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Forever young: Christopher Bray on the greatest ever rock memoir, and a few of its cliche-ridden rivals
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It was shot for a pittance by a novice director, featured a cast of unknowns who made it up on the spot, and mercilessly lampooned the music industry....(Continue Reading)
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