book Archive
23 Dec 2021
Book Review: Brian Atkinson — True Love Cast Out All Evil
Though he left this dimension a few years ago, Roky Erickson continues to fascinate and inspire. I was fortunate enough to see him more than a decade ago onstage at […]
22 Dec 2021
Book Review: ‘Beyond the Printed Page’ by Alan Niester
Niester has had a long career, writing for mainstream papers about music; that proud tradition is, sadly, one that no longer exists. Good luck finding a daily that covers live […]
09 Jul 2021
Progress Report #5: Disturbing the Peace in Fall ’21
The book is complete and off to the publisher! In the end, my research for Disturbing the Peace: 415 Records and the Rise of New Wave encompassed 96 interviews (plus […]
22 Jun 2021
Book Review: The White Label Promo Preservation Society
It’s happened to me, and I’d imagine it has happened to you. You’re out in public somewhere – a bar, a food court, a record store, outside a music venue […]
21 Jun 2021
Progress Report #4: My Book About 415 Records
It’s time for another of my occasional book updates. I’m mere days away from finishing writing my second book, Disturbing the Peace: 415 Records and the Rise of New Wave. […]
14 May 2021
Book Review: Rudi Protrudi — As Times Gone
I’m on record as being an ardent Fuzztones fan. And while the band has created plenty of music to satisfy fans’ cravings for garagefuzzpunk, those similarly inclined are apt to […]
13 May 2021
Book Review: Rudi Protrudi — The Fuzztone
Note: While perusing the newest book by the Fuzztones’ Rudi Protrudi, I made a discovery: a review I wrote more than four years ago has somehow failed to be published […]
12 May 2021
Progress Report #3: Disturbing the Peace: 415 Records and the Rise of New Wave
I love my work; I really do. But even against the backdrop of the thousands of other stories with which I’ve been – and continue to be – involved, the […]
06 May 2021
Book Review: Shut Up You Animals!!! A Remembrance of Dirk Dirksen
Dirk Dirksen wasn’t known as musician, but his importance to the music history of San Francisco is substantial. Imagine a sort of Bill Graham writ small, with a perhaps unexpected […]
05 May 2021
Book Review: Rock and Roll Explorer Guide to San Francisco and the Bay Area
San Francisco has a rich and varied cultural history. The city by the Bay has been home to a long succession of cultural scenes, from the Beat poets to the […]