Music Books

JORG BUNDSCHUH TO TUNSA AND BACK: ON TOUR WITH J.J. CALE TIME LIFE
Ever heard Eric Clapton do the songs “After Midnight” or “Cocaine” or Lynyrd Skynyrd do the song “Call Me The Breeze”? Well, J.J. Cale’s the man who wrote them. He’s credited with originating what’s called the “Tulsa Sound.”...

How The Left Lost Teen Spirit
"How The Left Lost Teen Spirit" by Danny Goldberg, manager to illustrious bands such as Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, and the Beastie Boys, has a potential to annoy the shit out of you...

Conversations with Tom Petty
"Conversations with Tom Petty" is a rare commodity in the world of music tomes. If you enjoy biographies, musicians and music, or just damn good interviewers, you will enjoy this book. And obviously, it’s a must-have for any Tom Petty fan...

Of Grunge And Government: Let's Fix This Broken Democracy!
Some of you may be aware of the fact that Krist Novoselic, best known as the bassist for Nirvana, has been quite active in politics in recent years. He’s certainly not the first rock star to do so, but he may be one of the few who actually wrote an entire book about his or her political stance...

Noise of the World: Non-Western Musicians In Their Own Words
"Noise of the World: Non-Western Musicians In Their Own Words" spans over 20 years of interviews with some of world music's biggest stars and is organized in a concise format with only a brief introduction of each artist from author Hank Bordowitz...

Producing Hit Records: Secrets From The Studio
David John Farinella has tackled a huge and daunting task with his book, "Producing Hit Records: Secrets From The Studio." Here, in plain language, are the nuts and bolts of just what the hell a producer is and does spiced up with anecdotes and advice from some of the most influencial knob-twiddlers in the industry...

Turquoise Days: The Weird World of Echo & The Bunnymen
Chris Adams has undertaken the ultimate labor of love in compiling this volume on the wiry trajectory of the band Echo & the Bunnymen...

Bob Dylan and The Beatles: The Best of the Blacklisted Journalist
Al Aronowitz had a very fluid, graphic, yet stylistically concise way of making you feel like you were there with him when he was with George Harrison, Bob Dylan, John and Yoko Ono, Bobby Neuwirth, The Band, or Dr. John. Unfortunately, his bout with drugs and alcohol led him to gain the nickname "The Blacklisted Journalist"...