Rip it Up: The Black Experience in Rock n Roll; edited by Kandia Crazy Horse

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I just ordered this title for the Univeristy Library I work at. Should I be anxious for its arrival?

― Trip Maker (Sean Witzman), Friday, 11 March 2005 21:38 (twenty years ago)

I guess no one has read this?

― Trip Maker (Sean Witzman), Friday, 11 March 2005 21:58 (twenty years ago)

There are too many books called "Rip It Up", frankly.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Friday, 11 March 2005 22:03 (twenty years ago)

If they give props to Little Richard it may be worth a look-see.

― ffirehorse, Friday, 11 March 2005 22:16 (twenty years ago)

It's good.Lots of content, but not ponderous. I'm reading it now. Andy Gill interviews Little Richard; Bill Millar catches The Ike And Tina Turner Review in London; Barney Hoskyns chronicles (and critiques) the life and work of Arthur Lee; other overviews: Michael C. Ladd on P-Funk, Jon Caramancia on the "rap-rock poetics" of Pharrell Williams, Mos Def, and Andre 3000; Amy Linden's essay on Me'Shell NdegeCello; original interviews with Vernon Reid and Slash (also lesser-knowns like Venetta Fields, Betty Davis, and even Lester Bangs' "White Noise Supremacists")

― don, Friday, 11 March 2005 22:20 (twenty years ago)

I don't remember a hell of a lot but I know I enjoyed it.

― miccio (miccio), Friday, 11 March 2005 22:28 (twenty years ago)

(hi noise board!)

― miccio (miccio), Friday, 11 March 2005 22:28 (twenty years ago)

Lester Bangs' "White Noise Supremacists"

That's a great piece - sadly, still totally relevant.

― Tantrum (Tantrum The Cat), Friday, 11 March 2005 23:08 (twenty years ago)

there should be more books on little richard - as far as i know there's only one.

― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Friday, 11 March 2005 23:33 (twenty years ago)

I read his autobiography, which was pretty wild (duh)

― don, Saturday, 12 March 2005 05:03 (twenty years ago)

So are we to expect that this addresses the age-old ILM query "why does black people never want to rock"?

― deej., Saturday, 12 March 2005 08:49 (twenty years ago)

Is this book about Zeke Manyika?

― Captain Sleep (Captain Sleep), Saturday, 12 March 2005 10:28 (twenty years ago)

There are too many books called "Rip It Up", frankly.

:-( I think Uncut (or Mojo) has a special on Scritti P written by SR. Still looking forward to the book.

― nathalie barefoot in the head (stevie nixed), Saturday, 12 March 2005 10:34 (twenty years ago)

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