Category: BOOKS

Paul Westerberg’s Latest Super Value Record
Paul Westerberg has become the rock 'n' roll version of the Super Value Menu at Wendy's. Think of the former
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THINGS THE GRANDCHILDREN SHOULD KNOW: By Mark Oliver Everett [Thomas Dunne]
Recent memoirs by Dean Wareham and Juliana Hatfield offer a glimpse into a musician’s life during the ’90s alt-rock boom
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BROAD STREET: By Christine Weiser [PS Books]
Using insider info from her days as bass player in Mae Pang, Christine Weiser re-creates Philly’s mid-’90s underground scene in
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TOLERANCE: By Chris Mars [Billy Shire]
To those who might be expecting beercan-label designs or Skyway At Dusk, be forewarned that the paintings of Replacements drummer
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RE-MAKE/RE-MODEL: BECOMING ROXY MUSIC: by Michael Bracewell [Da Capo]
Much more than a straight band bio, this highbrow history of Roxy Music positions itself as a cultural overview of
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TELL THE TRUTH UNTIL THEY BLEED: Josh Alan Friedman [Backbeat]
This excellent book by the author of 1986’s bestselling Tales Of Times Square collects 15 profiles on various music-biz figures
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THE EVOLUTION OF A CRO-MAGNON: by John Joseph [Punkhouse]
Perhaps you’re under the impression that you’ve lived a full life. But have you slam danced to Fear with John
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BOMP! SAVING THE WORLD ONE RECORD AT A TIME: by Suzy Shaw and Mick Farren [AMMO]
This memorial to late Bomp! magazine/record label founder Greg Shaw (he was the man behind the Pebbles series) is second

My Noise: Novelist George Pelecanos Stands Up For The Replacements’ Falling Down
Rewind 16 years. I’m nearing the end of my 20s, newly married to Emily Hawk, still passionate about music, movies