Rock and Roll Book Club: Krautrock! July 18, 2018 An academic analysis of krautrock and a new biography of Can add up to a 21st century examination of the legacy of a short-lived but highly influential genre.
Rock and Roll Book Club: Two new accounts of the Clash July 11, 2018 Two new books follow 'the only band that matters' from their debut album to their anticlimactic swan song.
Rock and Roll Book Club: Seymour Stein's 'Siren Song' June 27, 2018 Seymour Stein's 'Siren Song' advertises itself as 'the autobiography of America's greatest living record man: spotter of rock talent from the Ramones to Madonna.'
Rock and Roll Book Club: 'David Bowie Made Me Gay' June 20, 2018 Darryl W. Bullock's 'David Bowie Made Me Gay' chronicles the history of LGBT music in the recorded era. It's a must-read for music fans during Pride month.
Rock and Roll Book Club: 'The World's Greatest Music Festival Challenge' June 13, 2018 'The World's Greatest Music Festival Challenge' asks readers to find legendary artists hiding in illustrations of festivals like Woodstock, Newport, and Glastonbury.
Rock and Roll Book Club: Duncan Hannah's '20th Century Boy' June 6, 2018 Duncan Hannah left Minnesota for New York in 1971. He kept diaries, now collected in '20th Century Boy,' that chronicled his interactions with the likes of Television, Talking Heads, and Nico.
Rock and Roll Book Club: Robert Hilburn's 'Paul Simon: The Life' May 30, 2018 Paul Simon sat for over 100 hours of interviews for Robert Hilburn's new biography. Why didn't Simon just write a memoir himself? 'I'm not drawn to making big observations,' he told Hilburn.
Rock and Roll Book Club: 'Gold Dust Woman: The Biography of Stevie Nicks' May 23, 2018 As Stevie Nicks turns 70, her reputation as one of rock's true visionaries continues to rise. A recent biography provides a sympathetic, competent overview of her life and career.
Chris Stamey talks about his new book, 'A Spy in the House of Loud' May 21, 2018 Chris Stamey (the dB's) told The Current's Jim McGuinn about his new memoir.
Rock and Roll Book Club: Dave Grohl's mom meets her peers May 9, 2018 In 'From Cradle to Stage,' Virginia Hanlon Grohl talks with some of her fellow rock-star moms.