On the Guest List: Adventures of a Music Journalist
Author | : Maryanne Christiano-Mistretta |
Publisher | : Next Century Publishing |
Total Pages | : 198 |
Release | : 2014-08-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 162903908X |
ISBN-13 | : 9781629039084 |
Rating | : 4/5 (8X Downloads) |
Book excerpt: "On the Guest List: Adventures of a Music Journalist" is a fun, upbeat memoir about a girl who loves music and life in general. Maryanne paints a vivid picture of being a teenager in the 1970s and young woman in the 1980s -- and how the punk, new wave and rock scene was from a young fan's viewpoint. Life truly comes together for Maryanne once she creates a career for herself reporting on the music she loves, writing for publications such as The Aquarian Arts Weekly, music.com and Punk magazine. Unlike other music memoirs, there is no downward spiral into drugs and addiction. Nor is it a groupie "tell all." "On the Guest List" is simply a compilation of mostly happy memories straight from the pages of Maryanne's diaries -- and of course, her heart.