I’ll be playing the music behind the surreal ramblings of Rock and Roll’s own great Kim Fowley at this show on October 5th at Luz De Jesus gallery. Mark it down. Come hear and see history being made in Hollywood, USA. We will be improvising songs, much as we did at out=r recent show at The Cinefamilyand Kim will be quoting his essential Hollywood tome, LORD OF GARBAGE.
Kicks Books & La Luz De Jesus present A Book Blast with Author Kim Vincent Fowley!
Featuring a reading, performance and signing
Saturday, October 5, 7 pm – 10 pm
Kim Fowley is the Lord of Garbage!
Born in 1939 to actor parents, Los Angeles native Kim Fowley came of age while still in the single digits, forced to grow up as a footnote to his parents’ own Tinsel Town aspirations. A child of genius and neglect, he grew up with an innate drive to survive and thrive. His incredible storytelling comes to life in this first volume of his GARBAGE trilogy. Lord of Garbage starts out with his earliest memories, and cajoles the reader through a brambled youth punctuated with disaster and success.
Self-expression first took the form of poetry for Kim- rhythm and rhyme- the heartbeat of Hollywood’s desolate mayhem—pulses through his words with an attitude and honesty that few writers ever claim.
In music, Kim’s solo work spans 28 LP’s and his production credits as producer and/or writer begins in 1959 with the blast instrumental “Charge” by the Renegades, which was followed up by the iconic million-seller “Alley Oop” by the Hollywood Argyles and the mesmerizing mega-hit “Popsicles and Icicles” by the Murmaids. His discography runs into hundreds of records, compositions, and productions on multiple continents, and he has earned of roomfuls of gold and platinum records.
Join Kim’s minions at L.A’s legendary bookstore and art gallery to hear Kim read and speak about his poetry, his prose, and the life that fueled his wild ride.
Pick up Lord of Garbage (Kicks Books), Kim’s limited and exclusive signature perfume Garbage, and three volumes of his revered early rarities on Norton Records—One Man’s Garbage; Another Man’s Gold; and his new collection King of the Creeps.
DJ legend Howie Pyro will introduce Kim Fowley on this very special evening. Mr. Pyro is the host of Intoxica Radio on LuxuriaMusic.com, and has featured Mr. Fowley’s music on each episode of his popular radio program.
Kim’s Lord of Garbage is the first of three volumes of his autobiographical writings, presented as “hip pocket paperbacks”. The second volume, Planet Pain, is due from Kicks books in Spring 2014.
Kicks Books is an independent publisher based in Brooklyn NY, whose “hip pocket paperback” line features titles by music legends Kim Fowley, Andre Williams, Sun Ra, journalist and novelist Nick Tosches, British beat hero Royston Ellis and American road poet laureate Charles Plymell.