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In 1982, he went to a The Laughing Apple gig and met the group's lead singer Alan McGee. McGee offered him a column in his new fanzine, Communication Blur, but Thackray left after two issues, because he objected to McGee's proposal to put a flexidisc of The Smiths on the front cover. He instead started his own zine, The Legend!, under which name he recorded the single "73 in 83", the first to be released by McGee's Creation Records.^[1] In 1984, he released a second single, "Legend Destroys the Blues", but his performing career did not take off. He puts this down to the fact that he "didn't like to perform a song more than once", although he has continued to make occasional appearances.^[2] Alan McGee is a British music industry mogul and musician famed for founding the independent Creation Records label which ran from 1983 to 2000. ... A fanzine (see also: zine) is a nonprofessional publication produced by fans of a particular subject for the pleasure of others who share their interest. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... The Smiths were an English rock group active from 1982 to 1987. ... A zine—an abbreviation of the word fanzine, and originating from the word magazine—is most commonly a small circulation, non-commercial publication of original or appropriated texts and images. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... At least two different record labels called Creation Records have existed. ...

In 1983 or 84, Thackray began working at the New Musical Express. In 1988, he was sacked from the paper, and instead took a job at its rival, Melody Maker. He was told to adopt a new pseudonym, as the "Legend!" name was too closely associated with the NME. He chose "Everett True", from the early twentieth century cartoon The Outbursts of Everett True.^[3] Within months, he was sent to Seattle to cover the emerging grunge scene. He helped to publicise the music and befriended many of the bands. In 1989, he performed guest vocals on a single with Calvin Johnson and Tobi Vail's band The Go Team as "The Legend!". In 1991, he introduced Kurt Cobain to Courtney Love at a Butthole Surfers and L7 gig. The three became close friends, and, for example, in 1992, True wheeled Cobain on stage at the Reading Festival[1].^[1] The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a weekly magazine about popular music published in the UK. It is unlike many other popular music magazines due to its intended focus on guitar-based music and indie rock bands, instead of mainstream pop acts. ... Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was (until its closure) the worlds oldest weekly music newspaper. ... A pseudonym (Greek pseudo + -onym: false name) is an artificial, fictitious name, also known as an alias, used by an individual as an alternative to a persons true name. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s The 20th century lasted from 1901 to 2000 in the Gregorian calendar (often from (1900 to 1999 in common usage). ... The Outbursts of Everett True (originally named A Chapter from the Career of Everett True) was a two-panel newspaper comic strip created by A.D. Condo and J.W. Raper that ran from 1907-1927. ... City nickname Emerald City City bird Great Blue Heron City flower Dahlia City mottos The City of Flowers The City of Goodwill City song Seattle, the Peerless City Mayor Greg Nickels County King County Area   - Total   - Land   - Water   - % water 369. ... Grunge music (sometimes also referred to as the Seattle Sound) is an independent-rooted music genre that became a commercially successful offshoot of hardcore punk, thrash metal, and alternative rock in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... For other people of the same name, see Calvin Johnson. ... Tobi Vail (b. ... The Go Team was a 1980s band from Olympia, Washington consisting of Tobi Vail and Calvin Johnson of Beat Happening. ... Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – c. ... Courtney Michelle Love[1] (born July 9, 1964) is an American rock musician and Golden Globe-nominated actress, best-known as lead singer for the now-defunct alternative rock band Hole and for her two-year marriage to Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. ... Butthole Surfers are an American punk band, founded by lead vocalist Gibby Haynes and guitarist Paul Leary in San Antonio, Texas, in 1981. ... L7 was an all-female grunge band that was active between 1985 and 2000. ... The Reading and Leeds Festivals are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. ...

During his time on the weeklies, True became one of the UK's most controversial music journalists - some appreciated his enthusiastic tone, while his critics were infuriated by the highly subjective, self-referencing nature of his work.

Leaving MM in the late 1990s, he became editor of Vox, reverting on this occasion to his real name. It has been claimed that the band theaudience were formed after founder member Billy Reeves bet True £100 that he could form a band and get it signed.^[4] theaudience were a British pop group of the late 1990s. ... Billy Reeves is a songwriter and producer who prior to founding the London-based indie-band theaudience in 1996, (featuring Sophie Ellis Bextor on vocals) started out with cult Egham-based punkpathetique band T.B.A.G. in 1979. ...

In 1998, True returned to Seattle, where he worked for a year as music editor for The Stranger.^[5] Back again in the UK, he set up the magazine Careless Talk Costs Lives in 2002. Issues of this publication began at #12 and counted down, claiming that "we have set out to replace the decaying music press in Britain, so by issue zero we will either have achieved our objectives or given up trying".^[6] By the twelfth issue (#1), it was clear that it would not achieve its ambitions, and True instead founded Plan B. The Stranger is a weekly newspaper in Seattle, Washington, noted for its social commentary, political opinion, arts, comics and music coverage, and local news items. ... Careless Talk Costs Lives (usually known as Careless Talk or CTCL) was a British music magazine, publised from January, 2002 until November, 2003. ... Plan B is a bi-monthly music magazine based in Brighton, England. ...

As of 2006, True is the Editor-in-Chief of Plan B. He has also contributed to magazines and newspapers, including The Times. He has also written many books, including ones on The Ramones, The White Stripes and his latest, a definitive account of Nirvana. 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Times is a national newspaper published daily in the United Kingdom since 1785, and under its current name since 1788. ... The Ramones (L-R, Johnny, Tommy, Joey, Dee Dee) on the cover of their debut self-titled album (1976), cementing their place at the dawn of the punk movement. ... The White Stripes are a Grammy Award-winning American rock music duo from Detroit, consisting of songwriter Jack White on guitar, piano, lead vocals, and Meg White on drums, percussion and vocals. ... Buddhist concept. ...

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Creation Records: The Legend!
2. ^ Matthew Fritch, Magnet Magazine: Everett True
3. ^ Poptones: Questions of Doom - Everett True
4. ^ Soph-ology: a Sophie Ellis Bextor fansite
5. ^ The Stranger Timeline
6. ^ Digital Hardcore: Careless Talk Costs Lives - Biography