Welcome to a very special Penguin Podcast featuring a live recording of a very special event. A few days ago literature and rock'n'roll collided in London's Dingwalls where Nick Hornby read and Philadelphia rockers Marah, well, rocked. Because this was a live event, please be prepared for loud music and strong language but no flashing lights. The enhanced podcast contains lots of photos from the event and links to other interesting sites you may want to visit.
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For information about any of the authors and books featured in these podcasts, plus features, interviews and news on the best in UK fiction and non-fiction, visit Penguin Books.
Nick Hornby was born in 1957, is the author of four novels, High Fidelity, About a Boy, How to be Good and the just-published-in-paperback A Long Way Down. He has also written two works of non-fiction, Fever Pitch and 31 Songs and has edited two anthologies, My Favourite Year and Speaking with the Angel. He is the winner of numerous awards for his writing and A Long Way Down was shortlisted for the 2005 Whitbread Novel of the Year Award. Nick lives in Highbury, North London.
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All of Nick's paperbacks are currently available with a 25% discount. Click here for details.
Formed in 1993 by singer/songwriter Dave Bielanko, bassist Danny Metz and drummer Ronnie Vance, Marah’s sound is a bluesy classic rock, inspired by traditional country, Philly soul, doo-wop and, as more than one critic has pointed out, “ambitious Springsteenisms: all those bells and saxes.” To date, the band has released five full albums (not counting remixes and Christmas albums), ranging from the straight-ahead rock they’re known for on “The Kids in Phillly” to dance-inspired Britpop on “Float Away With the Friday Night Gods.” Still, despite long-time critical acclaim, Marah have yet to find mainstream success. Among the critics and writers who have championed Marah are Nick Hornby, Stephen King and Rolling Stone’s David Fricke.
Buy the lastest Marah album 'If you Didn't Laugh, You'd Cry' at iTunes UK
All photos used on this site and in the enhanced podcast are by Amanda Coplans and cannot be used without her permission. You can see more of her photos here.
Coming soon Alain de Botton on architecture, a history special and a diet that might just change your life.
And there was me thinking it was done by penguins. Shame, that would have been very cool!
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Brian P
Posted by: Brian Pigeon | 25/04/2006 at 10:36 AM