From The Gutter To The Stars, An International Grunge-Goth-Hustler Journey with Obsidian Blackbird

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Obsidian Blackbird discussing his memoir about a life of drifting across three decades and countries.

Voice Of GO(r)D welcomes back to the show Mr Wez, aka Obsidian Blackbird, who has adopted the Nom de plume Latimer Redlance for his autobiographical first crack at a book. From the Amazon purchase link description - Gutter to the Stars: Memories of a Post-Grunge Drifter is a raw and unflinching memoir that captures a life lived on the edge of three decades and three countries. From the freezing Gulf Islands of 1980s Canada, to the rugged bush of 1990s rural New Zealand, and finally to the chaotic streets of early 2000s Sydney, these stories trace the restless journey of a Gen-X drifter searching for meaning, belonging, and fire. Told with the grit of a bar-room confession and the honesty of a midnight conversation, this book is both a time capsule and a time machine. For those who came of age in the late twentieth century, it offers a nostalgic return to the music, the wild nights, and the restless energy of a generation caught between rebellion and survival. For younger readers, it is an invitation to witness the raw spirit of a life burned bright and lived without compromise. The book has also been featured here on Substack’s very own book store…

People in this episode

Host: Gord Magill

Guests: Mr Wez, Obsidian Blackbird

Topics covered

• memoir
• grunge
• drifting
• Gen-X
• cultural journey

Keywords

• memoir
• grunge
• Gen-X
• Australia
• New Zealand
• Canada
• cultural journey
• life experiences
• nostalgia

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Substack, Substack’s book store

Books & works: Gutter to the Stars: Memories of a Post-Grunge Drifter

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