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Book Review: The Rolling Stones: Unzipped
Introduction by Anthony DeCurtis (hardcover) $50.00 This tribute tome is packed with artwork, outtakes, memorabilia, and archival photos, an altogether eye-pleasing volume that chronicles the ... -
Book Review: Twisted Business: Lessons from My Life in Rock ‘N’ Roll
By Jay Jay French and Steve Farber (hardcover) $26.99 In this self-described “bizoir” (part memoir and part business primer), Twisted Business chronicles how guitarist French ... -
Book Review: True Love Cast Out All Evil: The Songwriting Legacy of Roky Erickson
By Brian T. Atkinson (hardcover) $28.00 Through interviews with those who were there, and a presentation of the late psych-rocker’s own words, Atkinson mostly chronicles ... -
Book Review: Sellout: The Major Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994–2007)
By Dan Ozzi (hardcover) $28.00 What happened to punk after Green Day exploded onto the mainstream scene by signing with a major label in 1994? ... -
Book Review: Jimi Hendrix—Voodoo Child
By Harvey Kubernik and Kenneth Kubernik (hardcover) $30.00 Acclaimed journalists Harvey and Kenneth Kubernik celebrate the iconic guitarist with a multi-voice narrative that includes fascinating contributions ... -
Book Review: Eye of the Music: The Photography of Sherry Rayn Barnett
By Sherry Rayn Barnett (hardcover) $55.00 If you’re looking for a book that’s chock-full of iconic artists doing their thing onstage, then look no further. ... -
Book Review: Made in Hollywood: All Access with The Go-Go’s
By Gina Schock (hardcover) $40.00 Go-Go’s drummer Gina Schock takes fans behind the scenes for a look at her personal photos documenting her band's wild ... -
Book Review: Introduction to Music Publishing for Musicians
By Bobby Borg & Michael Eames (paperback) $34.00 Worth every penny this is a down-to-earth new book written by two musicians and industry pros (and Music ... -
Book Review: Rock Concert
By Marc Myers (hardcover) $30.00 There’s plenty of fascinating information to glean from Myer’s oral history examination of the evolution of the rock concert business, ... -
Book Review: Carpenters: The Musical Legacy
By Mike Cidoni Lennox & Chris May (hardcover) $35.00 This biography of one of the most enduring and endeared recording artists in history—the Carpenters—is told ... -
Book Review: The Storyteller–Tales of Life and Music
By Dave Grohl (hardcover) $29.99 Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has penned a vivid memoir that conveys both the ordinary and the extraordinary moments and ... -
Book Review: Three Pianos: A Memoir
By Andrew McMahon (hardcover) $27.95 The Something Corporate and Jack’s Mannequin frontman delivers an engrossing memoir about the challenges and triumphs of his childhood and ... -
Book Review: Fretted and Moaning
By Andy Summers (hardcover) $45.00 Musician, composer, photographer, guitarist and now author Andy Summers has written short stories ever since he became a member of ... -
Book Review: Reverend James Cleveland: The King of Gospel Music
By Robert Marovich (hardcover) $59.99 Four included CDs enrich this tribute to perhaps the greatest gospel singer of all time, tracing Cleveland’s story from his ... -
Book Review: Gourd Drum Engineering
By Philip McIntosh and Joel Newmiller (paperback) $29.99 Gourd Drum Engineering is mostly about building percussion instruments using gourds, but hopefully it will be more ... -
Book Review: Major Label Mastering
By Evren Goknar (paperback) $48.88 This book is ideal for anyone who’s seriously considering a dive into an audio engineering career. Written by a Grammy-winning ... -
Book Review: Amplified: Unleash Your Potential Through The Power of Music
By Frank Fitzpatrick (paperback) $17.95 Author Fitzpatrick is a prominent film score composer and music supervisor (The Larry Sanders Show, Friday), whose book offers a ... -
Book Review: Immortal Axes: Guitars That Rock
By Lisa S. Johnson (hardcover) $60.00 Photographer Johnson (108 Rock Star Guitars) delivers another eye-popping coffee-table tome that presents the instruments of musicians as diverse ... -
Book Review: Punk Women: 40 Years Of Musicians Who Built Punk Rock
By David A. Einsminger (paperback) $16.95 In his anthology-style book, Einsminger chronicles the contributions of special women who were able to scale the barricades of ... -
Book Review: Ska Boom! An American Ska & Reggae Oral History
By Marc Wasserman (paperback) $35.00 Musician, podcaster and author Wasserman’s book is an exhaustive, extensive collection of interviews with the people who enlivened the scene. ...
