Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: 'Fangirls'Jay Gabler • Aug 26, 2020In 'Fangirls,' author Hannah Ewens circles around different ways that communities form around beloved musicians - from Beatlemania to the BTS Army.
Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: 'And In the End'Jay Gabler • Aug 19, 2020In a fascinating narrative, Ken McNab walks readers through 1969: the last year the Beatles were a band.
Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: Eddie FloydJay Gabler • Aug 12, 2020Eddie Floyd hasn't become a household name like his Stax labelmates Otis Redding and Isaac Hayes, but his new autobiography reminds you why his is a name you need to know if you consider yourself a fan of soul music.
Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: 'Larger Than Life'Jay Gabler • Aug 5, 2020Pop historian Maria Sherman makes no apologies for her boy band fandom - in fact, 'Larger Than Life' suggests, YOU should have to apologize if you're NOT a boy band fan.
Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: 'Elvis in Vegas'Jay Gabler • Jul 29, 2020Despite the title, Richard Zoglin's 'Elvis in Vegas' isn't just about the King: it's a full-fledged history of popular music in the cathedral of American pop culture.
Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: Chris FrantzJay Gabler • Jul 22, 2020In a readable, if slightly bland, memoir, the drummer who drove Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club shares his memories.
Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: Linda RonstadtJay Gabler • Jul 15, 2020As Linda Ronstadt turns 74, Jay takes a look at the singer's 2013 autobiography 'Simple Dreams.'
Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: Amiri Baraka's 'Blues People'Jay Gabler • Jul 8, 2020Every once in a while for the Rock and Roll Book Club, we set new titles aside and go back to spotlight a classic. There are few music books more essential than Amiri Baraka's 1963 'Blues People: Negro Music in White America.'
Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: 'America, the Band': The bookJay Gabler • Jul 1, 2020America, the band, have now drifted through a half-century of music history, releasing some indelible hits and a lot more perfectly pleasant music besides. Author/fan Jude Warne chronicles the story of a trio who became some of their generation's most amiable musical companions.
Rock and Roll Book ClubRock and Roll Book Club: 'Glitter Up the Dark'Jay Gabler • Jun 24, 2020In 'Glitter Up the Dark,' Sasha Geffen tells a history of pop music that centers music challenging the gender binary. It's a richer vein than you may have realized, and it goes much deeper than just David Bowie and Boy George.