Andy Blade: The Secret Life of a Teenage Punk Rocker:The Andy Blade Chronicles (Cherry Red Publishing). The amount of books available on the late 70s UK punkrock scene is truly staggering, entire rainforrests mashed to pulp so agein' faces can (re-)claim their position in the punk wars. Having read most of these, I was kinda reluctant to dig into yet another one. But lo and behold, Andy Blade's books is an absolute laugh-out-loud read. His band Eater was there from the git-go, so he was able to observe a lot of "historic" events from up close. The main difference bein' that he did so with the view of a 16 year old. And it's just that, that make this book such a refreshing read. Funny, honest (I guess) and not afraid to offend. Just the stories of his run-ins with Rotten's girlfriend/wife Nora are worth the price of admission, but there's plenty more on offer. So, maybe it is time for a Johnny Moped biography....
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