Rock and Roll Book Club: Joshua Clover's 'Roadrunner' takes a journey with Jonathan Richman September 16, 2021 In the first of a new book series devoted to specific songs, poet and cultural theorist Joshua Clover goes into a tailspin over Jonathan Richman's minimalist nugget 'Roadrunner.'
Rock and Roll Book Club: 'Ska Boom! An American Ska & Reggae Oral History' September 9, 2021 Marc Wasserman's new oral history chronicles a pivotal, largely unsung moment in the history of ska: the genre's blooming in the United States at the outset of what became known as ska's Third Wave.
Rock and Roll Book Club: 'White Line Fever' captures Lemmy Kilmister as he lived, larger than life September 2, 2021 In 'White Line Fever,' his newly reissued memoir, the late Lemmy Kilmister plays the role of his lifetime - himself - to the hilt.
Rock and Roll Book Club: Touré and Duane Tudahl make important contributions to the Prince library August 26, 2021 Toure's 'Nothing Compares 2 U: An Oral History of Prince' and Duane Tudahl's 'Prince and the Parade and Sign O' The Times Era Studio Sessions: 1985 and 1986' both shed revealing light on a fascinating period in the late icon's career.
Rock and Roll Book Club: 'It Ain't Retro: Daptone Records & the 21st-Century Soul Revolution' August 19, 2021 In her new history of Daptone Records, Jessica Lipsky explains how the label she describes as 'punk soul' became the center of a movement that brought vintage sounds to newfound prominence across the musical landscape.
Rock and Roll Book Club: 'Razabilly' spotlights the L.A. Latina/o rockabilly scene August 12, 2021 If your knowledge of rockabilly begins and ends with the Stray Cats, grease up your ducktail and pick up a copy of Nicholas F. Centino's fascinating book about the Latina/o rockabilly scene in Los Angeles.
Rock and Roll Book Club: 'Why Marianne Faithfull Matters' August 5, 2021 In 'Why Marianne Faithfull Matters,' Tanya Pearson argues that the iconic singer-songwriter must be understood on her own terms - not tied up into the kind of neat package she was never trying to fit into.
Rock and Roll Book Club: Emma Brodie's 'Songs in Ursa Major' reimagines the relationship between Joni Mitchell and James Taylor July 29, 2021 Emma Brodie's 'Songs In Ursa Major' is a breezy yet poignant novel inspired by one of music's most iconic love affairs.
Rock and Roll Book Club: In 'You're History,' Lesley Chow celebrates 'The Twelve Strangest Women in Music' July 22, 2021 Strange in a *good* way.
Rock and Roll Book Club: Two titles plant stakes in the critical firmament for Duran Duran July 15, 2021 Stephen Davis's band bio 'Please Please Tell Me Now' and Annie Zaleski's 'Rio' both make the case for Duran Duran as a band to be reckoned with, no matter what Rolling Stone said in the '80s.