Rock and Roll Book Club: 'Bring That Beat Back: How Sampling Built Hip-Hop' May 27, 2020 Nate Patrin's 'Bring That Beat Back' chronicles the history of sampling in hip-hop...which, of course, means it's a chronicle of the history of hip-hop.
Rock and Roll Book Club: 'Freddie Mercury: An Illustrated Life' May 20, 2020 A short book about Freddie Mercury's life, tenderly illustrated by Spanish artist Alfonso Casas, is now available in English.
Rock and Roll Book Club: 'Signed, Sealed, and Delivered' tells Stevie Wonder's story May 13, 2020 In honor of Stevie Wonder's 70th birthday, we're revisiting 'Signed, Sealed, Delivered.' Mark Ribowsky's story of 'The Soulful Journey of Stevie Wonder' was published ten years ago, to mark the icon's 60th.
Rock and Roll Book Club: Tori Amos's 'Resistance: A Songwriter's Story of Hope, Change, and Courage' May 6, 2020 'Resistance' means many things in the title of Tori Amos's new book about her songs and their inspirations.
Rock and Roll Book Club: Mark Lanegan's 'Sing Backwards and Weep' April 29, 2020 From the birth of grunge to its subsiding amidst tragedy, Mark Lanegan of Screaming Trees saw the whole show. He was blacked out for a lot of the '90s, but what he does remember fills his new memoir, 'Sing Backwards and Weep.'
Rock and Roll Book Club: Kathy Valentine's 'All I Ever Wanted' tells the Go-Go's story April 22, 2020 In 'All I Ever Wanted,' Kathy Valentine chronicles her years as bassist, songwriter, and guitarist in the Go-Go's. It was a wild ride, and Valentine's sharp wit makes the book a page-turner.
Rock and Roll Book Club: 'My Name is Prince' showcases '25 Inspired Years' of Randee St. Nicholas photography April 15, 2020 'My Name is Prince,' a lavish new book of photographs by Randee St. Nicholas, spans a quarter-century in the life and work of a musical icon who 'was always Prince. 24/7.'
Rock and Roll Book Club: 'The Ox: The Authorized Biography of the Who's John Entwistle' April 8, 2020 The Who's John Entwistle was perhaps the quintessential bassist in rock history; drawing on sources including memoir notes by 'the Ox' himself, Paul Rees has written a clear-eyed and informative biography.
Rock and Roll Book Club: Emily Gould's 'Perfect Tunes' April 1, 2020 In the novel 'Perfect Tunes,' Emily Gould images the journey of a fictional singer-songwriter whose career seems to be taking off until...well, life gets in the way.
Ten great reads for music fans on the Internet Archive of free books March 30, 2020 In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Internet Archive has made its online library of 1.4 million books available for free access 'to serve the nation's displaced learners.' Whether you're one of those displaced learners or just a music fan looking for a great read, here are ten books to jump into.