Oh my.
I've just been informed that the contract to write The Sisters of Mercy's biography has been signed between Mark Andrews and Unbound.
85,000 words.
Working title, I believe, is "Heartland: The Sisters of Mercy and Leeds, 1977-85".
You'll recall Mark has done some sterling Sisters-related stuff for The Quietus recently. This is VERY exciting news...
More information to follow over the coming months...
The Sisters of Mercy biography commissioned
Wow!
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Great news !! MA's articles in The Quietus is the best written storys about the band after Andrew J Pinell's Heartland Anthology.
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do they literally count all the words?
it's all about circles and spirals
that ongoing eternity
that ongoing eternity
This is exciting stuff!
Curious about the timespan involved. 1985 seems a natural cut-off point (maybe there'll be a "part 2"?) but starting at 1977 indicates we'll get some serious delving into pre-history. Can't wait!
Curious about the timespan involved. 1985 seems a natural cut-off point (maybe there'll be a "part 2"?) but starting at 1977 indicates we'll get some serious delving into pre-history. Can't wait!
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Am so looking forward to this. Given the quality of the meticulously-researched articles for The Quietus, I'm sure that the whole HL community will get behind this project. The band deserves a serious tome devoted to them and Mark is the man to deliver it.
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If it's via Unbound then I presume there will be a crowdfunder to generate sufficient pre-orders for it to be printed?Quiff Boy wrote:I've just been informed that the contract to write The Sisters of Mercy's biography has been signed between Mark Andrews and Unbound.
If so I'll definitely be contributing - Mark Andrews' work is very good.
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Oh, it takes way more than two ... usually more than half a world behind ... ...robertzombie wrote:I'll take two!
anyway, this sounds like really a good project to me, given what we've already got with the articles Mark Andrews has done so far ... ...
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... ... ... omg, I really should sleep more often in order to read things correctly ...Being645 wrote:Oh, it takes way more than two ... usually more than half a world behind ... ...robertzombie wrote:I'll take two!
Well, at least this half is fully acceptable ... ...Being645 wrote: anyway, this sounds like really a good project to me, given what we've already got with the articles Mark Andrews has done so far ... ...
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And maybe the live vids shot on the body and soul tour may get an airing lol
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Can we (or more likely QB) get Mr Marx to apply his academic side to reviewing both La Huss' epistle and the 'official' tome when released.
Could be as chucklesome as Wayne's review of 'Gift' in, tries to remember, Melody Maker
Could be as chucklesome as Wayne's review of 'Gift' in, tries to remember, Melody Maker
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Fantastic news, will be waiting for that one
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yay
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Just out of curiosity...any more news? Updates? Impatient me!
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