper Cuts – Ted Kessler – Book Review by Killian Laher Paper Cuts by Ted Kessler – Published by White Rabbit Ted Kessler is a music journalist who wrote for both NME […]
Crossroads – Jonathan Franzen – Audible Book Review
Crossroads – Jonathan Franzen – Audible Book Review Author: Jonathan Franzen Narrator: David Pittu Publisher: Macmillan Audio Audio Length: 25 hours This is the latest novel by Jonathan Franzen, known for works […]
The First Bad Man – Miranda July – Audible Book Review
The First Bad Man – Miranda July – Audible Book Review Narrated by: Miranda July Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins If you haven’t discovered Miranda July yet, it really is about […]
Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? – Lorrie Moore – Audible Book Review
Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? – Lorrie Moore – Audible Book Review A Novel by Lorrie Moore Who Will Run the Frog Hospital is a novel written by Lorrie Moore which […]
Paint My Name In Black and Gold – Mark Andrews – Book Review
Paint My Name In Black and Gold – Mark Andrews – Book Review by Killian Laher In the space of little over a year, there have been not one but two forensic […]
Tenement Kid – Bobby Gillespie – Book Review
Tenement Kid – Bobby Gillespie – Book Review by Killian Laher In a way, it’s a little surprising that Primal Scream singer Bobby Gillespie hasn’t written an autobiography until now. As the […]
Mark Lanegan – Devil In A Coma – Book Review
Mark Lanegan – Devil In A Coma – Book Review by Killian Laher Preorder the book: https://smarturl.it/DevilInAComa If you thought last year’s autobiography was dark, Mark Lanegan has followed it up with […]
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