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A rollicking, heady ride laced with sex, loaded with narcotics and exploding with violent spats and some of the most deliciously dark rock music ever created, Who Killed Mister Moonlight? Bauhaus, Black Magick and Benediction is Bauhaus bassist David J. Haskin\u0092s intimate memoir wherein he describes in captivating detail the seminal spark that led to gothic rock, the turbulent disintegration of his highly influential band and the personal spiritual journey that followed. <\/p>\n Soaring from the glowing embers of punk rock\u0092s cataclysmic burn out, Bauhaus (Peter Murphy on vocals, Daniel Ash on guitar, Kevin Haskins on drums and the author on bass.) initiated post-punk\u0092s primary manifestation. With an inimitable sound and great style, this gang of talented mutant misfits seared their mark on England\u0092s musical scene during the late 1970s and early 1980s , only to \u0093\u0085fly too close to a screaming black sun and die on the Icarus wing,\u0094 writes Haskins. Regardless, the band\u0092s pervasive spirit would live on long after its demise, influencing the work of musicians such as Marilyn Manson, Trent Reznor, Billy Corgan and many more.<\/p>\n Featuring cameo appearances by a wide range of fascinating characters, including William S. Burroughs, Genesis P. Orridge and Rick Rubin, and a forward penned by poet and author Jeremy Reed, the autobiography opens with the haunted nativity that resulted in Bauhaus\u0092s debut hit \u0091Bela Lugosi\u0092s Dead\u0092, and offers an unmitigated recounting of the band\u0092s rapid rise to fame and glory in the late 70s, their sudden dissolution in the 80s, and their subsequent\u0097and often contentious\u0097reunions. Where it is germane, Haskins also touches on his work with Love And Rockets and various other collaborators and delves deep into his exploration of the occult. <\/p>\n The book\u0092s publication will be supported with live performances by Haskins in both the U.S. and Europe. <\/p>\n Brimming with wit, wisdom and wonder, Who Killed Mister Moonlight? Bauhaus, Black Magick and Benediction is a one of a kind rock \u0092n\u0092 roll memoir.<\/p>\n About David J. Haskins Source: <\/span>David J. Haskins<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A rollicking, heady ride laced with sex, loaded with narcotics and exploding with violent spats…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4623"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4623\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
David J. Haskins (AKA David J) was born in Northampton, England, in 1957, and was a founder member of Bauhaus, the highly influential band that spearheaded the post-punk alternative-music scene of the early 80s with a string of innovative albums and a powerfully dramatic live presentation. Following the band\u0092s split in 1983, he embarked on a long and varied solo career that has produced a series of critically acclaimed albums and various avant-garde collaborations. He has also written and directed a number of stage productions\u0097including the spectacular multimedia event Silver For Gold![](\"http:\/\/cdncache-a.akamaihd.net\/items\/it\/img\/arrow-10x10.png\"){kind=icon}
<\/a> (The Odyssey Of Edie Sedgwick), and The Chanteuse And The Devil\u0092s Muse, a surrealistic investigation into the notorious Black Dahlia murder mystery\u0097plus several screenplays (with writing partner Don C. Tyler), and his visual art has been exhibited internationally.<\/p>\n