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Harvey Kubernick Otherworld Cottage Industries (2018) Paperback: 225 pages, $22.95 Daniel Weizmann, editor, writer, and author of Drinking with Bukowski writes “More than any band of rock’s Golden Age, the Doors have been fogged up by the smoke and mirrors of legend and mythology. Kubernik’s masterful anthology gets behind, under, and beyond the tall tales and casts an uncompromised eye on their real art, their real story, their real impact, and their real magic.” Music journalist, columnist, recording historian and musician Gary Pig Gold reports “As he always does when putting sound and motion onto page, Harvey Kubernik strips away every candy carnival coating with the precision of background and experience, getting straight to the heart of the real matters. Of course, The Doors have for a half-century and counting far too often fallen victim to |
myth-raking and hyperbole – Jim Morrison, among others, always did want to touch Elvis, now didn’t he? But Summer’s Gone brings only the most insightful truths, from the most knowledgeable mouths, together under one cover. In between are The Doors.” “There are authors who live it and breathe it. And there are authors who can only dream about it. Harvey Kubernik’s new book, The Doors Summer’s Gone relives his intense alliance to one of L.A.’s finest homegrown bands.” – Gene Aguilera, East L.A. music historian and author of Latino Boxing in Southern California.”While other literary endeavors focus on exploiting the folklore, Mr. Kubernik reveals the bare-bones of the Doors of perception. There is an old saying, ‘When you have the choice of printing the truth or the legend, print the legend.’ Wisely, Kubernik veers away from mythology and gives the back story from insiders’ points of view …” - Jan Alan Henderson, author and contributor to FilmFax Magazine, Cult Movies, and American Cinematographer. ”Few music journalists have revealed the detailed facts behind rock’s golden era as assiduously and lovingly as Harvey Kubernik. He once again delivers the goods with his Doors history, Summer’s Gone.“ - Michael Simmons, MOJO, High Timees. |
