{"id":6713,"date":"2019-07-12T05:00:43","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T05:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=6713"},"modified":"2019-07-11T22:21:03","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T22:21:03","slug":"in-cold-blood-ebook-of-punk-legends-official-biography-showcases-unseen-photos-of-new-york-dolls-johnny-thunders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=6713","title":{"rendered":"In Cold Blood:\u00a0eBook of Punk Legend\u2019s Official Biography Showcases Unseen Photos of New York Dolls\u2019 Johnny Thunders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/51keqQtl6WL.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6715 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/51keqQtl6WL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"313\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/51keqQtl6WL.jpg 313w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/51keqQtl6WL-188x300.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><\/a>In Cold Blood:<\/em><\/strong><strong>\u00a0eBook of Punk Legend\u2019s Official Biography Showcases Unseen Photos of New York Dolls\u2019 Johnny Thunders<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Nina Antonia\u2019s \u2018Johnny Thunders&#8230; In Cold Blood\u2019 brings a beautiful, hard-rocking illustrated e-book edition to the official published biography of New York Dolls\u2019 Johnny Thunders. Due for release on July 15<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a02019, on what would have been Thunders\u2019 sixty-seventh birthday, the new edition showcases over 120 images (including photos never seen before) to take readers on an illuminating journey through the glam rock pioneer\u2019s life. It also\u00a0addresses his death and the results of a 1991 autopsy, making it vital reading for anyone curious about Thunders\u2019 mysterious demise, recently the topic of a film, \u2018Room 37\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_1440157975631671994aF12p\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\">In 1987, music journalist Nina Antonia finally turned her lifelong obsession with Johnny Thunders into a job, after being granted the rights to publish his official biography. It\u2019s a publication that has seen many different editions and is now being released in eBook format with more new information and exclusive content than ever before.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_1440157975631671994aF12p\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\"><i>\u2018J<\/i><i>ohnny Thunders&#8230; In Cold Blood\u2019<\/i>\u00a0will be published on what would have been the legend\u2019s sixty-seventh birthday, and brings his life full circle with new photographs and revelations about his death in 1991. Currently, it is number one in Amazon.com\u2019s future punk music biographies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_1440157975631671994aF12p\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\">\u2018Johnny Thunders&#8230; In Cold Blood\u2019 is due for release on July 15th, 2019. Copies can currently be pre-ordered from Amazon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Johnny-Thunders-Cold-Blood-book-ebook\/dp\/B07TNQWQ9D\/ref=sr_1_5?crid=31PXFZ6TIPTKT&amp;keywords=nina+antonia&amp;qid=1561816336&amp;s=gateway&amp;sprefix=nina+a%2Caps%2C179&amp;sr=8-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_1440157975631671994aF12p\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\">Purchase \u2018Johnny Thunders Sleeve Notes\u2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B07TRCJR2Z\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ohWMZ4Y-4-Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>About the Author:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Nina Antonia<\/strong>\u00a0(Liverpool, 1960) is a former music journalist, who has contributed to Uncut, Mojo, Classic Rock and Record Collector.\u00a0\u00a0Nina Antonia\u2019s first book was<strong><em>\u2018Johnny Thunders \u2013 In Cold Blood\u2019<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0in 1987.\u00a0\u00a0Since then she\u2019s also written biographies of the New York Dolls, Peter Perrett of The Only Ones, and edited the diaries of Pete Doherty.\u00a0\u00a0As well as appearing on Radio One and BBC Six Music, Nina has performed at spoken word events, had a retrospective held at the Barbican and in 2013 lectured on Glam at Tate Liverpool. Nina has featured in various documentaries, including &#8216;New York Doll&#8217; about Arthur \u2018Killer\u2019 Kane and appears in Danny Garcia\u2019s poignant documentary &#8216;Looking For Johnny&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2016, Nina had her first supernatural piece\u00a0<em>\u2018South-West 13\u2019<\/em>\u00a0published.\u00a0\u00a0Essays about the likes of Lord Alfred Douglas and Oscar Wilde continued the theme, followed by her first supernatural novel\u00a0<em>\u2018The Greenwood Faun\u2019<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0Her most recent book is<em>\u00a0\u2018Incurable &#8211; The Haunted Writings of Lionel Johnson, the Decadent Era\u2019s Dark Angel\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A feature film of\u00a0<strong><em>\u2018Johnny Thunders \u2013 In Cold Blood\u2019<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is currently in the pre-production stage, to be directed by Jonas Akerlund (the Beyonce, Madonna, Lady Gaga, U2 etc director) .<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><em>\u201cThe Smartest Chick I ever met.\u201d \u2013\u00a0\u00a0Johnny Thunders<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><em>\u201cNina Writes, Seen her Riot.\u201d \u2013 Peter Doherty<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><em>\u201cPriceless Books for One Such as I.\u201d \u2013 Morrissey<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><em>\u201cNina Antonia Makes a fascinating Story, Irresistible.\u201d \u2013 Uncut<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Further info:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ninaantoniaauthor.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/ninaantoniaauthor.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1562967726107000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFzIbWCNK_QUtYBTP_UbpcvDVrQwA\"><strong>https:\/\/ninaantoniaauthor.com\/<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NinaAntonia13\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/NinaAntonia13&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1562967726107000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHYOfQbiKpxKgTLlayrPmw87_JPHQ\"><strong>https:\/\/twitter.com\/NinaAntonia13<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Cold Blood:\u00a0eBook of Punk Legend\u2019s Official Biography Showcases Unseen Photos of New York Dolls\u2019 Johnny Thunders Nina Antonia\u2019s \u2018Johnny Thunders&#8230; In Cold Blood\u2019 brings a beautiful, hard-rocking illustrated e-book edition to the official published biography of New York Dolls\u2019 Johnny Thunders. Due for release on July 15th\u00a02019, on what would have been Thunders\u2019 sixty-seventh [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6717,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2671],"class_list":["post-6713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-nina-antonia-johnny-thunders","post_format-post-format-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6713"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6713\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6718,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6713\/revisions\/6718"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}