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This new biography of Moby Grape drummer and cult solo artist Skip Spence does his talent justice while sensitively addressing his troubles.

It is after midnight and Johnny Marr has come off the stage at De La Warr in Bexhill, U.K. This is the third date of the legendary guitarist's tour in support of his second solo album, Playland, the rapid follow-up to 2013's The Messenger.

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Even with over half-a-century hindsight, it's difficult to determine the greatest misfortune of the many that befell Moby Grape early in its career.

Skip Spence was a talented musician and songwriter whose impact on the music industry is often overlooked. As a founding member of two seminal bands, Moby Grape and Jefferson Airplane, Spence played a significant role in the development of the San Francisco Sound during the late 1960s. Despite his contributions, Spence's career was derailed by

Portland-via-Seattle musician Steve Turner has led a semi-charmed life. He's made a decent living in the music business without succumbing to substance abuse and without his personal life descending into tabloidy drama. He's had ample time to indulge in his main hobbies—skateboarding, collecting fuzz boxes, and accruing and selling records. Oh, and he played a major role in creating the grunge phenomenon with the bands Green River and Mudhoney without suffering the tragic destinies...

How Mudhoney weathered addiction, business precarity, major-label apathy, and ill-fated encounters with Hollywood soundtrack coordinators to maintain a 35-year career full of musical thrills.