KENNETH WOMACK & JASON KRUPPA – ALL THINGS MUST PASS AWAY. HARRISON, CLAPTON, AND OTHER ASSORTED LOVE SONGS CHICAGO REVIEW PRESS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Finding new topics about The Beatles, or even Eric Clapton for that matter, [...]
MILES A. COPELAND III – TWO STEPS FORWARD, ONE STEP BACK: MY LIFE IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS JAWBONE PRESS BOOK REVIEW BY BRYAN WILLISTON One of the best music memoirs to be released in recent years, Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: My Life In [...]
JOHN M. BORACK – THE BEATLES 100: ONE HUNDRED PIVOTAL MOMENTS IN BEATLES HISTORY RARE BIRD BOOKS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY I have said it before, and I will say it again, writing books about The Beatles is not an easy task these days. [...]
SEAN LATHAM – THE WORLD OF BOB DYLAN CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS BOOK REVIEW & INTERVIEW BY GERROD HARRIS Everyone has their favourite Bob Dylan. The enigmatic singer-songwriter has captured the world’s attention for nearly 60 years as [...]
ROB BOWMAN – THE LAST SOUL COMPANY: THE MALACO RECORDS STORY MALACO PRESS BOOK REVIEW BY GERROD HARRIS Following his 2019 joint project with Daniel Tate, The Flyer Vault, Toronto author and musicologist Rob Bowman has partnered with Malaco [...]
ROBERT LAWSON – WHEATFIELD EMPIRE: THE LISTENER’S GUIDE TO THE GUESS WHO FRIESEN PRESS BOOK REVIEW BY BRYAN WILLISTON “If you love The Guess Who, as I do, you will love this book.” So writes author and Rheostatics member Dave Bidini, in [...]
DAVID BEDFORD – THE COUNTRY OF LIVERPOOL: NASHVILLE OF THE NORTH DAVID BEDFORD PUBLICATIONS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY In 1965, The Beatles recorded “Act Naturally”, with Ringo Starr on lead vocals, for the Help! album. The song was even [...]
IT’S ABOUT THE MUSIC – EVERYTHING ELSE IS SECONDARY A CONVERSATION WITH KENNETH WOMACK – AUTHOR OF JOHN LENNON, 1980: THE LAST DAYS IN THE LIFE October 9, 2020 would have been John Lennon’s 80th birthday. To celebrate this [...]
Beastie Boys Beastie Boys Music Universal Music The last two years have seen a revival of interest in the Beastie Boys. Starting with their 2018 memoir and one of the best music books you’ll find, Beastie Boys Book, the group has since reunited [...]
MARTIN POPOFF – LIMELIGHT: RUSH IN THE ’80s ECW PRESS BOOK REVIEW BY GERROD HARRIS Author Martin Popoff continues his deep dive into the discography of Rush with Limelight: Rush In The ‘80s, the second book in his trilogy on the [...]
MIKE CARR – ROCK MY WORLD CANADA PRESENTS: CANADIAN BLUES REFERENCE & COLLECTOR’S GUIDE ROCK MY WORLD CANADA BOOK REVIEW BY GERRY YOUNG Canadian Blues Reference & Collector’s Guide, by ambitious superfan Mike Carr, is a [...]
JOEL MILLER – MEMOIR OF A ROADIE: AXL SAID I MADE A GREAT CUP OF TEA… SCOTT WEILAND LIKED THE CARPENTERS… & OZZY DRINKS ROSÉ. ALBION ENTERTAINMENT BOOK REVIEW BY JAMIE LAWLIS Joel Miller takes us behind the scenes and [...]
MARTIN POPOFF – ANTHEM: RUSH IN THE ’70s ECW PRESS BOOK REVIEW BY GERROD HARRIS Moving away from the coffee table style, album-by-album artists examinations he’s published in the last few years, Martin Popoff has moved his attention [...]
DAVID COLLIER – TOPP: PROMOTER GARY TOPP BROUGHT US THE WORLD CONUNDRUM PRESS BOOK REVIEW BY GERRY YOUNG Topp (Promoter Gary Topp Brought Us The World) by David Collier with Gary Topp, is the graphic novel biography of Gary Topp, one of [...]
MARK LANEGAN – SING BACKWARDS AND WEEP HACHETTE BOOKS BOOK REVIEW BY GERROD HARRIS Perhaps best known as the singer of the Screaming Trees, a band that would greatly influence the pending grunge explosion of the ‘90s, Mark Lanegan has released [...]
JOHN BARROW – HOW NOT TO MAKE IT IN THE POP WORLD (DIARY OF AN ALMOST HAS-BEEN) TRAFFORD PUBLISHING (REPRINT EDITION) BOOK REVIEW BY GERRY YOUNG As a self-described “journeyman of pop,” John Barrow certainly fits the bill, being a former [...]
ANDY CAHAN – THE MOST FAMOUS MUSICIAN YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF INDEPENDENT BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Andy Cahan may not be an instantly recognizable name, but the bands and artists with whom he worked are very well known. He is known for [...]
MARTIN AND JO HOLDEN – ABBEY ROAD GRAFFITI BURNT ROAD PUBLICATIONS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY In this day and age, coming up with a new angle on The Beatles is extremely difficult. So much has been written and said about them, finding a [...]
THEY NEVER EXPECTED IT TO BE IMPORTANT A CONVERSATION WITH KENNETH WOMACK – AUTHOR OF SOLID STATE: THE STORY OF ABBEY ROAD AND THE END OF THE BEATLES Kenneth Womack has become somewhat of a Beatles scholar. Following the release of a [...]
DANIEL TATE & ROB BOWMAN – THE FLYER VAULT: 150 YEARS OF TORONTO CONCERT HISTORY DUNDURN PRESS BOOK REVIEW BY GERROD HARRIS With what first started as a successful Instagram account, Daniel Tate has brought The Flyer Vault to life. [...]
KENNETH WOMACK – SOLID STATE: THE STORY OF ABBEY ROAD AND THE END OF THE BEATLES CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Having written several books on The Beatles as well as a two-volume set about George Martin, Kenneth [...]
ROBERT CARLI & TERRY STUART – THE AWESOME MUSIC PROJECT CANADA: SONGS OF HOPE AND HAPPINESS PAGE TWO BOOKS BOOK REVIEW BY SAMANTHA STEVENS Robert Carli and Terry Stuart are no strangers to the power of music. Having spent their lives [...]
BEN FOLDS – A DREAM ABOUT LIGHTNING BUGS: A LIFE OF MUSIC AND CHEAP LESSONS BALLANTINE BOOKS BOOK REVIEW BY BRYAN WILLISTON Many music fans love to dig deep into the work of their favourite artists. “What does that lyric mean?”“What [...]
MARK HOWARD – LISTEN UP: RECORDING MUSIC WITH BOB DYLAN, NEIL YOUNG, U2, R.E.M., THE TRAGICALLY HIP, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, TOM WAITS… ECW PRESS BOOK REVIEW BY GERROD HARRIS Producers and engineers are certainly the unsung heroes of [...]
