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(book) Branko Kranjčević – ‘Proklet bio rock ‘n roll’

Kutina je od osamdesetih, a posebno u devedesetim i ranim dvijetisućitima imala veliki utjecaj na hrvatsku underground scenu svojim brojnim odličnim bendovima, ali i jednim mjestom za svirke, klubom koji se zove Baraka i ovo je priča o toj sceni i tom fenomenu, tom klubu koji je zapravo DIY priča, sve što se tamo događalo je posljedica entuzijazma tamošnje ekipe i ljubavi prema toj našoj underground sceni.

Branka koji je autor ove knjige upoznao sam u nekoliko navrata osobno i djeluje mi kao jako srdačan i prijateljski tip čovjeka, kao uostalom i svi bendovi i ljudi iz Kutine koje sam u ova tri desetljeća imao čast upoznati i/ili svirati s njima. Dakle ova knjiga počinje u bivšoj državi, prikazuje bendove koji su počeli scenu u Kutini s rockom, punk rockom, pa i heavy metalom. Slijedi meni najzanimljiviji dio, a to su devedesete, jer sam ja suvremenik te scene i poznajem većinu ljudi o kojima knjiga govori, ljude iza bendova kao što su Razlog Za, K.O.O., Bakanali, La Kurtizana… Knjiga sadrži brojne povijesne činjenice vezane uz tu scenu, kao što su nastajanje svih tih bendova, svirku američkih Ignite u Kutini što je i dan danas jedan od najboljih Ignite gigova na ovim prostorima ma što tko rekao, uređivanje Barake i gradnja scene kroz svirke, performanse, predstave, festival Organizirani Kaos čije ime se neizostavno pojavljuje u mozgu kada pomislim na grad Kutinu. Naravno, sve je to nabrojeno u knjizi kroz oči mnogi protagonista na dokumentaran način. Osobno sam također sa svojim bendom Corewar svirao u Kutini u Baraci daleke 1998.i koncert mi je ostao u sjećanju kao jedno od boljih gostovanja koje smo imali. Mi u Čakovcu smo također tih devedesetih gradili za naše prilike moćnu scenu i fascinantno je koliko su naše dvije priče slične, a različite. Veže ih kao nepogrešiva činjenica i čvrsto ljepilo ljubav prema ovoj sceni koja gori i danas u nama, gdje god se nalazimo.

Ova knjiga je vrijedan dokument jedne povijesti, jednog vremena i nije vrijedna samo kutinskoj sceni, već kao i dokument scene cijele ove regije i važan dio njene povijesti.

(news – new book) ‘Punks in the Willows’ launches on World Book Day!

‘Punks in the Willows’ launches on World Book Day

Today is World Book Day, a charity event that hopes to change lives through a love of books and shared reading.
The mission is to promote reading for pleasure, offering every child and young person the opportunity to have a book of their own. And this year, Earth Island Books will be joining in, launching Alex CF’s beautiful and important new book, ‘Punks In The Willows’ today.

Punks in the Willows’ is a colourful guide to the punk rock community, told through the lives of animals. A collection of illustrations depicting the creativity, music, social justice and above all, friendship that is found in punk. Suitable to read with any age, and available to pre-order now!

We will also be offering any younger readers half price copies of Ryan Roberts ‘Nimrod’ or Roy Delaney’s ‘Worst. Eurovision. Ever’ from today until Sunday 26th March. Just get in touch, drop us an email about books for your younger (or adult) reader, as we’re told that “Reading for pleasure is the single biggest indicator of a child’s future success – more than their family circumstances, their parents’ educational background or their income.” We want to support that and World Book Day.

Nimrod’ is a coming of age tale. A high school kid meets his first girlfriend and goes to his first gig, all to a soundtrack of Green Day music. It’s more involved than that, obviously, with school, friends and family issues along the way, but we can’t give away too much or you wouldn’t need to read it!

Worst. Eurovision. Ever’ is a comical novel all about the Eurovision Song Contest and the hilarious wranglings that go on behind the scenes. There’s a bunch of Moldovians tipped for greatness, a meddling Saudi Prince, and all sorts of nefarious rock n roll hijinks. Ideally timed for reading before the real event in Liverpool this May. 

World Book Day was created by UNESCO on 23rd April 1995 as a worldwide celebration of books and reading. It is marked in over 100 countries around the globe. The first World Book Day in the UK and Ireland took place in 1997 to encourage young people to discover the pleasure of reading. World Book Day 2023 will be on 2 March 2023, children of all ages will come together to share the joy of reading for pleasure.
Spending just 10 minutes a day reading and sharing stories with children can make a crucial difference to their future success and it’s fun for all involved.
That’s why World Book Day continues to encourage children and young people to read for pleasure through its work with authors, illustrators, publishers, bookshops and libraries.
Find out more at: https://www.worldbookday.com

(books) Andrew O´Neill – A history of heavy metal

I know what most of you think when you see the title of this book and review. Oh no, not another heavy metal history book about this beloved genre of music and there were tons of them written before. No, this one is a keeper. Andrew O´Neill is metal and hardcore punk musician who did a comedy show called A History Of Heavy Metal about this music by fan for fans and done in humoristic, refreshing and also informative way. This book is an expanded edition of that show. There are chapters from literally heavy metal done by neanderthals to Black Sabbath, doom thrash, black metal, death metal, even plagues such as metalcore and nu metal. I caught myself laughing many times while reading this and I really enjoyed every second and page turning eager to see what is next. This is a crazy, hilarious and superb book for all metal fans, but those who are not into metal could read it to. But they will not understand it. Or maybe? There are anecdotes, facts and humor all in one place. A heartfelt recommendation for this one.

10/10