Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: Jimmy SteinfeldtJay Gabler • May 31, 2017Photographer Jimmy Steinfeldt, a Hopkins native, has released two books of his music photography - much of it shot in Minnesota.
Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: Motley Crue's 'The Dirt'Daniel Nass • May 17, 2017The full title of Motley Crue's 2001 memoir is 'The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band,' and as The Current's Daniel Nass points out, it's hard to argue against that moniker.
Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: 'Kill 'Em and Leave'Andrea Swensson • May 10, 2017Saxophonist and best-selling memoirist James McBride offers an anti-music biography with "Kill 'Em and Leave: Searching for James Brown and the American Soul."
Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: Mayte GarciaJill Riley and Brian Oake • May 9, 2017Mayte Garcia talks with Jill Riley and Brian Oake about her new book 'The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince' before her reading and book signing evert at the University Club of St. Paul.
Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: Cyn Collins's Complicated FunJay Gabler • May 3, 2017Cyn 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 ClubRock and Roll Book Club: John Prine's 'Beyond Words'Bill DeVille • Apr 26, 2017It'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 ClubRock and Roll Book Club: Coloring booksJay Gabler • Apr 19, 2017Music 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 ClubRock and Roll Book Club: Jimmy WebbJay Gabler • Apr 12, 2017Singer-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 ClubRock and Roll Book Club: John Oates's Change of SeasonsJay Gabler • Apr 5, 2017John Oates tells his side of the Daryl Hall and John Oates story in an amiable new memoir.
Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: James A. CosbyJay Gabler • Mar 29, 2017'Devil's Music, Holy Rollers and Hillbillies' is a concise and readable guide to the origins of rock and roll.