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RollingStone.com, “25 Coolest Rock Memoirs”
The Onion’s AV Club, 9/1/10
“Apathy ping-pongs easily between personal reminiscences and more general overviews of rock’s shape each year.”
Buffalo News
“Apathy is not some sordid tale of rockstar trainspotting...Kent mattered (and matters still) because he was a great writer, a passionate music love and a man able to tap into the cultural zeitgeist at will. Essential reading for anyone who cares about the rock culture of the ‘70s.”
Glide Magazine, 10/27/10
“[A]nyone who can write a memoir that includes folks like David Bowie, Chrissie Hynde, Lou Reed, and Keith Richards and never comes off as a name-dropper must be telling a pretty good story, wouldn’t you say?”
Milwaukee Shepherd Express, 11/8/10
“[A] compelling page-turner and revealing look at the origins of heavy metal, space rock, glitter and punk.”
Crawdaddy! , 11/24/10
“At once sentimental, salacious, and sometimes shocking slice of essential music memoir...If there is redemption in Kent’s decade of groping in the dark, it’s that he lived to illuminate it; his emotional appreciation of rock’s art prevails over 30 years of chitchat and theory about it...A whistle blower and old-time investigative journalist, Kent fulfills a necessary function as truth teller in the flighty discourse of pop culture. Reporting back from a time when the complicity of the press and the audience converged to become the great rock ‘n’ roll swindle, he’s done his due diligence and given us more than a glimpse behind the curtain.”
Detroit Metrotimes, 11/30/10
“One of the more fascinating reads of the year.”
Metroland, 12/13/10
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Book Description Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. As a 20-something college dropout Nick Kent's first five interviews as a young writer were with the MC5, Captain Beefheart, The Grateful Dead, Iggy Pop and Lou Reed. Along with Charles Shaar Murray and Ian MacDonald he would go on to define and establish the NME as the home of serious music writing. Seller Inventory # B9780571232864
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Book Description Condition: New. 2011. Main. Paperback. As a 20-something college dropout Nick Kent's first five interviews as a young writer were with the MC5, Captain Beefheart, The Grateful Dead, Iggy Pop and Lou Reed. Along with Charles Shaar Murray and Ian MacDonald he would go on to define and establish the NME as the home of serious music writing. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; AVGP; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 28. Weight in Grams: 328. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9780571232864
Book Description Condition: New. 2011. Main. Paperback. As a 20-something college dropout Nick Kent's first five interviews as a young writer were with the MC5, Captain Beefheart, The Grateful Dead, Iggy Pop and Lou Reed. Along with Charles Shaar Murray and Ian MacDonald he would go on to define and establish the NME as the home of serious music writing. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; AVGP; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 28. Weight in Grams: 328. . . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780571232864