This Month’s Books
Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks
Amazon says : "With the same trademark compassion and erudition he brought to The Man Who Mistook His Wife for [...]
Love, Death & Duran Duran by John Taylor
Amazon says : "The talent. The charisma. The videos. From their 1981 hit "Planet Earth" to their latest number-one album, [...]
Next Month’s Books
Trouble Boys : The True Story of the Replacements by Bob Mehr
Amazon says : "Based on a decade of research and reporting--as well as access to the Replacements' key principals, Paul [...]
Freddie Mercury : A Kind of Magic by Mark Blake
Amazon says : "Freddie Mercury was one of rock's most dazzling front men. When he died in 1991, the music [...]
Past Books
Good Booty by Ann Powers
Amazon says : "In this sweeping history of popular music in the United States, NPR’s acclaimed music critic examines how [...]
Rock On : An Office Power Ballad by Dan Kennedy
Amazon says : "How do you land a sweet six-figure marketing gig at the hallowed record label known for having [...]
Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen
In 2009, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed at the Super Bowl’s halftime show. The experience was so [...]
Reckless: My Life as a Pretender by Chrissie Hynde
Chrissie Hynde, leader of the Pretenders, is one of the most widely imitated figures in rock: sexy, unflappable, vulnerable yet [...]
Life by Keith Richards
2010 “The survivor's story is one of the predominant narratives of our time. It usually traces a familiar arc from [...]
Dreaming the Beatles by Rob Sheffield
2017 “Dreaming the Beatles is equal parts history and cultural criticism, as Sheffield draws from dozens of sources to lay [...]