Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: 'The Ox'Jay Gabler • Apr 8, 2020The Who's John Entwistle was perhaps the quintessential bassist in rock history; drawing on sources including memoir notes by 'the Ox' himself, Paul Rees has written a clear-eyed and informative biography.
Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: Emily Gould's 'Perfect Tunes'Jay Gabler • Apr 1, 2020In the novel 'Perfect Tunes,' Emily Gould images the journey of a fictional singer-songwriter whose career seems to be taking off until...well, life gets in the way.
Rock and Roll Book ClubTen great reads for music fans on the Internet ArchiveJay Gabler • Mar 30, 2020In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Internet Archive has made its online library of 1.4 million books available for free access 'to serve the nation's displaced learners.' Whether you're one of those displaced learners or just a music fan looking for a great read, here are ten books to jump into.
Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: 'The 33⅓ B-Sides'Jay Gabler • Mar 25, 2020In a new compilation, authors of books in the '33 1/3' series pay tribute to LPs that make them want to play both sides.
Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: 'Loud Fast Words'Jay Gabler • Mar 18, 2020Even Dave Pirner doesn't know what some of his lyrics mean, or even - in one case - exactly what they are. Still, 'Loud Fast Words' collects the Soul Asylum songbook for posterity. Pirner seems happy to let posterity make what it will of his 'Loud Fast Words.'
Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: 'Cool Town'Jay Gabler • Mar 11, 2020In 'Cool Town,' Grace Elizabeth Hale chronicles the history of Athens, Georgia as ground zero for the explosion of what we now call "alternative music."
Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: 'Closing Time'Jay Gabler • Mar 4, 2020A new history chronicles the Twin Cities establishments that don't make a lot of postcards or get placed on historical registers (usually), but that have been the hubs of countless scenes from Polish union workers to barfly folksingers.
Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: 'God Save the Queens'Jay Gabler • Feb 26, 2020If hip-hop looks likes a man's world, it's because you're wearing blinders. In a new history, Kathy Iandoli spotlights rap legends from Roxanne Shante to Megan Thee Stallion.
Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: 'London, Reign Over Me'Jay Gabler • Feb 19, 2020How did so much game-changing music come out of London in the 1960s? Stephen Tow doesn't have a tidy answer, but his new history tracks the sweep of the classic rock sound.
Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: Booker T. JonesJay Gabler • Feb 12, 2020If you're musically inclined, you can play along with 'Time is Tight': Jones has written brief instrumental passages that appear in the back of the book, with a numerical key to tell you when to play each passage.