Louie Kemp on his friend Bob Dylan: 'You can take the boys out of Minnesota, you can't take Minnesota out of the boys' August 22, 2019 Louie Kemp has known Bob Dylan since before the times a-changed. The North Country native met Jay Gabler for a candid conversation about his legendary friend, his new book 'Dylan & Me,' and his portrayal in the new Martin Scorsese documentary about the Rolling Thunder Revue.
Rock and Roll Book Club: Ani DiFranco's 'No Walls and the Recurring Dream' August 21, 2019 Ani DiFranco's new memoir is as proudly idiosyncratic as her entire career has been.
Rock and Roll Book Club: Louie Kemp's 'Dylan & Me' August 14, 2019 Louie Kemp and Bob Dylan met at summer camp and forged a lifelong friendship that led to a professional partnership on the legendary Rolling Thunder Revue. In 'Dylan & Me,' Kemp tells his story.
Rock and Roll Book Club: 'Wilcopedia: A Comprehensive Guide to the Music of America's Best Band' August 7, 2019 Daniel Cook Johnson is one of the biggest fans of 'America's best band,' and his new guide digs into every single Wilco song - even the covers.
Rock and Roll Book Club: Ben Folds has 'A Dream About Lightning Bugs' July 31, 2019 In a conversational memoir, Ben Folds shares his thoughts on everything from the fame that follows having a radio hit (not as much fun as you'd think) to the consequences of throwing piano benches (not that fun either).
Rock and Roll Book Club: Vivien Goldman's 'Revenge of the She-Punks' July 24, 2019 In her new book 'Revenge of the She-Punks,' Vivien Goldman - a she-punk icon in her own right - delivers 'A Feminist Music History from Poly Styrene to Pussy Riot.'
Rock and Roll Book Club: 'Nothing's Bad Luck: The Lives of Warren Zevon' July 17, 2019 Although he died at the age of just 56, Warren Zevon stuffed at least two lives into his years on earth. That's the explanation for the subtitle of a new biography by C.M. Kushins, 'Nothing's Bad Luck: The Lives of Warren Zevon."
Rock and Roll Book Club: Photo books spotlight Fugazi and the D.C. scene July 10, 2019 Glen E. Friedman's photos of Fugazi, captured in a new edition of his book 'Keep Your Eyes Open,' employ the same purist aesthetic the band brought to everything they did. Another new photo book, Antonia Tricarico's 'Frame of Mind,' spotlights women musicians in the D.C. scene Fugazi helped to shape.
Rock and Roll Book Club: 'Jimmy Page: The Definitive Biography' July 3, 2019 Whether or not it's actually 'definitive,' Chris Salewicz's new biography of Led Zeppelin's musical mastermind is readable and informative...and, appropriately, heavy.
'Unknown Pleasures' at 40: Joy Division biographer Jon Savage reflects June 26, 2019 As Joy Division's classic album 'Unknown Pleasures' turns 40, the band's biographer Jon Savage talked about the album and his memories of seeing the band during their too-brief career