Rock Book Show Interview–Sean Yseult “I’m In The Band: Backstage Notes From...
Sean Yseult is one of the nicest people you’ll ever meet. She also played bass and wrote music in White Zombie from 1985-1996. Formed in NYC while students as Parsons, Sean became the only woman in...
View ArticleRock Book Show Interview: Alex Call “867-5309 Jenny: The Song That Saved Me”
You may not know the name of your Senator or remember much from geometry class, but if we asked you “What’s Jenny’s phone number?, you’d know it. Alex Call, is the guy who wrote that song and while...
View ArticleNew Release Tuesday: “Everybody Loves Our Town: The Oral History of Grunge”...
On the heels of the 20th anniversary of Pearl Jam’s “Ten” and Nirvana’s “Nevermind” comes the 555-page oral history of grunge, “Everybody Loves Our Town” by Mark Yarm. Yarm, a former editor of...
View ArticleInterview: Mark Yarm “Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge”
A few years ago on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of Sub Pop, Mark Yarm wrote an amazing oral history piece for Blender magazine, where he was then a senior editor. After the magazine...
View ArticleRocktober New Book Releases!
Lots to sink your teeth into this month. Here’s our list of the top October releases. Out today, Duff McKagan‘s memoir “It’s So Easy (and other lies)”. Duff writes honestly about the early days...
View ArticleNew Book Release: “The One: The Life and Music of James Brown” from RJ Smith
While it’s still early, we’re guessing RJ Smith’s brilliant biography of James Brown will be on many top ten lists at the end of the year. “The One: The Life and Music Of James Brown” is out today and...
View ArticleInterview: Judy McGuire and Cliff Mott “The Official Book Of Sex, Drugs and...
Judy McGuire (aka “Date Girl” for Seattle Weekly) has put together The Official Book Of Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘N” Roll Lists. McGuire is joined by a raucous cast of fellow list contributors including...
View ArticleDuran Duran’s John Taylor Reveals New Book Cover
Word is John Taylor will be giving up very explicit details of his life in his soon to be released autobiography ‘In The Pleasure Groove: Love, Death & Duran Duran’. The book is out October 16th...
View ArticlePeppermint Lounge Book Goes Inside The Mobster Hangout and Musical Muse
in the 80′s, the Peppermint Lounge was beloved by many New Wave club-goers. But that was the second incarnation of the club. In the 60′s the Peppermint Lounge was a front for the mob, a celebrity...
View ArticleNew And Future Releases From Questlove, Ray Davies, Metallica, And More
In this super sized edition of the news, we look at new and recent releases from Questlove, Nathan Rabin, Darlene Love and Iron Maiden. Then we look at ten of the over 150 books coming out between now...
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