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"The Come Apart" By Susannah Felts
Indie musicians will either get a kick out of Felts’ wide-eyed though somewhat cynical look at the trappings of the alternative music scene, or they’ll ... -
"Shaping Sounds: Stevie Wonder, Devo, The Synth Revolution and My Life Behind the Music" By ...
As the title suggests, renowned producer Robert Margouleff has worked with artists as respected and diverse as Motown hero Stevie Wonder and new wave provocateurs ... -
"All Good Cretins Go to Heaven: The Enduring Spirit of the Ramones" By Jenn L. ...
It’s been three decades since the Ramones were active, ending as they did in 1996. While former members Richie, Marky, and CJ do still tour ... -
"The Drum Thing" By Deirdre O’Callaghan
This looks like it was a labor of love! Author O’Callaghan has interviewed close to 100 drummers from across the genres (jazz, rock, pop, funk, ... -
"Pet Shop Boys Volume: The Complete Visual Record" By Chris Heath with Philip Hoare
Here’s something we didn’t know until reading this gorgeous tome: the Pet Shop Boys are the most successful duo in the history of pop music ... -
"This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll: Pop Music, The Swastika, and the Third Reich" By Daniel ...
Rarely has a book felt so timely. The subject of nazis, fascism, and general far-right awfulness is always going to raise heckles. These are dangerous ... -
Book Store: "Live at McCabe’s Guitar Shop" By Peter Alan Lesser
McCabe’s Guitar Shop in Santa Monica, CA is a beloved local store, and it’s been hosting live shows since 1969. Their room is just spacious ... -
Book Store: "Slow Stories" By Bette A.
Dutch artist, activist and author Bette A. has released this book of short stories, simultaneously dropping a vinyl record 2 Short Stories that sees the ... -
Book Store: "Pete's Beat" By Matt Robinson
Drummers like to get young drummers drumming early, or at least that’s what we can take from Matt Robinson’s Pete’s Beat, a children’s book about ... -
Book Store: "Raised On Radio: Power Ballads, Cocaine, and Payola" By Paul Rees
Paul Rees has penned well-received biographies of Robert Plant, John Entwistle, John Mellencamp, and Elliott Smith, and he was previously the editor at Kerrang! and ... -
Book Store: "Tastykakes, Soul Songs & Shining Stars" By Joe McEwen
Industry veteran Joe McEwen has long had a passion for all things jazz, soul, and R&B, and that calling led him to write for the ... -
Book Store: "Screen Gems: Pop Music Documentaries & Rock and Roll TV Scenes" By Harvey ...
Frequent MC contributor Harvey Kubernik is a well-respected music historian across the genres, a scholar with a firm grasp for what makes these characters, the ... -
Book Store: "Hello George" By Jon Fried
Oh, this is fun. Jon Fried of power-pop project the Cucumbers has written this novella, and then his band’s new album As You Heard Me ... -
Book Store: "Speakeasies to Symphonies: The Jazz Genius of James P. Johnson" By Scott E. ...
According to this book’s blurb, “James P. Johnson (1894–1955) is one of the most important figures in twentieth-century American music. However, few people other than ... -
Book Store: "Rhythm of My Heart: The Authorized Biography of Marc Jordan" By Don Breithaupt
Canadian singer and songwriter Marc Jordan is one of those “if you know him, you really know him” sort of artists. As well as an ... -
Book Store: "Intimate Conversations: Face to Face with Matchless Musicians" By Larry Ruttman
Attorney and author Ruttman has written a “deep dive into the minds of celebrated composers, conductors and performers, written not by a trained musician but ... -
Book Store: "Descenes and Discords: An Anthology" By Howard Wuelfing
Any fans of Washington D.C. punk rock and hardcore need, genuinely need, to own this incredible anthology of work originally published in the two separate ... -
Book Store: "Music Industry Internships: The Ultimate Guide for Students" By Bobby Borg
Borg has a number of excellent music industry reference guides under his belt; only last month, we reviewed the second edition of his book Introduction ... -
Book Store: "What Mattered Most" By Ty Herndon with David Ritz
Ty Herndon is a special kind of country artist, advocating for LGBTQ+ rights at every opportunity because he knows that human rights aren’t political. This, ... -
Book Store: "Willie Nelson: All the Albums" By Geoffrey Himes
On one hand, this book feels like it’s one for the Willie Nelson completists, as author Himes leads us through the living legend of country’s ...
