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Booked On Rock

For Those About To Read & Rock...Join host Eric Senich for deep dive discussions of the greatest artists, albums, songs and moments in rock history with the authors who"ve written all about them and those who were there when it all happened! WEBSITE: www.BookedOnRock.com

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58:05

Grateful Dead's 50 Most Important & Memorable...

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2023/11/07

Ray Robertson is the author of All the Years Combine: The Grateful Dead in Fifty Shows. Ray listened to and wrote about fifty of Grateful Dead’s most important and memorable concerts in order to better understand who the Grateful Dead were, what they became, and what they meant – and what they continue to mean. He’s here to share some of the stories from the book with us!Purchase a copy of All the Years Combine: The Grateful Dead in Fifty ShowsEpisode PlaylistRayRobertson.comBookedOnRock.com The

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56:56

Talking 50 Years Of KISS with Author Martin Popoff...

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2023/11/01

KISS fans, there’s a brand-new book out called KISS @ 50, and this is one you will want to get!Part of a phenomenal @50 series from Motorbooks, this is a trip through 50 years of “The Hottest Band In The World”. It’s beautifully packaged and produced in a hardcover format, with stunning photos of the band on and off stage, much of them never before published. There are images of memorabilia, including gig posters, 7-inch picture sleeves, ticket stubs, and more. If there was ever a book that deserves

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41:28

The Life & Career Of Ronnie Lane (Small Faces, Faces)...

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2023/10/25

Caroline Stafford is this episode’s guest. Caroline and David Stafford are authors of the brand-new book Anymore for Anymore: The Ronnie Lane Story. This is the biography of British singer/songwriter Ronnie Lane. In the 60s he co-founded Small Faces, who recorded several hit singles including “Itchycoo Park”, “Lazy Sunday”, “All or Nothing”, and “Tin Soldier”. But before long, singer Steve Marriott left the band to form Humble Pie, and the band would morph into Faces with Rod Stewart on lead vocals

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49:55

Guitarist Kevin Armstrong (David Bowie, Mick Jagger,...

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2023/10/18

Kevin Armstrong's brand new book is called Absolute Beginner: Memoirs of the World's Best Least-Known Guitarist.David Bowie said of Armstrong, “Kevin does what I pretend to do. Kevin’s a proper musician.” Iggy Pop said, “Kevin Armstrong has been around, and around.” In the early 80s, Armstrong signed to EMI Records as a solo artist, but fate had other plans for him. He’s gone on to carve out a career as a producer, songwriter, and guitarist, performing live and recording with Thomas Dolby, David

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58:24

The Lost Art Of Mixtapes, Tom Petty, Dave Grohl,...

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2023/10/13

It’s another chapter in the Dialogue Series. A chill ‘n chat with authors, fellow podcasters, listeners and more. Brian Colburn is the host of one of my favorite podcasts My Weekly Mixtape. Brian invites fellow music fans, along with the artists themselves, to collaborate with him, in an attempt to curate the ultimate playlist based on a different artist, band, or topic each week. Brian is on the podcast to talk about his favorite bands and artists, the books on rock he’s read, wants to read, and

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60:30

Author Jeff Apter (Keith Urban, AC/DC, Red Hot Chili...

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2023/10/04

It’s another chapter in The Dialogue series. A chill ‘n chat with authors, fellow podcasters, listeners, and more. Author Jeff Apter is this episode’s guest. He is the author of over 30 books about Australian music and musicians and was on staff at Rolling Stone for several years. He’s here to talk about his books on AC/DC, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Cure, Neil Finn of Crowded House (now with Fleetwood Mac), Jeff Buckley, and his brand new book just released Keith Urban: His Amazing Journey From

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53:27

"Body Count's Body Count (33 1/3)"/Ben Apatoff...

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2023/09/29

Ben Apatoff's latest book Body Count’s Body Count - part of Bloomsbury Academic's 33 1/3 series - is an exploration and look back at the 1992 self-titled debut album from Ice T’s heavy metal band Body Count. On Ice-T's 1991 classic O.G. Original Gangster, he introduced his all-Black hardcore band Body Count with lead guitarist Ernie C, bringing them on the first-ever Lollapalooza tour that summer. The next year, Body Count's self-titled debut album, rounded out by rhythm guitarist D-Roc the

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60:57

"Rain King: The Life and Music of Adam Duritz and...

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2023/09/24

Geoff Harkness is a first-time guest. He’s here to talk about his latest book Rain King: The Life and Music of Adam Duritz and Counting Crows. This is the complete story of Counting Crows - one of the most successful bands of the last three decades and their charismatic vocalist and songwriter Adam Duritz.Counting Crows have sold 20 million albums, led by several hit singles including “Mr. Jones”, “A Long December”, and “Accidentally in Love”. Harkness chronicles the writing and recording process of

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59:59

"Accidentally Like a Martyr: The Tortured Art of...

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2023/09/21

James Campion is a returning guest. He’s here to talk about the life and career of the late great Warren Zevon and his 2018 book Accidentally Like a Martyr: The Tortured Art of Warren Zevon. It’s hard to believe but it’s been 20 years since Zevon passed away. For nearly four decades, spanning 12 studio albums and 32 singles, no artist expressed the duality of life, the light and dark, the ugliness and the beauty better than Warren Zevon. As Warren’s ex-wife told James in his book: “If you’re looking

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57:14

"Heroes of the Metal Underground: The Definitive...

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2023/09/14

Alex Anesiadis is the author of Heroes of the Metal Underground: The Definitive Guide to 1980s American Independent Metal Bands. This is the only encyclopedic and definitive book on American indie metal! These bands borrowed a page from punk’s DIY handbook and did it all themselves. Regional favorites. Hometown heroes. Tour van veterans. Bands who invested their life-savings into recording and pressing their songs onto albums for a shot at immortality on vinyl. Alex is here to share some of what's

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58:43

"Silhouettes and Shadows: The Secret History of David...

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2023/09/08

Adam Steiner is a returning guest. His latest book is called Silhouettes and Shadows: The Secret History of David Bowie’s Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps). David Bowie’s 1980 album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) marked a pivotal point in his career. A new decade had arrived, he was coming off the experimental albums Low, Heroes, and Lodger known as the Berlin Trilogy, and had yet to release his commercially successful 1983 album Let’s Dance. On Scary Monsters, Bowie sought to bury the ghosts of

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54:10

"The Who & Quadrophenia"/Martin Popoff [Episode 152]

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2023/09/05

We’re coming up on the 50th anniversary of one of the best-selling albums ever - The Who’s classic 1973 album Quadrophenia. Returning to the podcast to talk about the album and his brand new book titled The Who & Quadrophenia is veteran rock journalist Martin Popoff. Martin leaves no stone unturned in this book, which is beautifully packaged with stunning photography and rare memorabilia. He takes apart the 17 tracks on the album and their themes of identity, anxiety, and mental health, along

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56:02

"Ozzy @ 75"/Daniel Bukszpan [Episode 151]

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2023/08/31

Daniel Bukszpan is this episode’s guest. He's the author of the brand new book on Ozzy Osbourne Ozzy @ 75!Seventy-five career accomplishments and life events of Ozzy are celebrated by Daniel in this book, which comes in a slip-cased hardcover format. Photos from both on and off stage, images of memorabilia including gig posters, 7-inch picture sleeves, ticket stubs, and more. It also includes a gatefold Ozzy timeline with artwork depicting Ozzy through the years. Key studio albums are featured but

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56:16

"I Love Grunge: 'Grunge Is Dead' Outtakes"/Greg Prato...

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2023/08/26

Greg Prato is back on the podcast. Greg has released I Love Grunge: 'Grunge Is Dead' Outtakes, a follow up to his 2009 book Grunge Is Dead: The Oral History of Seattle Rock Music. It's one of Greg’s most popular books, packed with quotes from the people who were there when the Seattle music scene exploded in the early 90s along with some amazing photos. Greg shares some of what’s in the book in this episode!Purchase a copy of I Love Grunge: 'Grunge Is Dead' Outtakes through Amazon HEREPurchase a

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72:03

Billy Joel Drummer Liberty DeVitto ("LIBERTY: Life,...

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2023/08/24

Legendary Billy Joel drummer Liberty DeVitto is this episode’s guest. In 2020 he wrote his memoir titled Liberty: Life, Billy and the Pursuit of Happiness. We get into Liberty’s 30 year career with Billy Joel and the stories behind the endless stream of hits from Billy.Liberty’s grooves are heard on 13 platinum Billy Joel albums that have sold over 150 million copies. He wrote and performed the drum parts on 22 of Billy’s 23 top-40 hits and all six Grammy-award winning recordings. In 2006, after 30

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40:24

"Suzanne Vega: Every Album, Every Song"/Lisa Torem...

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2023/08/17

Lisa Torem is a returning guest. Her latest book is another from the Sonic Bond On Track Series. It's Suzanne Vega: Every Album, Every Song. Suzanne Vega’s career spans nearly 40 years. She rose to prominence in the mid 80s with the hit singles “Marlene on the Wall”, “Left of Center”, and “Luka”. Her song “Tom’s Diner”, originally released as an a cappella in 1987, was remixed in 1990 as a dance track by the English electronic duo DNA with Vega and went on to reach the Top 10 in over five countries

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58:31

"The Jive 95: An Oral History of America’s Greatest...

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2023/08/09

Hank Rosenfeld's book The Jive 95: An Oral History of America’s Greatest Underground Rock Radio Station, KSAN San Francisco is an oral history of KSAN in San Francisco, America’s first hippie underground FM station. Rock gods, political stars, and literary celebrities, including Jerry Garcia, Ken Kesey, Sly Stone, and John Lennon were all interviewed by founder Tom Donahue and his cohorts, whose listeners “tuned in and turned on” to bands like Jefferson Airplane, The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin,

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60:45

Talking Music & Podcasting with Jon Lamoreaux of "The...

Booked On Rock ·

2023/08/02

It’s another edition of The Dialogue. A chill ‘n chat with authors, fellow podcasters, listeners and more. My guest is Jon Lamoreaux, the host of one my favorite podcasts "The Hustle".Jon gives the when, why and how he launched the podcast, the meaning behind the name "The Hustle", his favorite interviews, his most awkward interviews and his favorite books on rock.Listen to "The Hustle" with Jon Lamoreaux HEREFollow Jon Lamoreaux:TwitterFacebookEmail Jon Lamaoreaux at thehustlepod@gmail.comVisit the

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56:09

"Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry...

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2023/07/27

Tamsin Embleton is the author and editor of the book Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual. This book is a must-have for anyone who works in or around the live music business. It’s also a fascinating read for those who want to know what life really is like on the road. It’s not all glamorous. The grueling life on the road can take its toll. Often times musicians find themselves without the knowledge to handle the physical and psychological stresses that can mount over time.This book

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31:27

"Johnny Thunders: In Cold Blood"/Nina Antonia...

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2023/07/23

Thirteen years ago, author Nina Antonia wrote the cult bible of all things Johnny Thunders with her book Johnny Thunders: In Cold Blood. It’s the definitive portrait of the condemned man of rock and roll, from the baptism of fire and tragedy that was the New York Dolls, through the junkie punk years of the Heartbreakers, to his sudden and mysterious death in 1991. A brand-new edition was released this week, adding a new closing chapter, bringing Thunders’ legacy up to date with new photos and a

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