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Clive: Working for the Man in the Age of Vinyl By Don Silver
Clive: Working for the Man in the Age of Vinyl
By Don Silver
(Holloway Press)
Not to be confused with the just-released memoir by Arista Records legend Clive Davis (“The Soundtrack of My Life”), Don Silver’s …
Detroit: An American Autopsy By Charlie LeDuff
Detroit: An American Autopsy
By Charlie LeDuff
(Penguin Press)
“Detroit: An American Autopsy” is a not only a fantastically addictive read about how corruption and incompetence is killing the once majestic city of Detroit (okay, “majestic” may …
The Merciless Book of Metal Lists B Howie Abrams and Sacha Jenkins
The Merciless Book of Metal Lists
B Howie Abrams and Sacha Jenkins
(Abrams Image)
I don’t care if you don’t know your Megadeth from your Metallica, your Fates Warning from your Mercyful Fate, it’s certain that you’re gonna …
Official Truth: The Inside Story of Pantera By Rex Brown
Official Truth: The Inside Story of Pantera
By Rex Brown
(Da Capo Press)
Pantera seemed to come out of nowhere in the late ’80s with Cowboys From Hell, a rather apt title summing up these Texas-bred good ole’ …
Shell Shocked – My Life With The Turtles, Flo & Eddie and Frank Zappa, etc. by Howard Kaylan with Jeff Tamarkin
Shell Shocked – My Life With The Turtles, Flo & Eddie and Frank Zappa, etc.
by Howard Kaylan with Jeff Tamarkin
(Backbeat)
For a host of reasons, The Turtles are not rock royalty, only a band whose …
Middle Men By Jim Gavin
Middle Men
By Jim Gavin
(Simon & Schuster)
In his brilliant debut of short stories, Jim Gavin manages to humorously cover a cross-section of sad men – of all ages – going mindlessly through the motions of life, …
What Are You Doing Here? A Black Woman’s Life and Liberation in Heavy Metal By Laina Dawes
What Are You Doing Here? A Black Woman’s Life and Liberation in Heavy Metal
By Laina Dawes
(Bazillion Points)
As a black woman raised on a steady diet of metal music, Laina Dawes is used to getting stares …
From Makeup to Breakup By Peter Criss with Larry “Ratso” Sloman
From Makeup to Breakup
By Peter Criss with Larry “Ratso” Sloman
[Scribner]
Historically, Peter Criss has been painted as the “complainer” in the original KISS line-up. Fans have heard it from all within the group that have written …
Heads in Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So-Called Hospitality by Jacob Tomsky
Heads in Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So-Called Hospitality
by Jacob Tomsky
(Double Day)
Probably the most surprising revelation from Jacob Tomsky’s Heads in Beads, the highly entertaining behind-the-scenes look at the hospitality industry, is …
Rod – The Autobiography by Rod Stewart
Rod – The Autobiograp
By by Rod Stewart
(Random House)
There has a been a run on rock star autobiographies over the last few years and I’ve read many of them. I’ll admit that I was not jazzed …
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