#john robb

[oacest]

Noel in an excerpt of John Robb's upcoming book

[jaynedolluk]

BOOKS OF 2023

I'm so late posting this but I'm determined to get it done. These are some of the books I read/enjoyed in 2023. I still have a massive to-read pile so not all these books actually came out in 2023 (tho' most of them did)

I don’t tend to read that many novels/fiction – I think the only one I read this year was Queen K. by Sarah Thomas about a tutor to a rich oligarch’s family. Also got the books of the scripts for Succession Seasons 3 & 4.

I tend to read a lot of memoirs. This year I read ones by Paris Hilton (which was surprisingly good), Hadley Freeman (which also talks about anorexia in general), Michelle Tea (which talked about her experiences of pregnancy in the context of being a queer woman), Ava Cherry and the latest one by Boy George.

Also Anita Bhagwandas’ book Ugly which looks at various beauty standards and how they affect us all + I really liked it. Plus Grace Dent did a book based on her podcast called Comfort Eating which looks at the favourite comfort foods of various celebrities (including recipes) combined with a bit of her own memoir.

I got a new book on Marilyn Monroe by Richard Barrios which examines her acting roles and re-evaluates her as an actor.

Read Claire Dederer’s book, Monsters, which looks at how we respond to problematic artists/creators. It raised some really interesting questions and personally I don’t think there are any easy answers. Another interesting book I came across was Creative Not Famous: The Small Potato Manifesto by Ayun Halliday which I thought offered some really good advice.

I’m keen on history especially books that look at cultural/social history. I found this fascinating book called Queer Blues which looks at the early blues musicians who explored sexuality/gender. Also another book I really recommend is I Thought I Heard You Speak: Women at Factory Records by Audrey Golden – one thing I really liked about it was the range of women they spoke to, so not just musicians but the security staff and DJs from the Hacienda. Read We Peaked At Paper which was about the UK fanzine scene.

In terms of more general history I got David Mitchell’s book, Unruly, which is his personal take on the history of the British monarchy up to Elizabeth I with plenty of sarcasm and general observations of the concept of monarchy.

I love the format of oral histories in books. This year I read Reach For the Stars (about the pop stars of the late 90s/early 00s), Faster Than a Cannonball (looking at various aspects of the nineties), and Don’t F&&K It Up (about the first ten years of RuPaul’s Drag Race).

I also read a lot of books on music. This year I read two of the new releases on goth music/culture – The Art of Darkness by John Robb and Season of the Witch by Cathi Unsworth (which I preferred especially the book/film recommendations and the gothmothers/gothfathers sections).

Read Parachute Women by Elizabeth Winder which re-evaluates the legacy of some of the women linked with the Rolling Stones – (Anita Pallenberg, Marianne Faithfull, Bianca Jagger and Marsha Hunt). I felt like it concentrated more on Anita & Marianne and it would have been nice to expand the book to cover the likes of Jo Wood, Jerry Hall and Mandy Smith but overall I loved the book.

It also ties in with one of my other areas of interest, feminism. I read Toxic by Sarah Ditum which looks at how various female celebrities were treated by the popular media in the late 90s/early 00s such as Britney Spears and Amy Winehouse.

[the-gothic-darkness]

john Robb

[s0urw00lfsrants]

Being a girl is: wanting to go to bed early but deciding to just get on tumblr/wattpad/Ao3 for a little bit and then end up finding a fic series that you really like and read until well past your usual bedtime then keeping on because it’s already past your bedtime. Then being mad when you wake up in the morning because you overslept your timer.

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[kramlabs]

[maisy1111]

okay but can we talk about the struggle that is obsessing over a character that doesn’t have fanfics??? because i’m over here scrubbing the internet for any crumbs…

[pcnmagazine]

JOHN ROBB - ‘DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF ROCK N ROLL’ UK TOUR 2024

Author, musician, journalist, presenter and pundit – JOHN ROBB – has shared details of a UK tour for 2024, celebrating his life in music. Discussing everything from his recently released book ‘The Art Of Darkness – The History of Goth’ to his experience being the first person to interview Nirvana, his coining of the term ‘Britpop’ and his adventures on the post-punk frontline, the ‘Do You…

[kudriaken]

House Stark. New fanart family portrait from ASOIAF. My favorite cute beans.

[velvety-cherryy]

My Mess

He's got me fucked, in the best ways

A charming mess, flawed to perfection

Doesn't exist, but I'm ready to fight

Anyone who dares to say a word against him, day or night

I know it's fucked up, I'm out here dreaming

Of someone who's not real, but who cares?

He's mine on my terms, no messy reality

No awkward dates, no risking my heart's sanity

He's always there when I need him, a constant high

I'm never disappointed, just flying, never saying goodbye

Maybe I'm a little crazy, but I've never felt more alive

He's my mindfuck, my guilty pleasure, my forever thrill ride

(For every girl who is in love with fictional men)

[cruel-seduction]

"Wrapped Around His Finger"

He's not real, just a character in a book A fictional guy, but my heart still hooks He's flawed, broken, and messed up in the head But I love him anyway, in my crazy, fucked-up bed

I know it's wrong, it's not right Loving someone who's not in sight But I don't care, I'll take the shame For in my dreams, he's always the same

He's my escape, my fantasy, my sin A love so strong, it pulls me in I'll take this love, this madness, all day long For in my heart, he's always strong

So let the world judge me, let them say I'm wrong But I'll love him anyway, all day long He's fictional, but to me, he's real Forever wrapped around his finger, my heart, my feel.

(For every girl who is in love with fictional men)

[salv12dexter]

Tagging

Y'all need start tagging y'all fanfics correctly. I don't want to read y'all sucking dick. Y'all be doing that on purpose.

You giving head while they used to chop off yours.

It's not feminist if you're attacking women for being uncomfortable with something. Fiction or not.

[s0urw00lfsrants]

Being a girl is pt.2: deciding you’ve read enough fics for the moment and swiping out of the app just to re-open tumblr or open wattpad/ao3

[atopvisenyashill]

I have to be as brave as Robb.

[redsshit]

Can't get this audio out of my head and they fit perfectly so.

Also Happy birthday jp!!