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Hoskyns brings a genuine love as well as an outsiders keen eye to the rise and fall of the California scene. . . . This is a riveting story, sensitively told.--Anthony DeCurtis, Contributing Editor, Rolling StoneFrom enduring musical achievements to drug-fueled chaos and bed-hopping antics, the L.A. pop music scene in the sixties and seventies was like no other, and journalist Barney Hoskyns re-creates all the excitement and mayhem. Hotel California brings to life the genesis of Crosby, Stills, and Nash at Joni Mitchells house; the Eagles backstage fistfights after the success of Hotel California; the drama of David Geffen and the other money men who transformed the L.A. music scene; and more.About the Author:British journalist BARNEY HOSKYNS has spent much of his professional life in Los Angeles as a correspondent for Englands New Musical Express and Mojo. He has written regularly on pop culture and the arts for British Vogue, has contributed to Rolling Stone, GQ, Harpers Bazaar, Interview, and Spin, and has published several books on music and pop culture, including Waiting for the Sun: Strange Days, Weird Scenes, and the Sound of Los Angeles. A familiar media figure on both sides of the Atlantic, Hoskyns has appeared on VH1 and the BBC.
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