Rock and Roll Book Club: 'The Butterfly Effect: How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of Black America' November 19, 2020 Marcus J. Moore's new book comes billed as 'the first cultural biography' of Kendrick Lamar. It's certain 'The Butterfly Effect' won't be the last.
Rock and Roll Book Club: 'She Bop: The Definitive History of Women in Popular Music' November 12, 2020 When Lucy O'Brien and her friends started a rock band in the punk era, they didn't know any women artists to serve as models. As a music journalist, O'Brien would go on to write a book to help ensure no future artists would lack for knowledge of women's foundational goal in rock, pop, and hip-hop.
Rock and Roll Book Club: Lana Del Rey's poetry book 'Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass' November 5, 2020 A press release for Lana Del Rey's new poetry book, 'Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass,' approvingly quotes an NME review that describes the book as 'a new offshoot of the very specific world she's created as Lana Del Rey.'
Rock and Roll Book Club: '666 Songs to Make You Bang Your Head Until You Die' October 29, 2020 In his new 'Guide to the Monsters of Rock and Metal,' Bruno MacDonald collects a beast's number of massive slabs of guitar crunch and banshee wail.
Rock and Roll Book Club: Interview with 'Mirror Sound' creators October 22, 2020 'Mirror Sound' is a new book from writer Spencer Tweedy, designer Lawrence Azerrad, and photographer Daniel Topete. The book, subtitled 'A Look Into the People and Processes Behind Self-Recorded Music,' features the personal studio spaces of artists including Sharon Van Etten, Sadie Dupuis, Mike Eagle, Melina Duterte (Jay Som), Emitt Rhodes, Suzanne Ciani, Laetitia Tamko (Vagabon), Ty Segall, and tUnE-yArDs.
Rock and Roll Book Club: Jeff Tweedy on 'How to Write One Song' October 15, 2020 Jeff Tweedy - of Wilco, Tweedy, and formerly Uncle Tupelo - has a new book called 'How to Write One Song: Loving the Things We Create and How They Love Us Back.' He took a few minutes to talk about the book with Jill Riley.
Rock and Roll Book Club: Bob Mould's 'See a Little Light' October 8, 2020 This week we're revisiting Bob Mould's 2011 memoir, which is excerpted in a new episode of The Current Rewind podcast.
Rock and Roll Book Club: 'The Meaning of Mariah Carey' October 1, 2020 'The Meaning of Mariah Carey' is a revealing, free-flowing memoir from one of the biggest stars in the history of American popular music. Of course, it's a must-read.
Rock and Roll Book Club: BrownMark's 'My Life in the Purple Kingdom' September 24, 2020 BrownMark, bassist in the Revolution, was one of Prince's most valued musical collaborators during perhaps the most remarkable half-decade of a remarkable career. Now, BrownMark shares his story in a new memoir.
Rock and Roll Book Club: 'Blues All Around Me' for the late B.B. King's 95th birthday September 17, 2020 'I didn't think of B.B. King as a crossover artist,' wrote the man himself in his 1996 autobiography. 'I'm still amazed how the public suddenly fell in love with my blues.'