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Altered State is not just timely; it was crying out to be written — The Independent More…

A superb collection ... wild and funny and unpredictable. Lester Bangs was a great American writer who happened to write about rock 'n' roll — Rolling Stone More…

An uplifting, inspiring book ... compelling and entertaining -- Mike Barnes — MOJO More…

Décharné, a musician and songwriter, has written extensively on music, crime and noir, and his great gift is to connect his encyclopaedic knowledge of more recent slang to that of the past.... — The New York Times More…

The story of a brave, intelligent woman's struggle to make sense of the world around her — MOJO More…

The king of gigs — Sunday Times More…

A rollickin' time capsule that reads like a dishy who's who of freakdom ... Inspired, intelligent storytelling ... spellbinding. Testifies to County's unflagging and inspirational courage — Rolling Stone More…

Part history lesson, part vibrant dance-floor travelogue, Collin's smart geographical survey shows how club culture mutates and adapts, its meaning changing between Detroit, Durban and the conspicuously... — Sunday Times More…

A read as rip-roaring and exciting as the records and singers he eulogises. -- Lois Wilson — MOJO More…