Mark Blake (writer)
Mark Blake is a journalist and writer. His work has been published in numerous newspapers, music and lifestyle magazines since 1989, including Q, The Times, The Daily Telegraph, Mojo, Classic Rock and Daily Express.
He is the author of the 2007 music biography, Pigs Might Fly: The Inside Story of Pink Floyd,[1] published by Aurum Press (available under the title Comfortably Numb: The Inside Story of Pink Floyd in the United States); "Stone Me: The Wit & Wisdom Of Keith Richards",[2] (Aurum Press, 2008); "Is This The Real Life: The Untold Story of Queen" (Aurum Press, 2010).
His most recent book, "Pretend You're In A War: The Who And The Sixties" was published by Aurum Press in September 2014.
Blake is a former Assistant Editor of Q', and previously edited the books Dylan: Visions, Portraits and Back Pages and Punk: The Whole Story" (Dorling Kindersley, 2004 & 2005). He has also contributed to official projects for Pink Floyd, The Who, Queen and the Jimi Hendrix estate. He is represented by Matthew Hamilton at Aitken Alexander Associates.
Bibliography
Books
- Blake, Mark (2008). Pigs might fly : the inside story of Pink Floyd. London: Aurum.
- Blake, Mark (2010). Is this the real life : the untold story of Queen. London: Aurum.
- Blake, Mark (2014). Pretend you're in a war : the Who & The Sixties. London: Aurum.
Articles
- Blake, Mark (Dec 2014). "The birth & death of Pink Floyd : in the beginning". Mojo. 253 (6): 66–73.
Album reviews
| Album title | Artist | Reviewed in |
|---|---|---|
| The endless river | Pink Floyd | Blake, Mark (Dec 2014). "[Untitled review]". Mojo. 253 (6): 88. |
Book reviews
| Date | Review article | Work(s) reviewed |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Blake, Mark (Dec 2014). "Bryte young thing". Books. Mojo. 253 (6): 118–119. | Drake, Nick (2014). Nick Drake : remembered for a while. Edited by Gabrielle Drake. John Murray. |
References
- ↑ "La musique aussi se lit". Metro France (in French). 11 December 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- ↑ "Keith Richards inspires rival tribute books". 3 News. 28 January 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2010.