SIMON RAYMONDE – IN ONE EAR: COCTEAU TWINS, IVOR RAYMONDE AND ME NINE EIGHT BOOKS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Simon Raymonde joined the Cocteau Twins in 1983 and contributed to their classic album, Treasure in 1984. From that album [...]
RUSTY EGAN – RUSTY EGAN: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY McNIDDER & GRACE BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Rusty Egan made a name for himself in the U.K. music scene beginning in the late 1970s, when he was the drummer for Rich Kids, the band Glen [...]
AARON BADGLEY – RINGO STARR SOLO CAREER: GOT TO PAY YOUR DUES NEW HAVEN PUBLISHING BOOK REVIEW BY GERROD HARRIS Following the 2023 release of Dark Horse Records: The Story Of George Harrison’s Post-Beatles Record Label, author Aaron [...]
PATTI SMITH – BREAD OF ANGELS: A MEMOIR PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE BOOK REVIEW BY TRISH MELANSON Where there is love, there will be loss. Two sides of a coin that inextricably coexist. No one can prepare you for the amount of loss you will [...]
CAMERON CROWE – THE UNCOOL: A MEMOIR AVID READER PRESS/SIMON & SCHUSTER BOOK REVIEW BY TRISH MELANSON Adolescence is a time of struggle. The struggle to find oneself, to find a place in this world as an adult. But the adolescents of [...]
GREG PRATO – ALTERNATIVE FOR THE MASSES: THE 90s ALT-ROCK REVOLUTION – AN ORAL HISTORY MOTORBOOKS/QUARTO BOOK REVIEW BY GERROD HARRIS Perhaps best known for Grunge Is Dead: The Oral History of Seattle Rock Music, acclaimed author and [...]
KATIE BAIN – DESERT DREAMS: THE MUSIC, STYLE, AND ALLURE OF COACHELLA EPIC INK/QUARTO BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Rock festivals have always been part of rock ‘n’ roll, from the early Dick Clark package tours to the Motown shows, to [...]
YUSUF/CAT STEVENS – CAT ON THE ROAD TO FINDOUT GENESIS PUBLICATIONS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Yusuf/Cat Stevens has written his memoir, and in typical Yusuf/Cat Stevens fashion, this is much more than just his story. He writes quite [...]
