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 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: Morris Day is 'On Time'

October 9, 2019

Morris Day's new memoir is a fascinating conversation with both Prince, posthumously, and his own flamboyant 'MD' character. The result may be more revealing even than Prince's own upcoming book.

Rock and Roll Book Club: Debbie Harry's glittering memoir 'Face It'

October 2, 2019

Debbie Harry's 'Face It' is a stylish and fun yet poignant memoir straight from the Blondie singer-songwriter and art-punk icon.

Rock and Roll Book Club: Tegan and Sara's 'High School'

September 25, 2019

The reflective cover of Tegan and Sara's 'High School.'

Tegan and Sara's new book is a music memoir like no other: an intimate account of how they found their voices as songwriters while navigating the confusing waters of adolescence and becoming aware of their own sexuality.

Rock and Roll Book Club: Ken Burns 'Country Music' book tells generations of stories

September 18, 2019

'Country Music: An Illustrated History.'

The latest documentary series from filmmaker Ken Burns spotlights the history of country music. A companion volume allows fans to dive even deeper into the sprawling, evolving genre.

Rock and Roll Book Club: Neil Young's 'mission to save high-quality audio'

September 11, 2019

'To Feel the Music,' a book by Neil Young and Phil Baker.

'To Feel the Music' is a new book by Neil Young, co-written with his Pono collaborator Phil Baker. Its apt subtitle: 'A Songwriter's Mission to Save High-Quality Audio.'

Rock and Roll Book Club: 'Begin the Begin: R.E.M.'s Early Years'

September 4, 2019

In his new book 'Begin the Begin,' Robert Dean Lurie connects with a range of scenesters and peers who help shine light on R.E.M.'s early years.

Rock and Roll Book Club: 'Cruel To Be Kind: The Life and Music of Nick Lowe'

August 28, 2019

Will Birch's 'Cruel To Be Kind' is as enjoyable and unassuming as its subject, cult hero singer-songwriter Nick Lowe.

Louie Kemp on his friend Bob Dylan: 'You can take the boys out of Minnesota, you can't take Minnesota out of the boys'

August 22, 2019

Bob Dylan is at center in a group of Herzl campers in 1957.

Louie Kemp has known Bob Dylan since before the times a-changed. The North Country native met Jay Gabler for a candid conversation about his legendary friend, his new book 'Dylan & Me,' and his portrayal in the new Martin Scorsese documentary about the Rolling Thunder Revue.

Rock and Roll Book Club: Ani DiFranco's 'No Walls and the Recurring Dream'

August 21, 2019

Ani DiFranco's new memoir is as proudly idiosyncratic as her entire career has been.

Rock and Roll Book Club: Louie Kemp's 'Dylan & Me'

August 14, 2019

Louie Kemp and Bob Dylan met at summer camp and forged a lifelong friendship that led to a professional partnership on the legendary Rolling Thunder Revue. In 'Dylan & Me,' Kemp tells his story.