{"id":24785,"date":"2023-02-24T05:30:42","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T10:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=24785"},"modified":"2023-01-26T15:34:41","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T20:34:41","slug":"hundred-word-reviews-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/24\/hundred-word-reviews-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundred-word Reviews, February 2023: Books"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"These books are all worth your time. ‘Nuff said, but then here’s more.<\/p>\n

Michael Goldberg \u2013 Addicted to Noise<\/i><\/b>
\nGoldberg is a widely acclaimed music journalist who has been at his craft for decades. His first book for HoZac (full disclosure: they\u2019re my publisher as well) was last year\u2019s superb Wicked Game<\/i><\/a>. Now \u2013 this time from BackBeat Books \u2013 comes Addicted to Noise<\/i>, a compendium of Goldberg\u2019s previous work, pieces that have appeared in various magazines over the years. From the hardcover\u2019s wonderful pulp cover through to revelatory interviews with everyone from Captain Beefheart to Prince to Laurie Anderson and George Clinton, the dozens of features make plain Goldberg\u2019s insight and understanding of popular music. Wide-ranging and essential reading.<\/p>\n

\"\"Marty Perez \u2013 Kill a Punk for Rock & Roll<\/i><\/b>
\nDon\u2019t be put off by the provocative title: Kill a Punk for Rock & Roll<\/i> is an eye-popping collection of photography, featuring concert shots by Chicago-based Perez. His skill with the camera has yielded excellent and timeless images capturing Peter Gabriel, The Mekons, Velvet Crush, Juliana Hatfield, Game Theory, Fleetwood Mac…you get the idea. Perez\u2019s taste in subjects spans the entire spectrum of rock (and beyond), and many of his shots \u2013 variously in glorious color and evocatively grainy black and-white \u2013 captures the very essence of the artists. Save for Jim DeRogatis\u2019 foreword, the book is all photos, all the time.<\/p>\n

\"\"Jeff Drake \u2013 Guilty!<\/i><\/b>
\nIf you didn\u2019t come of age in or around Los Angeles of that era, chances are good that you won\u2019t know much \u2013 maybe not anything \u2013 about The Joneses. But you can keep up with their story by reading Jeff Drake\u2019s often lurid account of his life and the band. And yes, as the book\u2019s subtitle makes plain, Drake\u2019s life story involves heroin addition, bank robbery and time in federal prison. Not for the faint hearted, Guilty!<\/i> is a lively account of one of L.A\u2019s preeminent \u201csleaze rock\u201d bands. It\u2019s written in an unflinching, first-person style, and lavishly illustrated as well.<\/p>\n

\"\"Matt Rogers \u2013 Goodnight Boogie<\/i><\/b>
\nHound Dog Taylor inspired Bruce Iglauer<\/a> to start his own record label, the venerable Alligator Records. For that alone, Taylor is of historical and cultural importance. But his raw, rough and ready brand of the blues is important in its own right as well. Rogers\u2019 well-researched Goodnight Boogie<\/i> traces the Chicago guitarist\u2019s colorful (and often danger-filled) life form its start to the end. It\u2019s a fascinating read that will send readers on the hunt for those great old records. Rogers\u2019 writing style doesn\u2019t make use of much in the way of firsthand quotes, but he tells the story vividly nonetheless.<\/p>\n

\"\"Art Fein \u2013 Rock’s in My Head<\/i><\/b>
\nAmong his many other credits, Art Fein hosted Poker Party<\/i>, a cable talk show that ran for nearly a quarter century. In the course of his career and with that program (clips of which can be viewed on YouTube \u2013 Fein came into close contact with a staggering parade of big names. Hi recollections form the core of this memoir, in which readers will expeirnece (once removed) up-close encounters with Phil Spector, Ringo Starr, John and Yoko, Brian Wilson, etc. Fein\u2019s deep interest in (and understanding of) rock \u2018n\u2019 roll of the 1950s brings the book alive even more. Highly recommended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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