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Chris Salewicz
Chris Salewicz, who lives in London, has documented world popular music and culture for over three decades, both in print and on television. His writing, on subjects from film to foreign affairs as well as music, has appeared in the Sunday Times, The Independent, The Face and in many other publications. As a senior features writer for NME from 1975 to 1981, he saw service at the frontlines of glam rock, punk rock, reggae music, and the Los Angeles and New York music scenes and their subcultures. In 1978 he worked on DOA, the definitive US film about punk rock. As a contributing editor of Time Out, he wrote pieces on glue-sniffing gangs, filming in Nicaragua, and housing estate horrors, amongst many others. For the Sunday Times Magazine, he wrote on subjects as varied as Polish Solidarity, the restoration of Robert Owen's New Lanark model village, and a twenty page cover story on reggae music. After writing many of the early cover stories on The Face, he provided two of the cover stories in issue one of Q. For The Sunday Correspondent he wrote regularly, on such diverse topics as the civil war in El Salvador and healing through dolphins energy. He also wrote for and syndicated to countless publications worldwide. Part of the team that set up MTV-Europe, Chris Salewicz presented "Kino", a weekly film programme, and edited and directed. He has written many books, including biographies of Jimi Hendrix, Paul McCartney, George Lucas, Oliver Stone, Noel Coward, and Bob Marley - the last, which was authorised by Marleys family, the result of his abiding love of Jamaica. In 1995 at the instigation of Chris Blackwell, he and director Don Letts went to the island to develop film ideas. Fired by the idea of a film that showed the moral redemption of a Kingston killer cop set in the style of a Hong Kong action movie, and drawing on extensive research, Salewicz embarked on the writing of Third World Cop – the most successful film ever in the Caribbean when it was released in 1999. Following his time living in Jamaica, Chris Salewicz wrote Rude Boy: Once Upon a Time in Jamaica, a critically acclaimed book that was part-thriller, part-travelogue, part subjective history of the island. Reggae Explosion: the Story of Jamaican Music, and Mick and Keith, a joint biography of two Dartford schoolboys, followed. Mick and Keith was "probably" the last book read by Joe Strummer, according to his widow. In October 2006 Salewicz published Redemption Song: the Definitive Biography of Joe Strummer (HarperCollins), an exhaustive, epic biography of the Clash frontman, a bestseller; it was published in the USA by FSG the following May. The paperback edition was published in October 2007. Chris Salewicz has recently edited Keep On Running: the Story of Island Records, to be published on June 1 2009; he is currently writing a large text-format biography of Bob Marley; and he has just completed work on a documentary feature film about how Polish rocknroll helped bring down Communism. List of articles in the library by artist 10cc: Hammersmith Odeon, London Ace: It's An Ace Life In The Low-Key Whacky World Of Los Angeles Aerosmith: Gonna Have Me A Real Wild Time...I'm Going To Harrods Laurel Aitken : Desmond Dekker and Laurel Aitken: Old Rude Boys Never Die Adam & The Ants : Adam Ant: Sound and Vision Adam & The Ants : Adam Ant: The Song Of Injun Adam Aswad: Local Heroes Badger : Flash: Flash; Badger: One Live Badger Ginger Baker : "People Thought We Were Only Good For One Album. But We Made Another. So There" Baker-Gurvitz Army: Watford Town Hall, Watford Long John Baldry: S'long John Beach Boys, The : Brian Wilson: After The Sand Box Be-Bop Deluxe: Arty Smarty Or Just The Guitar Hero Next Door? Big Audio Dynamite Blondie: Do Greenheads Have More Fun? David Bowie : Spiders from Mars Bill Bruford Budgie : Rapping with a Burke from Budgie Eric Burdon Band: Sun Secrets Burning Spear : Winston Rodney is Burning Spear Butts Band, The : The Kinks; The Butts Band: The Palladium, London Byrds, The : Roger McGuinn: A Man's Gotta Do...What A Man's Gotta Do John Cale: Paradiso, Amsterdam Captain Beefheart - Interview Jimmy Castor Bunch, The : Jimmy Castor: The Everything Man Clash, The : Punk: 1977 - Two Sevens Clash Clash, The : Rock Against Racism Carnival: Victoria Park, Hackney, London Clash, The : The Clash on Broadway Clash, The : The Clash on Broadway (2) Clash, The : The Clash Play Revolution Rock Clash, The : The Clash: Clash On Tour Clash, The : The Clash: Home On The Range Clash, The : The Clash: Problems with The Roxy Clash, The : The Clash: The Return of Native Paranoia Climax Blues Band Phil Collins: Genesis Of A Solo Career Kevin Coyne: Coyne, The Unfrozen Currency Culture : Jamaica: The Young Lion Roars – The JA Connexion Part 2 Desmond Dekker and Laurel Aitken: Old Rude Boys Never Die Delta 5 : Echo & Bunnymen, U2, Delta 5: The Lyceum, London John Denver: Palladium, London Neil Diamond: Gold Diamond Vol. 2 Donovan: 7-Tease Donovan: Portrait Of The Artist As A Desert Rat Doobie Brothers : In Defence Of The Doobie Brothers... Doobie Brothers : Skunk Hunting In W1 Duran Duran: Am What They Yam: And That's The Snakes... Duran Duran: Just Fine And Dandy Echo & The Bunnymen : Echo & Bunnymen, U2, Delta 5: The Lyceum, London Echo & The Bunnymen: Welcome To The Bunnyhouse Brian Eno : ANNOUNCEMENT: Texans like steak, oil-wells, large hats and Eno... John Entwistle : John Entwhistle and The Bloody English Faces, The : The Faces: Kilburn State, London Georgie Fame: The Nashville, London Mick Farren: Is There Life After Dingwalls? Bryan Ferry: In Every Dream Home a Heartache Flash: Flash; Badger: One Live Badger Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac: Can't Go Home Again Rory Gallagher : Gallagher's Travel Rory Gallagher: Blueprint Marvin Gaye : Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye by David Ritz Marvin Gaye : The New Age Metaphysics Of Marvin Gaye Generation X/The Lurkers: The Marquee, London Generation X: Generation Rock & Roll Soul Genesis : Bill Bruford Genesis Reborn Genesis : Phil Collins: Genesis Of A Solo Career Girlschool : A Girlschool For Headbangers! Gong: Demise Of Teapot Heralds New Obscure Era Gong: Look! There's A Pothead Pixie Arriving Gong: You See A Lot Of Frenchmen With Berets... But Not Too Many With Fried Eggs On Their Heads Gypsy: Brenda and the Rattlesnake Hatfield And The North : Hatfield & The North Hawkwind: Dorkwind in Dutchland Mike Heron : Nico/Mike Heron: Imperial College, London Steve Hillage : Gong: Demise Of Teapot Heralds New Obscure Era Steve Hillage: On The Banks Of A Fish Dinner Ian Hunter : Hunter Ronson at Hammersmith Odeon Joe Jackson: No Room For Rock Joe Jackson : Soul Searching: Joe Jackson Jam, The : The Jam, Or, How To Not Break In America (Because You Don't Want To) Jam, The : The Paul Weller Interview Elton John : The Fall and Rise of Reginald Dwight Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons: Return of the Maltese Falcon Grace Jones: Confessions Of An Art Groupie Nick Kent : The Almost Legendary Nick Kent Story King Crimson : A Small Mobile Intelligent Independent Double Album??? King Crimson : In the Court of the Crimson King King Crimson : Uriah Heep: Ex-Crimson Bass Man Seduced Kinks, The : The Kinks; The Butts Band: The Palladium, London Kiss: Is This Man A Prat? Kursaal Flyers, The : The Kursaal Flyers: Sarfend, Sarfend, It's A Hell Of A Town... Ronnie Lane: Can Rock Survive The Holocaust? Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin Redux Led Zeppelin : The Gig Interview: Jimmy Page Level 42: Living It Down Nils Lofgren: New Victoria, London Lurkers, The : Generation X/The Lurkers: The Marquee, London John Lydon : The Fugitive: John Lydon at Large John Lydon : The Poolside Pronouncements Of Johnny 'No-Tan' Rotten Lynyrd Skynyrd - Nuthin' Fancy Lynyrd Skynyrd/Wally: Rainbow Theatre, London Madness Bob Marley & the Wailers : Bob Marley: The undisputed world ambassador of reggae Bob Marley & the Wailers : Can't Fight The Youth Bob Marley & the Wailers : The Chapel of Love: Bob Marleys Last resting Place John Martyn: This Man Is A Walking, Playing Bag of His Own John Martyn : Johnny Done Badly Curtis Mayfield : Keep On Pushing: Curtis Mayfield Paul McCartney: An Innocent Man? Roger McGuinn: A Man's Gotta Do...What A Man's Gotta Do Van Morrison: "Im not doing this because I want to be on Top Of The Pops." Motorhead: Oy Lemmy, Is It True? Alison Moyet: Too Much, Too Soon Mr. Big : Mr Big: A Yob In A Support Band Is Something To Be Mr. Big : Mr Big: Oh No...Not Another Geezer With Hooter Problems! Junior Murvin : Jamaica: The Young Lion Roars, part 1 Nico/Mike Heron: Imperial College, London Osibisa: Osibrock Jimmy Page : Anger Rising: Jimmy Page and Kenneth's Lucifer Lee Perry : Into the Heart of the Ark: An Audience with Lee Lee Perry : Jamaica: The Young Lion Roars, part 1 P.F.M. : PFM: What we did on our holidays Pink Floyd : Over The Wall: An interview with Roger Waters Police, The : Demolition Men In The Machine: Everything The Police Do Is Magic Police, The : The Police Pretenders, The : Pretenders: The Dreaded Second Album Syndrome Pretenders, The : The Benefits Of Hynde Sight Prince: Strutting With The New Soul Monarch Procol Harum: The London Palladium, London Public Image Ltd Public Image Ltd : The Fugitive: John Lydon at Large Pure Hell : Just Another Bunch Of Middle Class Kids With Silly Names And Spiky Haircuts: Pure Hell Queen: Hammersmith Odeon, London Philip Rambow: Whatever Happened To Philip Rambow? Charlie Rich - The Silver Fox Cliff Richard: Hammersmith Odeon, London Tom Robinson Band : Rock Against Racism Carnival: Victoria Park, Hackney, London Rolling Stones, The : The Rolling Stones: The Crowning of King Mick Mick Ronson : Hunter Ronson at Hammersmith Odeon Roxy Music Roxy Music: Discovery Of Amazing Corporate Hippie Roxy Music: Wembley, London Runaways, The : The Runaways: And I Wonder...I Wah Wah Wah Wah Wonder... Sex Pistols, The : An Evening with Sid and Nancy – The Odd Couple Behind Closed Doors. Sex Pistols, The : Punk: 1977 - Two Sevens Clash Sex Pistols, The : The Poolside Pronouncements Of Johnny 'No-Tan' Rotten Sham 69 Shake Down 77 Frank Sinatra: Palladium, London Spandau Ballet: A Revolt Into Style Specials, The : The Specials: Stop The Tour, I Want To Get Off Spooky Tooth Together Again Steel Pulse : Rock Against Racism Carnival: Victoria Park, Hackney, London Steely Dan : Skunk Hunting In W1 Sting: Coming Home Stranglers, The : The Stranglers Stranglers, The : The Stranglers Stray Cats, The : Hot Cats & Lying Dogs! Subterraneans, The : The Almost Legendary Nick Kent Story Sweet, The : The Sweet: Top of the Pops Tangerine Dream: Rubycon and Alpha Centauri Tangerine Dream: 1983 A Synthesiser I Will Be Dallas Taylor Teardrop Explodes, The : Julian Cope: Julian Weirds Out! Teardrop Explodes, The : The Teardrop Explodes, But Can Julian Cope? Thin Lizzy: A Peep Into The Soul Of Phil Lynott Thin Lizzy: How the Laid-Back Californian met the Drunken Scot and the Heavy Black Irishman... Thin Lizzy: Who Needs Springsteen When You've Got Johnny Cool? Third World: Now That We've Found A Hit Peter Tosh : Jamaica: The Young Lion Roars – The JA Connexion Part 2 Pete Townshend Stops Hurting People; Stops Hurting Himself Ike & Tina Turner : Ike and Tina Turner: Hammersmith Odeon, London U2 : Echo & Bunnymen, U2, Delta 5: The Lyceum, London Uriah Heep Uriah Heep: Ex-Crimson Bass Man Seduced Tom Verlaine's Question Time Sid Vicious : An Evening with Sid and Nancy – The Odd Couple Behind Closed Doors. Vinegar Joe: Rock'n'Roll Gypsies Wally : Lynyrd Skynyrd/Wally: Rainbow Theatre, London Wally Wally at Fareham Roger Waters : Over The Wall: An interview with Roger Waters Paul Weller : The Paul Weller Interview Who, The : Pete Townshend Stops Hurting People; Stops Hurting Himself Who, The : Woodstock Wigwam: In Finland They Get Drunk Kim Wilde Brian Wilson: After The Sand Box Wings: The Forum, Los Angeles Winkies, The : Winkies - Winkies Wizzard : Roy Wood: Yeah Roy, But What Do You Sound Like? X-Ray Spex : Rock Against Racism Carnival: Victoria Park, Hackney, London Stomu Yamashta : Stomu Yamash'ta: He Say "Not Really" Yes : Chris Squire - Interview Yes Frank Zappa: O.K. Frank, Let It Roll... Tapper Zukie : Jamaica: The Young Lion Roars, part 1 List of genre pieces Anarchy in the UK The Selling Of Reading Festival Back to LIBRARY |
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