book Archive
25 Feb 2024
Book Review: Punk Under the Sun
Who knew? Years before gaining a prominent spot in popular culture by becoming filmmakers’ go-to actor when you need to cast a character who dresses and acts weird (and not […]
31 Jan 2024
Book Review: Pull Down the Shades
From the perspective of a North American alt-rock fan of the 1980s, there was a general sense that some interesting things were happening musically Down Under. At the highest level, […]
26 Dec 2023
Musoscribe’s Best of 2023: Books
From my perspective, 2023 has been another great year for books about music. It wasn’t easy limiting my selections of the year’s favorites to just four, but these titles all […]
05 Dec 2023
Book Review: ‘Nuggets Redux’ by Rev. Keith A. Gordon
At the time of its release, few recognized the significance of the Nuggets 2LP compilation. To be sure, both Elektra head Jac Holzman (who commissioned the project) and Lenny Kaye […]
23 Oct 2023
Book Review: The White Label Promo Preservation Society Vol. 2
When the first volume of The White Label Promo Preservation Society was published in 2021, the world gained a valuable resource: a passel of knowledgeable and engaging writers shared their […]
22 Oct 2023
Video: My Conversation with David Menconi
On Friday evening, I had the pleasure of engaging David Menconi in conversation, for a livestream event in connection with his latest book, Oh, Didn’t they Ramble. The one-hour stream […]
18 Oct 2023
Book Review: Oh, Didn’t They Ramble
It’s almost always fascinating and illuminating to learn the back story behind successful ventures. And on a creative and artistic level, there are few endeavors as successful as Rounder Records. […]
05 Oct 2023
Book Review: Harold Bronson — Time Has Come Today
By now, most anyone who could possibly care at all has long since heard about Jann Wenner’s latest imbroglio. The Rolling Stone founder’s misogynist, sexist and racist perspectives – shared […]
23 Sep 2023
Update: What’s the Big Idea
UPDATE: The book is available now. — bk I began work on my third music-related book a few months ago. I’ll be delivering the finished manuscript for What’s The Big […]
10 Jun 2023
Book Review: In Your Mind – The Infinite Universe of Yoko Ono
It’s difficult to think of an artist more unjustly maligned than Yoko Ono. Whether one appreciates her music or not – for the record, I very much do – it’s […]