Bücher von Chris Wade

Writer and musician Chris Wade looks at the work of the iconic and influential Velvet Underground, one of the most legendary, controversial and important groups of the past fifty years. From the Andy Warhol era through to the forgotten final years with Doug Yule, classic albums like The Velvet Underground and Nico, Loaded and White Light White Heat, and landmark live records like Live at Max's Kansas City are explored within. There are also interviews with such people as Velvets' drummer Moe Tucker, Doug Yule, Factory superstar and VU dancer Mary Woronov, plus other members of the band. Chris Wade is a UK based writer and musician. He runs the acclaimed music project Dodson and Fogg and regularly releases books and audiobooks.

In the Music of Bob Dylan, writer and musician Chris Wade explores the recordings of one of the world's finest musical artists. Alongside reviews of Dylan's discography, he interviews those who have worked closely with him throughout the years, including artists and session men. Interspersing their views and recollections with pieces on each record, Wade gets not only a portrait of Dylan the artist, but a well rounded look at how Dylan and his various collaborators related to one another to create moments of musical magic. Chris Wade is an English writer and musician. His music project Dodson and Fogg has received wide acclaim and he has written numerous fiction and non fiction books, as well as comedy audiobooks narrated by such people as the late Rik Mayall.

In the golden age of silent cinema, Buster Keaton was one of the world's most revered filmmakers, his fame and acclaim matched only by Chaplin. However, when his career and personal life took a down turn upon the arrival of sound, Keaton's achievements were forgotten, and for years he was seen as a faded relic from another era. Contrary to popular belief however, Keaton bounced back. He quit the drink, remarried and got his career back on track. In the 1950s and 60s, he kept on working steadily on TV, in commercials, telefilms, mainstream movies and independent features. This book explores the final years, and days, of Buster Keaton. Chris Wade looks at the wide variety of work he took on, such as Film, which Keaton made with Samuel Beckett; The Railrodder, one of his final two- reelers; and a host of other lost curiosities worthy of dusting off and re-evaluating. Wade makes a case for this latter period being a Keaton renaissance. Also includes a new Q and A with Gerald Potterton, director of The Railrodder.

"The ultimate guide to McDowell's career. Much more than a standard biography." -Alternative Reel ¿Here it is, the 2018 Edition, updated with new films and interviews. A look at the long and varied filmography of A Clockwork Orange and Caligula star Malcolm McDowell, whose career has spanned almost 50 years. Includes an extensive film guide and biography, as well as an insight from Malcolm's son Charlie and interviews with directors who have worked with McDowell.

This is the story of DEREK AND CLIVE, the dark and foul mouthed creation of treasured comic duo Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. Emerging in the mid 1970s, just as Cook and Moore's working relationship was disintegrating, Derek and Clive started as a private joke, but gained a cult following on bootleg. Bowing to the popular demand of their filthy creations, Pete and Dud recorded three albums as Derek and Clive and released a controversial film. Comedy was never the same again. This book delves into the dirty magic of Derek and Clive, the formation and split of Cook and Moore, and the legacy of their influential alter egos. Wade also gets exclusives from producer Hugh Padgham, who engineered their final album and saw the last fires of Pete and Dud burn out. Relive the grot once again...

Chris Wade looks at two films which have been sadly sidelined over the past two decades. Both films were released in the same year, and both starred Madonna in completely opposing scenarios and roles. Body Of Evidence was seen as a Basic Instinct erotic thriller rip off, but many missed the irony and black hunour of the whole piece. Dangerous Game was a rough and raw exercise in the film with a film format, directed by the brilliant Abel Ferrara. In the former, Madonna put her all into the role of a femme fatale being trialled for murder. In the latter, Madonna played an actress gaining credibility by appearing in a movie for acclaimed cult director Eddie Israel, played by Harvey Keitel. She gave what is arguably her finest performance to date. This book is an appreciation of these two films, which are explored in depth throughout. The links, similarities and contrasts between them are also highlighted, and there is an insightful interview with Ken Kelsch, the cinematographer of Dangerous Game.

The Classic Film Series highlights movies from the past, forgotten, overlooked and cherished alike, selected for their influence, relevance and worth. In this edition, writer, musician and filmmaker Chris Wade looks at one of the more overlooked films about the after effects of the Vietnam War, Henry Jaglom's TRACKS, first released in 1977. Featuring a startling performance from film legend Dennis Hopper, Jaglom's lost classic charts the mental disintegration of a veteran on a long train journey, escorting the body of a fellow soldier to his funeral. Featuring recollections from Jaglom himself, the book goes into the making of the movie, its subtext, themes, place within the Vietnam movie genre, and the legacy of the movie itself.

The Kinks' 1968 album, The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society, is one of the most treasured records in the history of popular music. Rejected upon its original release, it gathered a cult following as the decades went by, and is now seen as the seminal Kinks LP. Taking place in an idyllic English setting, lead songwriter Ray Davies struck a chord with his songs of china shops, mystic cats, wicked witches and a quaintness which has vanished from our culture. In this book, writer, musician and filmmaker Chris Wade explores the wonderful world Davies and The Kinks created for themselves. "I wonder if it's not what it says on that album, but the images it conjures up, that people like," Ray Davies said of his masterpiece. And those images are explored in this book, a tribute to one of the finest records of all time.