Rock and Roll Book Club

At The Current, we love music — and we love reading books about music. That’s why we created The Current’s Rock and Roll Book Club. Every week, we pick a book about music and share a review online; you can also hear Jay Gabler talk about each week's book with Oake & Riley in the Morning on The Current at 8:30 a.m. every Wednesday. We’d love it if you read along with us — and let us know what you think, using the hashtag #RockandRollBookClub.

Rock and Roll Book Club: Cyn Collins's 'Complicated Fun'

May 3, 2017

Cyn Collins's 'Complicated Fun' is an oral history of Minneapolis indie rock from 1974 to 1984, with testimonials from artists like Curtiss A, Chan Poling, and Dave Pirner.

Rock and Roll Book Club: John Prine's 'Beyond Words'

April 26, 2017

Bill DeVille with John Prine's 'Beyond Words.'

It's safe to say you'll find John Prine's first-ever songbook, 'Beyond Words,' more entertaining than a dog bite.

Rock and Roll Book Club: Coloring books feature Prince, Bowie, and...Lemmy?

April 19, 2017

Music fans looking for adult coloring books can now choose from books featuring icons including Prince, David Bowie, and - yes - Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead.

Rock and Roll Book Club: Jimmy Webb's 'The Cake and the Rain'

April 12, 2017

Singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb's new memoir takes a lurching journey through the world of pop music in the '60s and '70s.

Rock and Roll Book Club: John Oates's 'Change of Seasons'

April 5, 2017

John Oates tells his side of the Daryl Hall and John Oates story in an amiable new memoir.

Rock and Roll Book Club: 'Devil's Music, Holy Rollers and Hillbillies'

March 29, 2017

James A. Cosby's 'Devil's Music, Holy Rollers and Hillbillies'

'Devil's Music, Holy Rollers and Hillbillies' is a concise and readable guide to the origins of rock and roll.

Hennepin County Library makes it easy to find Rock and Roll Book Club selections

March 23, 2017

Your local library is a great place to find titles featured in our Rock and Roll Book Club - and the Hennepin County library system is making it especially easy, with an online list.

Rock and Roll Book Club: Robbie Robertson's 'Testimony'

March 22, 2017

Bill DeVille with Robbie Robertson's 'Testimony'

Bill DeVille writes about a memoir by the guitarist in one of the most definitive Americana bands - most of whose members happened to be Canadian.

Rock and Roll Book Club: Peter Hook's 'Substance: Inside New Order'

March 15, 2017

Peter Hook's 'Substance' covers the bassist's 27-year history with New Order. That's a lot of history - which is why it takes him 752 pages.

Rock and Roll Book Club: Alina Simone's 'Madonnaland: And Other Detours into Fame and Fandom'

March 8, 2017

Cecilia Johnson with Alina Simone's 'Madonnaland'

Alina Simone's 'Madonnaland: And Other Detours into Fame and Fandom' is an energetic book about the musical heroes of Bay City, Mich.