NYC poet Jim Carroll is best known for his autobiographical novel, {-The Basketball Diaries}, which later became a popular movie as well. But Carroll also fronted the Jim Carroll Band, who released three new wave/punk-influenced albums in the early '80s (1980s Catholic Boy, 1982's Dry Dreams, and 1984's I Write Your Name). Since Carroll's books deal with the seedier and/or sadder side of life (prostitution, homelessness, drug addiction, etc.), it's only logical that his songs wou...   [ read more ]

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Clever street smarts and raw wit elevated Jim Carroll's work with the Jim Carroll Band during the late '70s and early '80s. Ever the nonconformist, Carroll continues to seek out the obscure, with often delightful results. In the year 2000 the Runaway EP reveals that Carroll is still capable of successfully melding his biting wordplay and cultural criticism with rock & roll agitation. Runaway is classic Carroll, personably unpersonable and honestly sour with a rough-hewn demeanor. This five-track release in...   [ read more ]

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Not a rock & roll album like his three early-'80s releases with the Jim Carroll Band, 1991's Praying Mantis is a spoken word disc recorded live at St. Marks Church in the Bowery. Taking poems and monologues from his collections {-Living at the Movies} (1973), {-The Book of Nods} (1986), and {-Forced Entries} (1987), as well as some new material and a 14-minute improvised monologue/prose poem/rant called "The Loss of American Innocence," Praying Mantis is like a greatest poetry hits ...   [ read more ]

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