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Review: Adventure Everywhere – Pablo Picasso’s Paris Nightlife – by Dave Haslam
I like the art of Picasso, I like the city of Paris, and I like the books of Dave Haslam. I was therefore pleased to hear of the release of this book which studies the life and art of famous Spanish artist, Pablo Picasso, in particular his séjour in the vibrant cultural capital of France,… Continue reading
absinthe, alcohol, Apollinaire, Art, Art Decades, Ballets Russes, Belle Époque, Café, chauvinistic, Cirque Medrano, clubs, Configo Publishing, Cubism, culture, Dave Haslam, DJ, erotic, famous artist, feminist, France, French, Hacienda, Love, Manchester, Montmartre, narcotics, nightclubs, nightlife, Nijinsky, opium, Pablo Picasso, Paris, Parisian, Picasso, Pigalles, prostitutes, prostitution, romance, Sacré Couer, séjour, sex, SoHo, Spanish, Spanish Art, toxins, Velasquez, waitresses, World War 1, World War I -
Review: Forty Nights – by Chris Thrall
In “Forty Nights,” Chris shares his journey through addiction and struggles on the margins of society, contrasting the glamorous perceptions of drug culture. The book paints a raw picture of his life in Devon, exploring themes of mental health and societal oppression. Despite challenges, it offers a hopeful narrative of recovery and transformation. Continue reading
1990s, addiction, Africa, amphetamines, army, Art, BBC, Britiain, Chris Thrall, Chunks, civvy street, clubscene, Coleridge, council estate, council estates, crime, criminal, crystal meth, depravity, Devon, dwp, Eating Smoke, Ernest Hemigway, Family, Forty Night, Great Britain, Health, Hemigway, Hong Kong, Irvine Welsh, jackboot, Lake District, literature, marine, marines, Mental Health, Military, narcotics, nineties, non-fiction, painting, philosophy, police, Rave, speed, speed addiction, superhero, the Channel, tobacco, tobacco smuggling, Trainspotting, Triads, tv license, tv licensing, U.K., ultramarathon, Wordsworth -
Review: Spare – by Prince Harry
If you were a hermit living in a remote cave then I expect that even you would be well aware that Prince Harry and his wife have been in the news recently quite a lot. Initially I decided I was going to avoid the mass hysteria and not tune into the Netflix documentary and certainly… Continue reading
Afghanistan, AMerica, army, Autobiography, blue blood, Cam, cannabis, Charity, COcaine, Commonwealth, Commonwealth Netflix, Crown, David Beckham, Dugs, Duke of Sussex, England, Eton, Family, family feud, fishbowl, Ghost, harrassment, Harryist, hereditary, illa, Iraq, Islam, islamic jihad, Jihadists, journalists, King Charles, King Charles III, Lady Diana, Latin Greek, media, Meghan Markle, militant Islam, Military, narcotics, Nazi, newspapers, People's Princess, photographers, Prince Harry, Prince of Wales, Prince William, Princess Diana, Princess of Wales, protection, queen consort, Queen Elizabeth II, royal, royal autobiography, royal blood, Royal Family, Rupert Murdoch, Spare, Spare Prince Harry, SparePrinceHarry, Suits, terrorism, terrorist, Twin Towers, UK, United Kingdom, USA, war on drugs, War on TTerror, Western, Windsors -
Review: Class of 88 – Find the Warehouse. Lose the Hitmen. Pump the Beats – by Wayne Anthony
The book narrates Wayne Anthony’s experience as a promoter in the groundbreaking Acid House music scene of late 1980s Britain. It chronicles his battles against authorities and the evolving culture marked by ecstasy use, while candidly acknowledging the mental health risks associated with drug use. The narrative reflects both hedonism and a cautionary message for… Continue reading
Acid, acid house, acid house culture, acid house politics, Biology, Class of 88, COcaine, crime, Criminal Justice Act, dance music, DJ, djs, ecstasy, Fantasy FM, Genesis, Great Britain, illegal parties, kidnapping, LSD, mental patients, Military, music, narcotics, narcotrafficking, party, police, Politics, promoter, Summer of Love, UK, warehouse parties, Wayne Anthony -
Review: Life After Dark – A History of British Nightclubs & Music Venues – by Dave Haslam
I got excited when this book arrived on my doorstep. At first glance it has all the key ingredients for a great book. Hacienda DJ author, history of British nightclubs – I expected lots of gory detail and exciting anecdotes and couldn’t wait to get to the acid house chapters….The history begins back in Victorian… Continue reading
Acid, acid house, Amazon jungle, Antarctica, Astoria, authorities, birmingham, Bonds, bouncers, Bristol, Britain, British, Britpop, Chicago, China, Chuff Chuff, Club a Go Go, club culture, Clubbing, COcaine, Communist, coomunism, Daddy G, dance music, dancefloor, danny rampling, Dave Haslam, Detroit, DJ, djs, dress code, ecstasy, Encyclopedia, Engels, entertainment, Fredrich Engels, garage, Gary Glitter, guitar, Hacienda, House Music, Ibiza, jazz, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Saville, judge jules, Liverpool, London, LSD, Manchester, Massive Attack, Ministry of Sound, Miss Moneypennys, Mods and Rockers, music, music industry, narcotics, New York, Newcastle, Newport, nicky holloway, nightclubs, norman jay, Paul Oakenfold, promoter, records, rock and roll, Routledge, Sahara, Sasha, Shelleys, Shoom, SPectrum, Summer of Love, superstar DJs, The Animals, The Beatles, The Cavern, The Crawdaddy, The Rollimng STones, TJs, Trip, U.K., UK Music, USA, venue John s9icolo, venues, Vinyl, Wild Bunch, working class -
Review: In The Shadow of Papillon – Seven Years of Hell in Venezuela’s Prison System – by Frank Kane with John Tilsley
Frank Kane and his girlfriend, Sam, after their business was failing in the U.K. made the fateful decision to become cocaine drug couriers in Venezuela. Whilst attempting to fly out from the airport on Caribbean Island, Isla de Margarita, the airport authorities stopped and searched them and discovered the smuggled contraband which was a few… Continue reading
Agua Verde, army, biography, British Consul, Cartel, COcaine, drug smuggling, El Dorado, Henri Charrière, Human rights, Isla Margarita, jail, John Tilsley, Latin America, Military, murder, narcotics, narcotrafficking, Papillon, prison, raqueta, San ANtonio, smuggling, Spanish, Travel, U.K., Venezuela, violence, war, warfare -
Review: A Great Perhaps? Colombia: Conflict and Convergence – by Dickie Davis, David Kilcullen, Greg Mills and David Spencer
David Kilcullen has had a few books included on my shelf recently. As a military expert on Guerrilla Warfare, I was thrilled to find this new book on the Colombian Civil War which he coauthors with a group of specialists who went on extensive field research around Colombia, with a view to learning lessons about… Continue reading
Afghanistan, Bogota, COcaine, Colombia, Colombian Civil War, Communism, Communist, Cuba, David Kilcullen, ELN, FARC, FARC-EP, Guerrilla, Havana, jungle, Latin America, Malaya, Manuel Marulanda, Marulanda, militaryt, narcotics, naroctrafficking, paramilitaries, peace, peace talks, PLan Colombia, Revolution, Russia, Soviet Union, USA, war -
Review: Gommorah – Italy’s Other Mafia – by Roberto Saviano
Roberto Saviano is the Italian Salman Rushdie. After writing his exposé on the Neapolitan mafia that is the subject of this book, Gomorrah, Saviano had serious death threats from organised crime and had to go into hiding and lives under security protection to this day. He is only a young man and is a patriotic… Continue reading
agriculture, Camorra, Cartel, cartels, China, COcaine, Colombia, Cosa Nostra, crime, environment, Europe, fake, Fashion, Gommorah, heroin, Italian Mafia, Italy, junkie, landfill, Made in Italy, mafia, Mexico, murder, Naples, Napoli, narcotics, Ndragheta, Neapolitan, omerta, Organised Crime, Roberto Saviano, Salmon Rushdie, textiles, toxic, waste disposal -
Review: The Divine Spark – Psychedelics, Consciousness and the Birth of Civilisation – by Graham Hancock
This book, edited by one of my literary heroes, Graham Hancock, is a collection of stories focussed mainly on the expansion of consciousness by the use of psychedelics, especially the Amazonian, ‘Vine of the Soul’, Ayahuasca. The authors range from Hancock himself to the well-renowned Dennis McKenna, to British social celebrity Russell Brand. The essays… Continue reading
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Review: Poverty Safari – Understanding the Anger of Britain’s Underclass – by Darren McGarvey
Poverty Safari is a winner of the Orwell Prize in 2018. The author, Darren McGarvey offers us a biographical account of his life in working class Glasgow suburb Pollok. Darren is a rapper who does extensive community work and is also a socially conscious intelligent man with his finger on the pulse of the problems… Continue reading
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