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CHERIE CURRIE AND TONY O’NEILL’S NEON ANGEL: MEMOIR OF A RUNAWAY

December 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Reading more like torture porn than a new addition to the prosopography of a famous all-girl rock ‘n’ roll band, the book consists primarily of detached and detailed recitals of traumas that include parental abandonment, rape at the age of 14, constant verbal abuse from manager Kim Fowley, a descent into drug addiction, battles with an eating disorder, and being abducted, raped and tortured by a deranged fan.

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KIM FOWLEY: STUPIDITY IS AN ART FORM

March 16th, 2010 · 5 Comments

Tall, flamboyant of dress, profane as James Joyce and possessed of a legend that rolls out before him like the fog at Dracula’s feet, Fowley is a man for whom literally everybody in the L.A. scene has a pre-set opinion. This interview by Ron Garmon.

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KIM FOWLEY: YOU GOT OFF EASY KNOWING ME NOW

March 15th, 2010 · 7 Comments

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