Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: 'Odetta'Jay Gabler • Jun 17, 2020In a very, very long overdue biography, Ian Zack celebrates the staggering accomplishments of Odetta: a Folk Revival icon who made more music than you know.
Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: 'Cult Musicians'Jay Gabler • Jun 10, 2020From Laurie Anderson to Frank Zappa, Robert Dimery writes about 50 challenging artists who've made singular music entirely on their own terms.
Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: Loretta Lynn and Patsy ClineJay Gabler • Jun 3, 2020In 'Me & Patsy Kickin' Up Dust,' Loretta Lynn recalls her close friendship with fellow music icon Patsy Cline.
Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: 'Bring That Beat Back'Jay Gabler • May 27, 2020Nate Patrin's 'Bring That Beat Back' chronicles the history of sampling in hip-hop...which, of course, means it's a chronicle of the history of hip-hop.
Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: 'Freddie Mercury'Jay Gabler • May 20, 2020A short book about Freddie Mercury's life, tenderly illustrated by Spanish artist Alfonso Casas, is now available in English.
Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: 'Signed, Sealed, Delivered'Jay Gabler • May 13, 2020In honor of Stevie Wonder's 70th birthday, we're revisiting 'Signed, Sealed, Delivered.' Mark Ribowsky's story of 'The Soulful Journey of Stevie Wonder' was published ten years ago, to mark the icon's 60th.
Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: Tori Amos's 'Resistance'Jay Gabler • May 6, 2020'Resistance' means many things in the title of Tori Amos's new book about her songs and their inspirations.
Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: Mark LaneganJay Gabler • Apr 29, 2020From the birth of grunge to its subsiding amidst tragedy, Mark Lanegan of Screaming Trees saw the whole show. He was blacked out for a lot of the '90s, but what he does remember fills his new memoir, 'Sing Backwards and Weep.'
Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: Kathy ValentineJay Gabler • Apr 22, 2020In 'All I Ever Wanted,' Kathy Valentine chronicles her years as bassist, songwriter, and guitarist in the Go-Go's. It was a wild ride, and Valentine's sharp wit makes the book a page-turner.
Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: 'My Name is Prince'Jay Gabler • Apr 15, 2020'My Name is Prince,' a lavish new book of photographs by Randee St. Nicholas, spans a quarter-century in the life and work of a musical icon who 'was always Prince. 24/7.'