Dave Thompson (author)

Dave Thompson ( Gareth David Thompson, born 1963 in Devon ( England); pseudonym Dave Thomas ) is a British music journalist and author.

Professional career

Dave Thompson grew up in the UK. Impressed by the local punk wave, he brought out the late 70s first fanzines. From 1980 to 1984 Thompson moved 43 editions of the fanzine " TV Times ". The articles, written mainly by members of a fan of TV Smith, dealt addition to TV Smith, the Adverts and the " T. V. Smith's Explorers " with Richard Strange, Doctors of Madness, The Lords of the New Church, Ian Mitchell band and Last Touch.

1989 lives and Thompson operating in the United States. He has published over 100 books since 1982. For the most part these are biographies of famous artists such as Bono, David Bowie, Chris De Burgh, Duran Duran, Billy Idol, Eric Clapton, Kurt Cobain, TV Smith, Winona Ryder, Rod Stewart, John Travolta, Ron Wood or bands such as The Caves, The Cure, Cream, Depeche Mode, John 's Children, Kiss, Nirvana, The Pogues, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Spandau Ballet, The Velvet Underground and The Who.

He wrote studies of rhythm and blues, soul, rock and pop, punk, reggae, goth and glam rock, or dealt with the emergence of an album like The Joshua Tree by U2. His book on Gothic Rock was by Kirsten Borchardt under the name Shadow World - translated Heroes and Legends of the gothic rock in the German language. His expertise about rock music I Hate New Music was released in December 2008.

In recent years, Thompson brought out some of its publications as e-books. Early 90s Thompson wrote several records of stamps and coins, as well as a yearbook about soccer in the United States. His latest book London 's Burning: True Adventures on the Front Lines of Punk, 1976-1977, from 2009 deals with the beginnings of Punkwegung.

Besides the books, Thompson writes for Rolling Stone, Spin, the Melody Maker, New Musical Express, Goldmine, Metal Hammer and many other magazines.

Bibliography (selection)

Hardcover literature

E -Books

  • 2006 Beat Back! The Armchair Guide to John Otway and Wild Willy Barret, bound in October 2009, ISBN 978-1-44955-967-0.
  • 2006 Space Daze: The History and Mystery of Ambient Electronic Rock, hardcover October 2009, ISBN 978-1-44955-969-4.
  • 2007 Suede - The Armchair Guide to Suede
  • 2007 Your Ticket out of Here - The Armchair Guide TV Smith, hardcover October 2009, ISBN 978-1-44955-815-4.
  • 2007 Searching for the Young Mod Rebels - The Who in the Age of Revolution
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