Author: Bobbie Brown
Publisher: Gallery Books
ISBN: 9781476734729
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An uncensored Hollywood tell-all filled with explicit tales of love, sex, and revenge from the video vixen made famous by Warrant’s rock anthem “Cherry Pie.” Who could forget the sexy “Cherry Pie” girl from hair metal band Warrant’s infamous music video? Bobbie Brown became a bona fide vixen for her playful role as the object of lead singer Jani Lane’s desires. But the wide-eyed Louisiana beauty queen’s own dreams of making it big in Los Angeles were about to be derailed by her rock-and-roll lifestyle. After her tumultuous marriage to Jani imploded, and her engagement to fast-living Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee ended in a drug haze—followed by his marriage later to Pamela Anderson—Bobbie decided it was time Hollywood’s hottest bachelors got a taste of their own medicine. Step one: get high. Step two: get even. In a captivating, completely uncensored confessional, Bobbie explicitly recounts a life among some of the most famous men in Hollywood: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kevin Costner, Mark McGrath, Dave Navarro, Sebastian Bach, Ashley Hamilton, Rob Pilatus of Milli Vanilli, Matthew and Gunnar Nelson, Orgy’s Jay Gordon, and many more. No man was off limits as the fun-loving bombshell spiraled into excess, anger, and addiction. Bobbie survived the party—barely—and her riveting, cautionary comeback tale is filled with the wildest stories of sex, drugs, and rock and roll ever told.
Dirty Rocker Boys
Author: Bobbie Brown
Publisher: Gallery Books
ISBN: 9781476734729
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An uncensored Hollywood tell-all filled with explicit tales of love, sex, and revenge from the video vixen made famous by Warrant’s rock anthem “Cherry Pie.” Who could forget the sexy “Cherry Pie” girl from hair metal band Warrant’s infamous music video? Bobbie Brown became a bona fide vixen for her playful role as the object of lead singer Jani Lane’s desires. But the wide-eyed Louisiana beauty queen’s own dreams of making it big in Los Angeles were about to be derailed by her rock-and-roll lifestyle. After her tumultuous marriage to Jani imploded, and her engagement to fast-living Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee ended in a drug haze—followed by his marriage later to Pamela Anderson—Bobbie decided it was time Hollywood’s hottest bachelors got a taste of their own medicine. Step one: get high. Step two: get even. In a captivating, completely uncensored confessional, Bobbie explicitly recounts a life among some of the most famous men in Hollywood: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kevin Costner, Mark McGrath, Dave Navarro, Sebastian Bach, Ashley Hamilton, Rob Pilatus of Milli Vanilli, Matthew and Gunnar Nelson, Orgy’s Jay Gordon, and many more. No man was off limits as the fun-loving bombshell spiraled into excess, anger, and addiction. Bobbie survived the party—barely—and her riveting, cautionary comeback tale is filled with the wildest stories of sex, drugs, and rock and roll ever told.
Publisher: Gallery Books
ISBN: 9781476734729
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An uncensored Hollywood tell-all filled with explicit tales of love, sex, and revenge from the video vixen made famous by Warrant’s rock anthem “Cherry Pie.” Who could forget the sexy “Cherry Pie” girl from hair metal band Warrant’s infamous music video? Bobbie Brown became a bona fide vixen for her playful role as the object of lead singer Jani Lane’s desires. But the wide-eyed Louisiana beauty queen’s own dreams of making it big in Los Angeles were about to be derailed by her rock-and-roll lifestyle. After her tumultuous marriage to Jani imploded, and her engagement to fast-living Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee ended in a drug haze—followed by his marriage later to Pamela Anderson—Bobbie decided it was time Hollywood’s hottest bachelors got a taste of their own medicine. Step one: get high. Step two: get even. In a captivating, completely uncensored confessional, Bobbie explicitly recounts a life among some of the most famous men in Hollywood: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kevin Costner, Mark McGrath, Dave Navarro, Sebastian Bach, Ashley Hamilton, Rob Pilatus of Milli Vanilli, Matthew and Gunnar Nelson, Orgy’s Jay Gordon, and many more. No man was off limits as the fun-loving bombshell spiraled into excess, anger, and addiction. Bobbie survived the party—barely—and her riveting, cautionary comeback tale is filled with the wildest stories of sex, drugs, and rock and roll ever told.
Her Dirty Rockers
Author: Mika Lane
Publisher: Mika Lane
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
A bad boy with a guitar always makes a girl’s hearts flutter. But a trio of self-obsessed, headline-stealing rogues who can't stay out of the tabloids? Yeah, no. Dirty Bandit. The band that set the rock world on fire. Charming, gifted, and total effing a*ssholes. Yet, when their reputation is headed for the sh*tter, guess who they dial up? Me. With a record deal that could shake the industry and a world tour on the line, I'm the wildcard they need to clean up their bad boy image so they don’t lose it all. I’m thrust into a world of deafening music, groupies, partying all night, roaring crowds, and endless drama. The paycheck? It's nothing like their smoldering gazes, which leave me happy to endure the dumpster fire that is their world, if only for a few weeks. It’s a deal with the devil, but I’ll clean up their mess and retreat to my calm, predictable life. That’s my plan. But it’s not theirs. This hot, over-the-top rockstar reverse harem romance includes sexy working men with a penchant for pursuing and protecting the women who give them a run for their money. If you love outrageously naughty stories as a way to indulge your not-so-secret bad girl side, this is the book for you. The Men at Work Collection. Read in any order. Just choose your favorite working man! - Her Dirty Rockers - Her Dirty Teachers - Her Dirty Doctors - Her Dirty Bodyguards - Her Dirty Bartenders - Her Dirty Ranchers - Her Dirty Mafia - Her Dirty Mountain Men - Her Dirty Soldiers - Her Dirty Builders - Her Dirty CEOs - Her Dirty Jocks - Her Dirty Archeologists - Her Dirty Mechanics - Her Dirty Detectives
Publisher: Mika Lane
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
A bad boy with a guitar always makes a girl’s hearts flutter. But a trio of self-obsessed, headline-stealing rogues who can't stay out of the tabloids? Yeah, no. Dirty Bandit. The band that set the rock world on fire. Charming, gifted, and total effing a*ssholes. Yet, when their reputation is headed for the sh*tter, guess who they dial up? Me. With a record deal that could shake the industry and a world tour on the line, I'm the wildcard they need to clean up their bad boy image so they don’t lose it all. I’m thrust into a world of deafening music, groupies, partying all night, roaring crowds, and endless drama. The paycheck? It's nothing like their smoldering gazes, which leave me happy to endure the dumpster fire that is their world, if only for a few weeks. It’s a deal with the devil, but I’ll clean up their mess and retreat to my calm, predictable life. That’s my plan. But it’s not theirs. This hot, over-the-top rockstar reverse harem romance includes sexy working men with a penchant for pursuing and protecting the women who give them a run for their money. If you love outrageously naughty stories as a way to indulge your not-so-secret bad girl side, this is the book for you. The Men at Work Collection. Read in any order. Just choose your favorite working man! - Her Dirty Rockers - Her Dirty Teachers - Her Dirty Doctors - Her Dirty Bodyguards - Her Dirty Bartenders - Her Dirty Ranchers - Her Dirty Mafia - Her Dirty Mountain Men - Her Dirty Soldiers - Her Dirty Builders - Her Dirty CEOs - Her Dirty Jocks - Her Dirty Archeologists - Her Dirty Mechanics - Her Dirty Detectives
The Rocker Who Holds Me
Author: Terri Anne Browning
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781500832391
Category : Man-woman relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
NEW COVER Touring with four rockers is the thing of dreams... At least that is what people tell me. To me those four rockers are my family. They have watched over me from the time I was five years old. Protecting me from my mother and her drunken, drug addict rages. When they made it big they still watched over me. And when my monster of a mother died they took over as my guardians. In the six years since that happened I have watched over the four men that mean everything to me. I take care of them just as they once took care of me. I handle all the dirty work behind the scenes of a rockers life. It isn't always pretty. At times it can be damn near disgusting, especially when I have to get rid of their one night stands. Ugh! Taking care of them doesn't bother me though. I mean it's not like I'm in love with one of them. That would be crazy. Falling for a rocker is NOT smart. Okay, so I'm not smart. I love my guys, and one of them kind of holds my heart in his big old rocker hand. But I'm dealing. I've been able to keep it my little secret for years now. I'm not, however, dealing with this bug that I seem to have caught. It scares the hell out of me. I hate doctors, but I'm suddenly more worried about finding out what is wrong with me than what the doctor might do to me. When I get my test results back my life will never be the same again... ***Because of language and adult situations not suitable for readers under 17***
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781500832391
Category : Man-woman relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
NEW COVER Touring with four rockers is the thing of dreams... At least that is what people tell me. To me those four rockers are my family. They have watched over me from the time I was five years old. Protecting me from my mother and her drunken, drug addict rages. When they made it big they still watched over me. And when my monster of a mother died they took over as my guardians. In the six years since that happened I have watched over the four men that mean everything to me. I take care of them just as they once took care of me. I handle all the dirty work behind the scenes of a rockers life. It isn't always pretty. At times it can be damn near disgusting, especially when I have to get rid of their one night stands. Ugh! Taking care of them doesn't bother me though. I mean it's not like I'm in love with one of them. That would be crazy. Falling for a rocker is NOT smart. Okay, so I'm not smart. I love my guys, and one of them kind of holds my heart in his big old rocker hand. But I'm dealing. I've been able to keep it my little secret for years now. I'm not, however, dealing with this bug that I seem to have caught. It scares the hell out of me. I hate doctors, but I'm suddenly more worried about finding out what is wrong with me than what the doctor might do to me. When I get my test results back my life will never be the same again... ***Because of language and adult situations not suitable for readers under 17***
Her Dirty Builders
Author: Mika Lane
Publisher: Mika Lane
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Three hot builders are going to help me restore my house. Except nails won’t be the only thing they’re hammering. When my fiancé bailed on me and our fixer-upper, I was left with a leaky roof, no heat, and termites gnawing at my crumbling foundation. Lucky for me, help came in the way of three gorgeous, strong, talented builders who were ready and willing to help. The first was very good with…caulk. The second really knew how to nail…me. And the third could really handle his…tool. But construction workers don't come cheap. They want something in return… Me. Get a fixer-upper, they said. It will be fun, they said. I was about to find out just how much. This hot, over-the-top romance includes sexy working men with a penchant for pursuing and protecting the women who give them a run for their money. If you love outrageously naughty stories as a way to indulge your not-so-secret bad girl side, this is for you. The Men at Work Collection. Read in any order. Just choose your favorite working man! - Her Dirty Rockers - Her Dirty Teachers - Her Dirty Doctors - Her Dirty Bodyguards - Her Dirty Bartenders - Her Dirty Ranchers - Her Dirty Mafia - Her Dirty Mountain Men - Her Dirty Soldiers - Her Dirty Builders - Her Dirty CEOs - Her Dirty Jocks - Her Dirty Archeologists - Her Dirty Mechanics - Her Dirty Detectives
Publisher: Mika Lane
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Three hot builders are going to help me restore my house. Except nails won’t be the only thing they’re hammering. When my fiancé bailed on me and our fixer-upper, I was left with a leaky roof, no heat, and termites gnawing at my crumbling foundation. Lucky for me, help came in the way of three gorgeous, strong, talented builders who were ready and willing to help. The first was very good with…caulk. The second really knew how to nail…me. And the third could really handle his…tool. But construction workers don't come cheap. They want something in return… Me. Get a fixer-upper, they said. It will be fun, they said. I was about to find out just how much. This hot, over-the-top romance includes sexy working men with a penchant for pursuing and protecting the women who give them a run for their money. If you love outrageously naughty stories as a way to indulge your not-so-secret bad girl side, this is for you. The Men at Work Collection. Read in any order. Just choose your favorite working man! - Her Dirty Rockers - Her Dirty Teachers - Her Dirty Doctors - Her Dirty Bodyguards - Her Dirty Bartenders - Her Dirty Ranchers - Her Dirty Mafia - Her Dirty Mountain Men - Her Dirty Soldiers - Her Dirty Builders - Her Dirty CEOs - Her Dirty Jocks - Her Dirty Archeologists - Her Dirty Mechanics - Her Dirty Detectives
Dirty Teacher
Author: Mika Lane
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781948369510
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Wellshire University's hottest professors. Brilliant. Good looking. And terribly off limits. My Math professor is dexterous with his... equations. My English professor is a champ at caressing my... run-on sentences. And, my French professor is magnifique around penetrating... verb conjugations. I love their classes. I always sit in front. And I raise my hand for every question. Until the day I saw them watching my little show at Club V, where I earn money for school by showing off my... skills. I thought they'd stop coming when they realized I worked there. But now that they've seen me, they can't seem to look away. This hot, over-the-top romance includes sexy working men with a penchant for pursuing and protecting the women who give them a run for their money. If you love outrageously naughty stories as a way to indulge your not-so-secret bad girl side, this is for you. Book 2 in the Men at Work series
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781948369510
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Wellshire University's hottest professors. Brilliant. Good looking. And terribly off limits. My Math professor is dexterous with his... equations. My English professor is a champ at caressing my... run-on sentences. And, my French professor is magnifique around penetrating... verb conjugations. I love their classes. I always sit in front. And I raise my hand for every question. Until the day I saw them watching my little show at Club V, where I earn money for school by showing off my... skills. I thought they'd stop coming when they realized I worked there. But now that they've seen me, they can't seem to look away. This hot, over-the-top romance includes sexy working men with a penchant for pursuing and protecting the women who give them a run for their money. If you love outrageously naughty stories as a way to indulge your not-so-secret bad girl side, this is for you. Book 2 in the Men at Work series
Dirty Rocker
Author: Sc Daiko
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
From bestselling author SC Daiko comes a swoon-worthy new standalone romance about a broken British rock god and the straight-talking girl who fixes him. I've been tasked with 'babysitting' a DIRTY ROCKER. Pierce Fox, heart-throb drummer for British rock gods, ChiMera. He's hot, undeniable, and a walking disaster. Pierce has a vulnerability, a soft side that reels me in. A man full of darkness but shot through with light. He sweeps me away in a riptide of emotions. And he might even help me recover what I never had. As my stylist, Hayley has seen my worst excesses. Now her job is to stop me from drinking myself to death. She's sweet but sassy... so effing beautiful. Could she be my new addiction? I can't get enough of her. And, when I find out her deepest secret, I crave her even more. Trouble is, she's not the only one with secrets... Dark waters of my past are rising. If I'm not careful, the tsunami will drown us both. Full of tender impulse and aching hunger. SC Daiko brings readers another emotion-packed novel filled with steam, angst, and love. Advisory: This book contains material that might be deemed sensitive or trigger a strong emotional response.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
From bestselling author SC Daiko comes a swoon-worthy new standalone romance about a broken British rock god and the straight-talking girl who fixes him. I've been tasked with 'babysitting' a DIRTY ROCKER. Pierce Fox, heart-throb drummer for British rock gods, ChiMera. He's hot, undeniable, and a walking disaster. Pierce has a vulnerability, a soft side that reels me in. A man full of darkness but shot through with light. He sweeps me away in a riptide of emotions. And he might even help me recover what I never had. As my stylist, Hayley has seen my worst excesses. Now her job is to stop me from drinking myself to death. She's sweet but sassy... so effing beautiful. Could she be my new addiction? I can't get enough of her. And, when I find out her deepest secret, I crave her even more. Trouble is, she's not the only one with secrets... Dark waters of my past are rising. If I'm not careful, the tsunami will drown us both. Full of tender impulse and aching hunger. SC Daiko brings readers another emotion-packed novel filled with steam, angst, and love. Advisory: This book contains material that might be deemed sensitive or trigger a strong emotional response.
Her Dirty Mechanics
Author: Mika Lane
Publisher: Mika Lane
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
The sexy mechanics at my father’s car repair shop get all kinds of motors running. And they’re more than willing to teach me how to handle a stick…or two or three. When I move back to my home town to run my dad’s car repair shop, it looks like his hunky mechanics are going to be running…me. One is my brother’s best friend. Another, the boy I skinny-dipped with when I was sixteen. And last but not least, a scary ex-con. All three drive very…fast. And are talented with their…tools. While giving me a hard…ride. They’re teaching me all I need to know. And I don’t mean just about fixing cars. Life in the fast lane is so much fun with the right mechanics by your side. This hot, over-the-top romance includes sexy working men with a penchant for pursuing and protecting the women who give them a run for their money. If you love outrageously naughty stories as a way to indulge your not-so-secret bad girl side, this is for you. The Men at Work Collection. Read in any order. Just choose your favorite working man! - Her Dirty Rockers - Her Dirty Teachers - Her Dirty Doctors - Her Dirty Bodyguards - Her Dirty Bartenders - Her Dirty Ranchers - Her Dirty Mafia - Her Dirty Mountain Men - Her Dirty Soldiers - Her Dirty Builders - Her Dirty CEOs - Her Dirty Jocks - Her Dirty Archeologists - Her Dirty Mechanics - Her Dirty Detectives
Publisher: Mika Lane
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
The sexy mechanics at my father’s car repair shop get all kinds of motors running. And they’re more than willing to teach me how to handle a stick…or two or three. When I move back to my home town to run my dad’s car repair shop, it looks like his hunky mechanics are going to be running…me. One is my brother’s best friend. Another, the boy I skinny-dipped with when I was sixteen. And last but not least, a scary ex-con. All three drive very…fast. And are talented with their…tools. While giving me a hard…ride. They’re teaching me all I need to know. And I don’t mean just about fixing cars. Life in the fast lane is so much fun with the right mechanics by your side. This hot, over-the-top romance includes sexy working men with a penchant for pursuing and protecting the women who give them a run for their money. If you love outrageously naughty stories as a way to indulge your not-so-secret bad girl side, this is for you. The Men at Work Collection. Read in any order. Just choose your favorite working man! - Her Dirty Rockers - Her Dirty Teachers - Her Dirty Doctors - Her Dirty Bodyguards - Her Dirty Bartenders - Her Dirty Ranchers - Her Dirty Mafia - Her Dirty Mountain Men - Her Dirty Soldiers - Her Dirty Builders - Her Dirty CEOs - Her Dirty Jocks - Her Dirty Archeologists - Her Dirty Mechanics - Her Dirty Detectives
Once Upon a Rock Star
Author: Rita Rae Roxx
Publisher: Concierge Marketing Incorporated
ISBN: 9781936840311
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
A sex-and-tell story about the crazy lifestyle of sex, drugs, and rock and roll. A decade of rock history...and a decade of rock fan adoration for one little chiquita from Omaha who spent star-studded nights with superstars of eighties rockdom: David Lee Roth with Van Halen, Billy Squier, Ozzy Osbourne's Jake E. Lee, Paul Stanley of Kiss, Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx, Bret Michaels and Poison, Vivian Campbell and Def Leppard, the J. Geils Band's Peter Wolf, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler--and plenty more. Rockin' Rita and her sexy entourage were ultra-fans who rocked the boys in the bands backstage and between the covers when the heavy metal rockers and the glam "chicks with dicks" rolled into town in their tour buses. With her own outrageously high hair and edgy original clothing designs, Rita never missed an opportunity to get the coveted backstage passes that led to dressing room parties and hotel hook-ups. This is a sex-and-tell story about her obsession for sex and drugs with rock stars. Rita reveals her flirtatious romps and hard rock tales with the bad boys of 80s heavy metal in her legend- filled story... Once Upon a Rock Star
Publisher: Concierge Marketing Incorporated
ISBN: 9781936840311
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
A sex-and-tell story about the crazy lifestyle of sex, drugs, and rock and roll. A decade of rock history...and a decade of rock fan adoration for one little chiquita from Omaha who spent star-studded nights with superstars of eighties rockdom: David Lee Roth with Van Halen, Billy Squier, Ozzy Osbourne's Jake E. Lee, Paul Stanley of Kiss, Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx, Bret Michaels and Poison, Vivian Campbell and Def Leppard, the J. Geils Band's Peter Wolf, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler--and plenty more. Rockin' Rita and her sexy entourage were ultra-fans who rocked the boys in the bands backstage and between the covers when the heavy metal rockers and the glam "chicks with dicks" rolled into town in their tour buses. With her own outrageously high hair and edgy original clothing designs, Rita never missed an opportunity to get the coveted backstage passes that led to dressing room parties and hotel hook-ups. This is a sex-and-tell story about her obsession for sex and drugs with rock stars. Rita reveals her flirtatious romps and hard rock tales with the bad boys of 80s heavy metal in her legend- filled story... Once Upon a Rock Star
I Don't Care About Your Band
Author: Julie Klausner
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101185171
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Read Julie Klausner's posts on the Penguin Blog In the tradition of Cynthia Heimel and Chelsea Handler, and with the boisterous iconoclasm of Amy Sedaris, Julie Klausner's candid and funny debut I Don't Care About Your Band sheds light on the humiliations we endure to find love--and the lessons that can be culled from the wreckage. I Don't Care About Your Band posits that lately the worst guys to date are the ones who seem sensitive. It's the jerks in nice guy clothing, not the players in Ed Hardy, who break the hearts of modern girls who grew up in the shadow of feminism, thinking they could have everything, but end up compromising constantly. The cowards, the kidults, the critics, and the contenders: these are the stars of Klausner's memoir about how hard it is to find a man--good or otherwise--when you're a cynical grown-up exiled in the dregs of Guyville. Off the popularity of her New York Times "Modern Love" piece about getting the brush-off from an indie rock musician, I Don't care About Your Band is marbled with the wry strains of Julie Klausner's precocious curmudgeonry and brimming with truths that anyone who's ever been on a date will relate to. Klausner is an expert at landing herself waist-deep in crazy, time and time again, in part because her experience as a comedy writer (Best Week Ever, TV Funhouse on SNL) and sketch comedian from NYC's Upright Citizens Brigade fuels her philosophy of how any scene should unfold, which is, "What? That sounds crazy? Okay, I'll do it." I Don't Care About Your Band charts a distinctly human journey of a strong-willed but vulnerable protagonist who loves men like it's her job, but who's done with guys who know more about love songs than love. Klausner's is a new outlook on dating in a time of pop culture obsession, and she spent her 20's doing personal field research to back up her philosophies. This is the girl's version of High Fidelity. By turns explicit, funny and moving, Klausner's debut shows the evolution of a young woman who endured myriad encounters with the wrong guys, to emerge with real- world wisdom on matters of the heart. I Don't Care About Your Band is Julie Klausner's manifesto, and every one of us can relate.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101185171
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Read Julie Klausner's posts on the Penguin Blog In the tradition of Cynthia Heimel and Chelsea Handler, and with the boisterous iconoclasm of Amy Sedaris, Julie Klausner's candid and funny debut I Don't Care About Your Band sheds light on the humiliations we endure to find love--and the lessons that can be culled from the wreckage. I Don't Care About Your Band posits that lately the worst guys to date are the ones who seem sensitive. It's the jerks in nice guy clothing, not the players in Ed Hardy, who break the hearts of modern girls who grew up in the shadow of feminism, thinking they could have everything, but end up compromising constantly. The cowards, the kidults, the critics, and the contenders: these are the stars of Klausner's memoir about how hard it is to find a man--good or otherwise--when you're a cynical grown-up exiled in the dregs of Guyville. Off the popularity of her New York Times "Modern Love" piece about getting the brush-off from an indie rock musician, I Don't care About Your Band is marbled with the wry strains of Julie Klausner's precocious curmudgeonry and brimming with truths that anyone who's ever been on a date will relate to. Klausner is an expert at landing herself waist-deep in crazy, time and time again, in part because her experience as a comedy writer (Best Week Ever, TV Funhouse on SNL) and sketch comedian from NYC's Upright Citizens Brigade fuels her philosophy of how any scene should unfold, which is, "What? That sounds crazy? Okay, I'll do it." I Don't Care About Your Band charts a distinctly human journey of a strong-willed but vulnerable protagonist who loves men like it's her job, but who's done with guys who know more about love songs than love. Klausner's is a new outlook on dating in a time of pop culture obsession, and she spent her 20's doing personal field research to back up her philosophies. This is the girl's version of High Fidelity. By turns explicit, funny and moving, Klausner's debut shows the evolution of a young woman who endured myriad encounters with the wrong guys, to emerge with real- world wisdom on matters of the heart. I Don't Care About Your Band is Julie Klausner's manifesto, and every one of us can relate.
Meet Me in the Bathroom
Author: Lizzy Goodman
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062233122
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Named a Best Book of 2017 by NPR and GQ Joining the ranks of the classics Please Kill Me, Our Band Could Be Your Life, and Can’t Stop Won’t Stop, an intriguing oral history of the post-9/11 decline of the old-guard music industry and rebirth of the New York rock scene, led by a group of iconoclastic rock bands. In the second half of the twentieth-century New York was the source of new sounds, including the Greenwich Village folk scene, punk and new wave, and hip-hop. But as the end of the millennium neared, cutting-edge bands began emerging from Seattle, Austin, and London, pushing New York further from the epicenter. The behemoth music industry, too, found itself in free fall, under siege from technology. Then 9/11/2001 plunged the country into a state of uncertainty and war—and a dozen New York City bands that had been honing their sound and style in relative obscurity suddenly became symbols of glamour for a young, web-savvy, forward-looking generation in need of an anthem. Meet Me in the Bathroom charts the transformation of the New York music scene in the first decade of the 2000s, the bands behind it—including The Strokes, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, LCD Soundsystem, Interpol, and Vampire Weekend—and the cultural forces that shaped it, from the Internet to a booming real estate market that forced artists out of the Lower East Side to Williamsburg. Drawing on 200 original interviews with James Murphy, Julian Casablancas, Karen O, Ezra Koenig, and many others musicians, artists, journalists, bloggers, photographers, managers, music executives, groupies, models, movie stars, and DJs who lived through this explosive time, journalist Lizzy Goodman offers a fascinating portrait of a time and a place that gave birth to a new era in modern rock-and-roll.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062233122
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Named a Best Book of 2017 by NPR and GQ Joining the ranks of the classics Please Kill Me, Our Band Could Be Your Life, and Can’t Stop Won’t Stop, an intriguing oral history of the post-9/11 decline of the old-guard music industry and rebirth of the New York rock scene, led by a group of iconoclastic rock bands. In the second half of the twentieth-century New York was the source of new sounds, including the Greenwich Village folk scene, punk and new wave, and hip-hop. But as the end of the millennium neared, cutting-edge bands began emerging from Seattle, Austin, and London, pushing New York further from the epicenter. The behemoth music industry, too, found itself in free fall, under siege from technology. Then 9/11/2001 plunged the country into a state of uncertainty and war—and a dozen New York City bands that had been honing their sound and style in relative obscurity suddenly became symbols of glamour for a young, web-savvy, forward-looking generation in need of an anthem. Meet Me in the Bathroom charts the transformation of the New York music scene in the first decade of the 2000s, the bands behind it—including The Strokes, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, LCD Soundsystem, Interpol, and Vampire Weekend—and the cultural forces that shaped it, from the Internet to a booming real estate market that forced artists out of the Lower East Side to Williamsburg. Drawing on 200 original interviews with James Murphy, Julian Casablancas, Karen O, Ezra Koenig, and many others musicians, artists, journalists, bloggers, photographers, managers, music executives, groupies, models, movie stars, and DJs who lived through this explosive time, journalist Lizzy Goodman offers a fascinating portrait of a time and a place that gave birth to a new era in modern rock-and-roll.