Joey Keithley; aka Joey Shithead; founded legendary punk pioneers D.O.A. in 1978. Punk kings who spread counterculture around the world; theyrsquo;ve been cited as influences by the Red Hot Chili Peppers; Green Day; Rancid and The Offspring; have toured with The Clash; The Ramones; The Dead Kennedys; Black Flag; Nirvana; PiL; Minor Threat and others; and are the subject of two tribute albums. They are the band that introduced the term ldquo;hardcorerdquo; into punk lexicon and may have turned Nirvanarsquo;s lead singer Kurt Cobain onto a career in music.But punk is more than a style of music: itrsquo;s a political act; and D.O.A. have always had a social conscience; having performed in support of Greenpeace; womenrsquo;s rape/crisis centres; prisonerrsquo;s rights; and antinuke and antiglobalization organizations. Twenty-five years later D.O.A. can claim sales of hundreds of thousands of copies of their 11 albums and tours in 30 different countries; and they are still going strong.I; Shithead is Joeyrsquo;s personal; no-bullshit recollections of a life in punk; starting with the burgeoning punk movement and traversing a generation disillusioned with the status quo; who believed they could change the world: stories of riots; drinking; travelling; playing and conquering all manner of obstacles through sheer determination.Praise for D.O.A.:ldquo;They rock out. They blow the roof off. Some of the best shows Irsquo;ve seen in my life were D.O.A. gigs. Irsquo;ve never seen D.O.A. not be amazing.rdquo;mdash;Henry Rollins (Black Flag; Rollins Band)ldquo;The proper medicine growing young minds needed.rdquo;mdash;Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys)ldquo;Joey Shithead casts a long shadow.rdquo;mdash;John Doe (X)ldquo;Theyrsquo;ve changed a lot of peoplersquo;s lives.rdquo;mdash;Dave Grohl (Nirvana; Foo Fighters)Joey ldquo;Shitheadrdquo; Keithley has long been an activist; including as a candidate for the Green Party; and is the founder of Sudden Death Records (www.suddendeath.com). He lives in Vancouver with his wife and their three children.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. My Favourite Read This Year (2013)By CustomerAbsolutely fantastic read!!! I had already started reading this book when the lifetime movie came out. The movie was inaccurate and pissed me off. however the book is well worth a read! I remember Gianni - even had a few of his more conservative pieces - I remember when I found out hed been killed - I was eating breakfast watching a morning show and just went numb. I didnt understand before the complex world of fashion. relationships. interrelationships between designers and buyers. and personal biases before this book. Im not sure how many people outside the fashion business have any clue what goes on. My view was. before I read this book. "sure Armani wants to have a better runway show and outsell Versache and vice versa. but they appeal to different age groups and tastes so its not a huge competition thing..." Yeah. Dead wrong! Read this book even if you arent a fashionista - it is warm. funny. cut-throat. psychotic. touching. gut-wrenchingly human and will bring tears to your eyes all in one book!!!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great book!By Diane Loves ElvisI started not to buy this book because I was afraid it would be boring. Boy. was I wrong! All I knew about Gianni Versace was that he was a famous designer and was murdered by Andrew Cunanan. I learned so much more. from his humble beginnings to building his empire. Learned a lot about his sister Donatella too. She was riddled with problems. from drugs to excessive spending habits. A well written book.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A Good Book That Lacks Fuller Details.By Jack ThomasI feel that the book is very well-written. but. would have had far more gravitas. had the author interviewed Antonio. The reader would have been well-served. and the author would have been well-rewarded. Also. the editors of all of the major fashion magazines should have had more input. Versaces place in pop culture was not fully explored. in terms of his influence. His celebrity clients should have had more input. as their stories may have been more enlightening and positive. and would have made clear that. since his death. NO ONE has stepped up to take his place. though many have tried(Tom Ford. Karl Lagerfeld. Issac Mizrahi). Whats alluded to in the book is true:Gianni Versace got to the real point of why people wear clothes in the first place. which is to celebrate their bodies. sensuality and sexuality. This is anthropological. as reflected in culture. It is transcendent of taste. gender. socioeconomic status. race and/or sexual orientation. One of his most famous quotes says it all:"I dont dress bodies. I dress egos.".
