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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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










