Blind Item #10 - Reader Blind
A surprise challenger for several prestigious annual book awards in a foreign country is a book by someone from the same country who had a very different artistic career. He is/was part of a group whose peak was two+ decades ago. The group stopped performing for awhile and he was active on his own before they got back together and are still performing now. They had something to do with fabric and what they produced was inspired by a popular movement in the early 1970’s which produced several iconic artists.
This potential winner of book awards has written a couple very entertaining poetically worded accounts of his childhood and the early days of his career with the group. The reviews have been uniformly positive which may be influencing the literati.
This potential winner of book awards has written a couple very entertaining poetically worded accounts of his childhood and the early days of his career with the group. The reviews have been uniformly positive which may be influencing the literati.
Pop Art?/Wharhol Haring etc -the author?
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DeleteMaybe the Hugo Awards/Uk
DeleteFlea from Red Hot Chili Peppers has a new book, "Acid for the Children" about his childhood. He is from Australia.
DeleteNick Cave?
ReplyDeleteTie Dieing was a 70s fabric/fashion fad.
ReplyDeleteRob Halford and Judas Priest? He has an autobiography coming out.
ReplyDeleteThey have song "Hell Bent for Leather" and their look(Well at least Halford's) was inspired by the Gay Leather subculture.
I like this guess.
DeleteFlea?
ReplyDeleteThe movement from early 70's, if Enty means music and not art in general, would be Glam.
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ReplyDeleteBooker Prize in the UK for the book awards
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ReplyDeleteI have the same problem...can't believe that 2000 is two decades ago!
Suede?
ReplyDelete90s britpop band inspired by glam rock
Suede
ReplyDeleteThe lead singer had a book published this year
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/sep/27/afternoons-with-the-blinds-drawn-brett-anderson-review
I was coming here to say just that...
ReplyDeleteSuede, Brett Anderson
Judas Priest are considered founding father figures to metal heads.
ReplyDeleteI tend to agree with @Dorvannnn and his Rob Halford comment.
Hat tip.
Can we do blinds in the last decade or so..oldies hour here
ReplyDeleteI wanna say it's something to do with The Bay City Rollers and tartan but Suede also crossed my mind and sounds more likely given the timings
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely Brett Anderson from Suede. Great band. Excellent memoir writer!
ReplyDeleteNot Nick Cave, but love his work. Saw a fabulous exhibit of his work in Savannah a little while back, and saw a piece today at the local museum.
ReplyDeleteVelvet Underground.
ReplyDeleteI saw Suede @ their first major concerts and have a clear vinyl single given away free at them. It's Brett.
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