When photographer Bob Gruen and radio host Jody Denberg cast about for a unique gift for Yoko Ono’s 80th birthday, they hit upon a tried-and-true DIY solution: a scrapbook. Happily, … Read more
Since none of the Beatles could read music at first, their music publisher transcribed the lyrics from studio tapes. As the author of The Beatles: The Authorized Biography (1968), Hunter … Read more
David Bergman has 13 Sports Illustrated covers to his credit. Along with multiple Superbowls and Olympics, he has photographed six US Presidents and numerous celebrities, but Bergman’s longtime love of … Read more
In reading guitar hero George Benson’s eponymous autobiography, you quickly realize that his climb to the heights of superstardom across multiple genres certainly wasn’t a breeze. In fact, Benson’s true … Read more
“Berns had the magic, the fairy dust,” said Joel Selvin, a music writer at the San Francisco Chronicle for 37 years and the architect of this wonderful, sprawling saga of … Read more
The case of Alex Chilton is a curious one indeed; having stumbled into rock stardom at sixteen years old, he spent most of his career alternately chasing after success and … Read more
Scores of raw interviews tell the story of the rock scene in Detroit, often touted as the most influential rock & roll city on earth. Miller paints Detroit as the … Read more
Take a trip through the history of drug culture in America, where author George Case illustrates an impressive timeline of rock ‘n’ roll and its most important contributors. Out … Read more
Gary U.S. Bonds’ 74th birthday party at BB King’s was an especially remarkable happening, as it served to mark the official release of BY US BONDS: That’s My Story and brought out … Read more
Marc Spitz wants you to know that he’s in on the joke. The title Poseur indicates a certain amount of self-awareness, and indeed Spitz uses his memoir to look back … Read more
