Waiting For The Man

Shapiro documents the origins and progress of each new develpment in drugs and pop, from bebop virtuosos on heroin to the LSD soaked visions of 1967 San Francisco and from Reagge's love affair with 'herb' to the amphetamine fuelled rage of punk, and tells the stories of music's famous drug casualties - Charlie Parker, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Keith Moon, Sid Vicious - while examining the headline grabbing tactics of drug enforcement agencies, the perils of ill conceived anti-narcotics legislation, and the hypocritical collusion of the billion dollar record industry.

352 sider
Sprog- Engelsk