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Book Review: "Memoir of a Roadie" by Joel Miller
Former roadie Joel Miller’s memoir is a saga of his years working for rock stars like Poison, Stone Temple Pilots, and Guns N’ Roses. Miller, ... -
Book Review: Grace - Based on the Jeff Buckley Story
Featuring artwork by Pascal Dizin and Lisa Reist, this graphic novel tells the heartfelt journey of Buckley—his rise from Sin-é and worldwide acclaim, to his settling ... -
Book Review: Performance Matters
Written by a well-travelled singer-songwriter, Performance Matters is a thorough, thoughtful and finely focused exploration of all aspects of live music performance. Spiced with insights and ... -
Book Review: More Fun in the New World: The Unmaking and Legacy of LA Punk
Picking up where Under the Big Black Sun left off, More Fun in the New World covers 1982 to 1987, the pinnacle of LA punk rock as its ... -
Book Review: Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest and the Music That Made A Nation
It's easy to view songs as pleasant diversions in our lives, but historian John Meacham and country star Tim McGraw team up to thoroughly dispel ... -
Book Review: Sing At The Top Of Your Game
Prominent voice coach and pro singer Lisa Popeil has put together an extremely useful book that not only covers the most important aspects of singing ... -
Book Review: Solid State: The Story of Abbey Road and the End of the Beatles
Womack's detailed account of the writing, recording, mixing, and reception of how The Beatles' final album was written and recorded is a treat for fans. ... -
Book Review: Supreme Glamour
A founding member of Motown's premier vocal group, Mary Wilson tells the complete story of The Supremes and features an interesting angle. Supreme Glamour complements ... -
Book Review: Going Platinum: KISS, Donna Summer and How Neil Bogart Built Casablanca Records
This new bio on Neil Bogart chronicles his rise from the projects of Brooklyn to the hills of Los Angeles where he became a music ... -
Book Review: Play Like Metallica: The Ultimate Guitar Lesson
This comprehensive book and audio teaching method provides detailed analysis of Metallica's gear, tone, techniques, styles, songs, licks, riffs and more, from the band's early ... -
Book Review: Woodstock at 50
Subtitled "Anatomy of a Revolution," Prewett's book is the thinking man's look back at the legendary Woodstock festival, making it much more than about the ... -
Book Reviews: Juggalo Country: Inside the World of Insane Clown Posse and America's Weirdest Music ...
This book chronicles the annual festival, Gathering of the Juggalos, put together by the self-proclaimed "most hated band in the world," Insane Clown Posse. Despite ... -
Book Review: Hardcore Anxiety: A Graphic Guide to Punk Rock and Mental Health
Reid Chancellor's book is an eye-catching non-fiction graphic novel told from the point of view of a young man discovering punk and working through mental ... -
Book Review: I'd Fight the World: A Political History of Old Time, Hillbilly and Country ...
La Chapelle traces the bonds between country music and politics, from the rise of amateur fiddler-politicians—firebrand Tom Watson and Tennessee governors Bob and Alf Taylor ... -
Book Review: The Messenger: The Songwriting Legacy of Ray Wylie Hubbard
Atkinson's book demonstrates why so many musicians and industry professionals hold Ray Wylie Hubbard in such high regard. Atkinson even takes readers into and beyond ... -
Book Review: A Song for a New Day
Singer-songwriter and short fiction writer Sarah Pinsker pens a captivating dystopian science fiction novel about a world where society is plagued with random violence that ... -
Book Review: A Dream About Lightning Bugs: A Life of Music and Cheap Lessons
In this memoir, singer-songwriter Ben Folds looks back at his life so far in a wise chronicle of his artistic coming of age, infusing it ... -
Book Review: There Was A Light: The Cosmic History of Chris Bell and the Rise ...
An oral history, the book contains new and archival interviews with those closest to Chris Bell and the Big Star circle including members Chris Bell, ... -
Book Review: Weeds Like Us
In her new memoir, roots music artist Magness reveals the obstacles she's had to face: how she lost both parents to suicide as a child ... -
Book Review: In Tune: Music as the Bridge to Mindfulness
An Emmy-winning composer and professor at the USC Thornton School of Music, Wolf states: "In music, the intuitive aspect of consciousness is tapped, nurtured and ...
