Shots from the Hip
“Shots from the Hip” by Charles Shaar Murray is a collection published by Penguin Books in 1991, comprising 481 pages. This edition presents a series of writings that serve as frontline despatches from the world of pop music, exploring various cultural moments and musical movements from the early to late 1970s.
Readers will find a diverse array of pieces that delve into significant events and figures in music history, including an interview with Paul McCartney, reflections on punk rock, and tributes to icons like Jimi Hendrix and Elvis Presley. The book is structured into sections that capture the evolving landscape of music and culture during a transformative era, making it a notable literary collection within the realms of fiction, essays, and music genres.
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A collection from one of pop music’s writers, which forms a compendium of frontline despatches. The book is divided into several sections – the early 1970s (the hippy hangover and the glamorous tendency), the middle 1970s (the end of civilisation as we know it) and the late 1970s onwards (after the end). Pieces include the world’s rudest interview with Paul McCartney, proto punk and Manhattan wierdos (ie the Ramones), punk rock, soul power, the Rolling Stones, Murray’s memorial of Jimi Hendrix and the death of Presley.
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