Swim Through the Darkness: My Search for Craig Smith and the Mystery of Maitreya Kali
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (678 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1934170658 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
His future success seemed assured, until an unexpected turn of events plunged him into a terrifying darkness. Included in the story are Smith's close ties to the Monkees, particularly Mike Nesmith, who produced and promoted Smith's band, Penny Arkade. Also covered are the bizarre self-released albums he made as Maitreya Kali, which now command thousands of dollars among psychedelic music collectors.Purchasers of this book will also receive a code to be able to download Smith's music in all its obscure and variant styles.. Author Mike Stax spent fifteen years piecing together the mystery of Maitreya Kali, uncovering one of the strangest and most tragic untold stories of the 1960s and &l
What a trip. I don't know that my review will do this book the justice that it deserves, but I will try.This book was captivating, heart-wrenching, well-researched, and well-written. I was incredibly excited when I found out about the book even though I'd never heard of Craig Smith, The Happeners, the Good Time . Through the Past, Darkly James Marinovich Anyone already familiar with Mike Stax’s features in Ugly Things Magazine recognize him as one of the finest researchers in the field of musical (primarily 60s and 70s) history, as well as prose stylist par excellence. But there is another, perhaps even more important, quality which makes Stax. If you're into 60s music and culture, you NEED to read this book even if you've never heard of Craig Smith! Doug Long Even though a study of 60s rock and roll and culture has been an ongoing quest for me since I was about 8 years old, I had never heard of Craig Smith until reading an article about the Clinger Sisters penned by Mike Stax in the Spring/Summer 2015 issue (#39) of his Ugly Things magazine. The sisters
The amount of detail presented is amazing, impressively reconciling lore with reality through eyewitness testimony."—Dangerous Minds. To complete Swim Through the Darkness, Mike Stax spent fifteen years tracking people down for interviews, and he was able to get information from what seems like practically ALL of Smith/Maitreya’s past associates (a notable exception being Mike Love)