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At Christmas a few months ago, my Dad cheerfully announced that one of the songs we’ll be listening to at his funeral – he’s 83 next month, but in good health – is “No Surrender” from Born in the USA. That should be fun, then. I’ve no idea what any of the other songs will […]

Bill Janovitz will be reading from his brand new book about Exile on Main St. on Thursday April 21st, at 7.30pm. After the reading, Bill’s band Crown Victoria will perform. The whole event is being put together by Newtonville Books in Newton, MA but the event itself is taking place in the Attic Bar at

One of the brand new books in the series that some of you might enjoy is Erik Davis’ wonderful commentary on Led Zeppelin’s fourth album. The manuscript came in too long, but it just would have been wrong to make any cuts. Plus, the sigils look really cool… Here’s a clip: In fairness, it must

It’s not always easy to find these books, so I’m trying to compile a list of stores that definitely stock the series, and that have been very supportive over the last few months. If you know of any other stores that I’ve omitted from this list, could you let me know? Thanks! (In no particular

I’m a bit surprised that it’s taken this long for a book in the series to consist mainly of an extended interview with the creator(s) of the album in question. Maybe it’s because the musicians don’t have much to say; or they don’t want to lower themselves to the level of these books and their

I’m happy that people are still saying nice things about Joe Pernice’s book, 18 months after it came out. This is a clip from a recent review in http://www.bookslut.com which sums it up pretty well. (And watch this space for the possible movie adaptation of Joe’s book…) Pernice’s novella touches on all the fundamentals of

Don McLeese sent me the manuscript for his book on the MC5 last week, and I love it. I remember my brother giving me tapes of MC5 albums when I was 15 or whatever, and it didn’t sit too well with my janglepop fetish at the time. But of course, my brother was right all

Grace, by Daphne BrooksArmed Forces, by Franklin BrunoMurmur, by J. Niimi (All due to publish in June 2005) Loveless, by Mike McGonigal (I genuinely don’t know when this will be published. It’s kind of up to Mike.) Endtroducing…, by Eliot WilderKick out the Jams, by Don McLeeseBorn in the USA, by Geoffrey HimesLow, by Hugo

OK, this is where we are, as of today: Dusty in Memphis, by Warren ZanesForever Changes, by Andrew HultkransHarvest, by Sam InglisThe Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society, by Andy MillerThe Piper at the Gates of Dawn, by John CavanaghMeat is Murder, by Joe Pernice (All published October 2003) Electric Ladyland, by John PerryAbba