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 [...]
BRUCE DICKINSON & STEVE HARRIS – IRON MAIDEN: INFINITE DREAMS THAMES & HUDSON BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY This is a massive book and accomplishment. A coffee table book all about Iron Maiden, and celebrating their 50 years as a [...]
JIBOLA FAGBAMIYE & CONOR McCREERY – FELA: MUSIC IS THE WEAPON AMISTAD BOOK REVIEW BY GERROD HARRIS Fela Kuti is a revolutionary figure, both musically and politically. As an artist, he pioneered the creation of Afrobeat, the sound of [...]
DAVE HUNTER – FENDER TELECASTER: 75 YEARS MOTORBOOKS BOOK REVIEW BY ANDRE SKINNER Few guitars have a story as rich as the Fender Telecaster, and this outstanding book captures every detail of its creation while charting the guitar’s [...]
MICK ROCK & TIM MOHR – ROCKY HORROR: A BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT THE CULT CLASSIC HARPER COLLINS BOOK REVIEW BY GERROD HARRIS In 1975, The Rocky Horror Picture Show bombed at the box office, making an estimated $21,000 on its opening [...]
KIM GORDON – GIRL IN A BAND (10th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) DEY STREET BOOKS BOOK REVIEW BY JOHN PORTER It doesn’t feel like 10 years since Kim Gordon’s witty, acerbic Girl in a Band first made waves in the rock world, but such is the various [...]
