The Living End News

Best-selling memoirist Robert Leleux, author of the recently published "The Living End: A Memoir of Forgetting and Forgiving" and the "Memoirs of a Beautiful Boy," spoke to middle school students about his own work and about the type of writing the students enjoyed.

Scottish shoegaze forefathers The Jesus and Mary Chain , absent since 1999 except for a handful of reunion dates, announced a three-date "tour" before the band's appearance at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas.

ADELAIDE'S DJ Driller is a man of a few words - he prefers to let his disc jockey style do the talking.

Robert Leleux's "The Living End: A Memoir of Forgetting and Forgiving" is a story of Alzheimer's and a family's attempt to care for a grandmother whose recent "forgetfulness" gives the family a chance at reconciliation.

The Big Day Out wasn't as big as usual yesterday but it was still a great day out for 12,000 Perth music lovers.

Robert Leleux's new book, The Living End: A Memoir of Forgetting and Forgiving , deals with his beloved grandmother's battle with Alzheimer's and the other struggles that ensue - his mother and grandmother haven't spoken in 30 years at the time of the diagnosis.

Chris Cheney of The Living End performs on stage as part of the Big Day Out Festival.

Kanye West annoyed fans by arriving late for his performance at Big Day Out Festival at the Gold Coast.

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