BOOKS WRITTEN BY MUSICIAN AND PODCASTER, JAMES KENNEDY OF 'JAMES KENNEDY AND THE UNDERDOGS', 'KYSHERA' AND 'THE JAMES KENNEDY PODCAST'
'LOUD MEDICINE - DISPATCHES FROM THE MUSIC INDUSTRY UNDERWORLD'
PUBLISHED BY CALON BOOKS JUNE 5TH 2025
The book takes the reader on a joyride through the hidden world of the everyday musician where they’ll share every ill-conceived adventure, battle scar, and industry screw-over. They’ll also learn how they can save our grass roots venues, support their favourite artists, protect their mental health, why God is a Jazzer, what you should never say to a musician, and what exactly is an Evian Shower.
By the end of the trip, the book will stand as a music lovers manifesto for change and a musicians manual for survival. It’s also a love letter to everyone’s favourite medicine and the people who make it. Whether you’re a musician, a music fan, or just out for a good time, Loud Medicine will have you laughing, learning, and losing your mind in dismay. You may even come away feeling more inspired, informed, and incensed.
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'NOISE DAMAGE - MY LIFE AS A ROCK'N'ROLL UNDERDOG'
PUBLISHED BY EYE LIGHTNING BOOKS OCTOBER 2020
The tale that follows is not another clichéd collection of rock’n’roll debaucheries (sorry) nor is it another tired fable of triumph over adversity (you’re welcome). It’s the story of a half-deaf kid from a tiny, remote village in South Wales who was hailed as a genius by the UK’s biggest radio station and headhunted by major record labels, only for the music industry to collapse. It crashed hard, taking with it an entire generation of talented artists who would never now get their shot. CNN called it ‘music’s lost decade’.
Along the way, there are goodies, baddies, gun-toting label execs, life-saving surgeons, therapy, true love, loyalty, hope, breakdowns, suicidal managers, betrayal, drummers and way too many hangovers. James Kennedy shows that the best lessons are to be learned from good losers. It really is all about the journey.
Part memoir, part exposé of the music world’s murky underbelly, Noise Damage is emotional, painfully honest, funny, informative and ridiculous. It’s also a celebration of the life-changing magic of music.
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