To Hell With Poverty!

A sparkling, affectionate account of growing up with music in the 60s and 70s and, for a member of a band as intense and political as the Gang of Four, surprisingly self-knowing and immensely funny -- Mark Ellen To Hell With Poverty! captures something of [Gang of Four's] essence rare: fractious, discordant, thrilling * MOJO * Much like the group's music and attitude, [To Hell With Poverty] stomps on any cliché and reinvigorates the form with a mix of earthy realism and elevated sociology * Classic Rock * King is an engaging anecdotalist * The Wire * Entertaining and revealing . . . it offers a deeply human portrait of its narrator, a creative force shaped by chaos, resilience and an unrelenting drive to make art. It is a personal and, at times, harrowing journey which provides insight into a band that contributed to the evolution of rock music and inspired generations * Louder Than War * Passionate, beautiful, and tragic . . . King allows his readers to experience the textures of life in postwar Britain through the story of one of its most important bands * The Battleground *