Booked On Rock with Eric Senich

Martin Popoff returns! He’s got an updated version of his book Iron Maiden: Album By Album. Martin pays tribute to Iron Maiden’s discography through a series of in-depth, frank, and fascinating conversations about all of the legendary heavy metal band’s studio albums. Inside, Popoff gathers together metal journalists, authors, and musicians, who offer insights, opinions, and anecdotes about every release including the early albums with lead singer Paul Di’Anno, the songwriting of founder and bassist Steve Harris, the talents of drummer Nicko McBrain and guitarists Dave Murray, Adrian Smith, and Janick Gers. So let’s get into the book and the history of Iron Maiden now with Martin!

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Sean Kelly & Mark Walton are this episode’s guests. Sean is the author of White Noise & Lightning: The Continental Drifters Story, the authorized biography of the Continental Drifters due September 27th. Mark is the band’s bassist and founding member. The book follows ten disparate musicians from humble beginnings at a dive bar residency in Los Angeles through lineup changes, addiction, marriages, divorces, and industry letdowns. 

The Continental Drifters, composed of members of The Bangles, The Cowsills, The Dream Syndicate, The dB's, and more, found each because they'd been burned by the music industry and sought refuge in a freewheeling environment where they could experiment without constraint. When everything fell apart in New Orleans a decade later, they ended up with so much more. 

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The Booked On Rock Music: “Whoosh” by Crowander / “Last Train North” & “No Mercy” by TrackTribe

A first time guest to the podcast is Dan Spencer. He has over 10 years of music coaching experience and is the author of several books. He’s appeared as a music expert on NBC, CBS, and FOX. He’s currently coaching students, recording, producing songs, talking about music on The Best Music Podcast and Sirius XM Radio, and writing more books. He’s here to talk about his most recent book The 14 Unshakable Laws of Learning Music: How to Master Any Instrument and Singing in 5 Minutes a Day.

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This episode's guest is author, comedian, and musician Aug Stone. The audio version of his fictional comedy book from 2023 The Ballad Of Buttery Cake Ass has just been released. It's the story of two music obsessives who embark on a hilarious quest to track down Buttery Cake Ass' Live In Hungaria, an album as legendary as it is obscure. Their pursuit of one of the greatest bands ever unknown takes them down many a bizarre path teeming with grand ideas and grander egos in this ode to record shopping and what it's like to be in your first band. Packed with puns, allusions, and references across a wide range of culture, both popular and not, Aug offers up a big slice of the fun and frustration of playing rock n roll. 

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Author Tim Durling is back, this time to talk about his brand new book LET IT BE YOUR GUIDE: The Kansas Album Review.

Kansas rose to fame by the mid-70s with hit singles “Carry On Wayward Son”, “Dust In The Wind”, and “Point Of Know Return”. They produced nine gold albums, three multi-platinum albums, one platinum studio album, and a platinum-selling live double album. With the help of no less than 30 Kansas super fans, Tim guides readers through the body of work created by a band that has been rockin’ for 50 years. 


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Our guest is Steve Moriarty, former drummer of the band The Gits and author of the new book Mia Zapata and The Gits: A Story of Art, Rock, and Revolution.

The Gits, led by their charismatic frontwoman Mia Zapata, formed in Ohio before joining the burgeoning Seattle music scene of the early 90s. They were on the brink of international stardom when, on July 7, 1993, just days before their third US tour, Mia was brutally murdered. Her death came as a shock to the Seattle music scene and eventually became a national story. It would be a decade before her killer was arrested. During that time, the focus of Mia’s story shifted further and further away from her talents and the music she created with The Gits. In this book, Steve Moriarty is determined to shift the focus from Mia's tragic end back to the art she and The Gits created, recounting their journey from their first meeting at Antioch College in 1985 to their rise in the Seattle music scene. Steve narrates the band’s struggles, their inspirations, and the camaraderie that fueled their music, as well as the band's tours and performances alongside iconic acts like Nirvana, Mudhoney, and Joan Jett.


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Stephen Lambe is the author of a brand new book part of Sonicbond’s Rock Classic series titled Yes 90125. Against the odds, 90125 became Yes’ best-selling album after its release in November of 1983. Featuring new interviews with several of the key players, including singer Jon Anderson and guitarist Trevor Rabin, this book traces the complicated story of the album from its 1981 demos to the conclusion of Yes’ massive world tour in 1985. It's a deep-dive discussion of one of the biggest albums of the 80s!

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Aaron J. Sams is the author of the brand new book U2: Song By Song. Over forty years since their formation, U2 is one of the biggest bands in rock history with an estimated 175 million records sold worldwide. They’ve earned more Grammy Awards than any other band with 22. This book guides the reader through the band’s 15 studio albums (eight of them number one), and over seventy singles, including several hits along the way and there are many. Of the 84 singles released, U2 has two number-one singles, four top 10 singles, and 10 top 40 singles. A lot of ground to cover with Aaron and it was a great discussion. We cover U2’s music from the beginning right up through their most recent release “Atomic City”.

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Rock & roll journalist, author, and photographer Michael Goldberg is back on the podcast. He’s got a brand new book titled Jukebox: 1967-2023 Photographs.

Michael is best known as a writer, but for over 50 years he’s also been photographing musicians and the photos in Jukebox are drawn from the thousands he’s taken over the years. Included are photos of the Sex Pistols, Devo, the Clash, Bruce Springsteen, Jim Morrison, Lou Reed, Janis Joplin, Muddy Waters, Patti Smith, the Who, Neil Young, Jerry Garcia, Bob Dylan, Frank Zappa, Grace Slick and Paul Kantner, Tom Waits, The Ramones, and many many more.

Most of the photos in this book have never been seen before, including rare 1970 photos of Jerry Garcia in his Larkspur home months before recording began for the group’s classic album, American Beauty. Some of the photographs were taken at the homes of the artists or in their hotel rooms. The Ramones photograph was shot from the doorway of Goldberg’s room at the Tropicana in L.A. Michael is here to share some stories behind the photos in the book.

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Our guest is veteran music publisher and industry expert Randall Wixen, who has just released the fifth edition of his book The Plain and Simple Guide To Music Publishing.

Music publishing is one of the most complex parts of the music business, and yet it can be the most lucrative area of income for musicians. Wixen presents a clear, concise approach on how music publishing works today. The book includes a foreword by Tom Petty, among the many who put their trust in Wixen with their music catalog. Wixen is one of the most respected names in the music industry. He’s the founder of Wixen Music Publishing, Inc. in Los Angeles. With a sister company, Wixen Music UK Ltd. in London, the companies administer the song catalogs of many top artists from the last 50 years, ranging from George Harrison, the Doors, Neil Young and Tom Petty, to the Black Keys, Andrew Bird and Fitz & The Tantrums.

Randall gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the music publishing business in this interview plus his thoughts on the recent legal battle between Daryl Hall and John Oates, the famous 1984 lawsuit where John Fogerty was being sued for stealing a song he wrote himself, the Vanilla Ice vs Queen legal battle over his use of the song "Under Pressure", and more. This is a fascinating look at the side of the music business few know.

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