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.
Rock and Roll Book Club: 'Wilcopedia: A Comprehensive Guide to the Music of America's Best Band' August 7, 2019 Daniel Cook Johnson is one of the biggest fans of 'America's best band,' and his new guide digs into every single Wilco song - even the covers.
Rock and Roll Book Club: Ben Folds has 'A Dream About Lightning Bugs' July 31, 2019 In a conversational memoir, Ben Folds shares his thoughts on everything from the fame that follows having a radio hit (not as much fun as you'd think) to the consequences of throwing piano benches (not that fun either).
Rock and Roll Book Club: Vivien Goldman's 'Revenge of the She-Punks' July 24, 2019 In her new book 'Revenge of the She-Punks,' Vivien Goldman - a she-punk icon in her own right - delivers 'A Feminist Music History from Poly Styrene to Pussy Riot.'
Rock and Roll Book Club: 'Nothing's Bad Luck: The Lives of Warren Zevon' July 17, 2019 Although he died at the age of just 56, Warren Zevon stuffed at least two lives into his years on earth. That's the explanation for the subtitle of a new biography by C.M. Kushins, 'Nothing's Bad Luck: The Lives of Warren Zevon."
Rock and Roll Book Club: Photo books spotlight Fugazi and the D.C. scene July 10, 2019 Glen E. Friedman's photos of Fugazi, captured in a new edition of his book 'Keep Your Eyes Open,' employ the same purist aesthetic the band brought to everything they did. Another new photo book, Antonia Tricarico's 'Frame of Mind,' spotlights women musicians in the D.C. scene Fugazi helped to shape.
Rock and Roll Book Club: 'Jimmy Page: The Definitive Biography' July 3, 2019 Whether or not it's actually 'definitive,' Chris Salewicz's new biography of Led Zeppelin's musical mastermind is readable and informative...and, appropriately, heavy.
'Unknown Pleasures' at 40: Joy Division biographer Jon Savage reflects June 26, 2019 As Joy Division's classic album 'Unknown Pleasures' turns 40, the band's biographer Jon Savage talked about the album and his memories of seeing the band during their too-brief career
Rock and Roll Book Club: Phill Savidge's 'Lunch with the Wild Frontiers' remembers the glory days of Britpop June 26, 2019 The job of a music publicist is, by design, unsung. Now, Phill Savidge sings his own song as one of the guys who brought Britpop together in the '90s.
Rock and Roll Book Club: 'More Fun in the New World' follows L.A. punks into the '80s June 19, 2019 'More Fun in the New World' is a sort of oral history of L.A. punks as they transitioned from the foundational '70s into the decadent '80s.