Booked On Rock with Eric Senich

David Spero was one of the pioneering DJs of the then new FM format in radio, a free form limited only by the DJ's imagination. He left radio in 1973 to become the manager for Michael Stanley and would eventually go on to manage the biggest names in rock including Joe Walsh, Cat Stevens, Dickey Betts, Jesse Colin Young, Kenny Loggins, Richie Furay, Simon Kirke and Paul Rodgers of Bad Co., and many others. He's friends to as many famous rockers including Jackson Browne, Mark Farner, Al Kooper, and Harry Nilsson.

David is on the podcast to talk about his book A Life in The Wings: My Sixty Year Love Affair with Rock and Roll: A Memoir. It’s written by David and K Adrian Zonneville. He shares many of the amazing stories from the book including how he helped to facilitate the Eagles massive 90s reunion and his brief but colorful tenure managing Vanilla Ice!

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The Booked On Rock Music: “Whoosh” by Crowander / “Last Train North” by TrackTribe

Twisted Pulp is a monthly magazine that brings back all that we loved in the classic pulp magazines like Mad, Cracked and CARtoons and comics like Eerie, Heavy Metal and The Haunt of Fear. Packed with articles, non-fiction stories, comics, photos and amazing art work. It’s dark, mysterious, it’s humorous…it’s an absolute must monthly read.

I ask Mark, Chauncey and Lothar about the history of the magazine, how it all got started, what are the magazines and comics they read growing up. We talk horror films, the history of the occult in rock and roll and the origins of the legendary crossroads story. Did Robert Johnson sell his soul to the devil in exchange for musical brilliance? It turns out, this story didn’t originate with Robert Johnson at all.

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Greg Prato is a returning guest to talk about his brand new book “Lanegan”. Mark Lanegan is among the greatest voices of grunge rock’s golden era. His unmistakable and instantly recognizable vocals can be heard on classic recordings on songs by Screaming Trees. He can also be heard on several songs by the band Queens of the Stone Age. He was a poet and an author of several popular books. Sadly, he endured addiction, hard living and health difficulties before passing away in February of 2022 at the age of 57.

Prato pays tribute to one of rock’s great poets and lyricists in this book. It features over 20 all-new interviews with Lanegan’s fellow collaborators, friends and admirers. He'll share some of those stories from the book in this interview including one about the Nirvana song Lanegan co-wrote the lyrics for but isn't credited. Which song is it and why wasn't Lanegan given credit? Find out in this episode!

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The Booked On Rock Music: “Whoosh” & “Nasty” by Crowander

Lisa Torem is a returning guest to talk about her book “Tori Amos: Every Album, Every Song”. It’s part of the “On Track” series of books by Sonicbond Publishing.

Tori Amos gained fame in 1992 with the release of her album Little Earthquakes including the singles "Silent All These Years" and "Crucify". That was followed by 1994’s Under The Pink which featured the hit singles "Cornflake Girl" and "God". She’s released a total of 16 studio albums. With each release, she broke new ground both musically and thematically. She’s been nominated for Grammys, she was the first female artist to chart in the Billboard Top ten in Classical, Alternative and Rock genres simultaneously. We’ll talk about Tori’s career, starting with her late 1980s synth pop beginnings right through to her 2021 album Ocean to Ocean.

Purchase a copy of “Tori Amos: Every Album, Every Song” through Sonicbond Publishing in the UK
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Purchase a copy of “Tori Amos: Every Album, Every Song” through Sonicbond Publishing in the US
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The Booked On Rock Music: “Whoosh” & “Nasty” by Crowander

On this month in 1967, Jefferson Airplane released the album Surrealistic Pillow. It’s considered to be one of the greatest albums to come out of the late 60s counterculture, psychedelic rock era. It's also considered to be one of the greatest albums of all time. Author Richard Butterworth is back on the podcast to talk about the album and the band’s history.

Richard recently released the book “Jefferson Airplane: Every Album, Every Song” as part of Sonicbond’s On Track series. Richard talks about the band’s origins, how they drew on folk, blues, jazz and even literary visionaries to create their sound and lyrical themes. We also get into the band’s rise to prominence followed by their demise. As the book promo states: “Jefferson Airplane burned fierce and bright before their decline with the death of the psychedelic dream in Haight-Ashbury’s dreamily LSD-drenched hippie heartland. More than any other, the band and their recorded output were synonymous with the birth and death of the hippie era.”

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The Booked On Rock Music: “Whoosh” & “Nasty” by Crowander

Author Andrew Wild returns to the podcast to talk about his brand new book “The Allman Brothers Band: Every Album, Every Song”!

The story of the Allman Brothers band is one of triumph followed by tragedy followed by a remarkable comeback in the wake of that tragedy. As it’s stated in the book’s overview: "The music of the Allman Brothers is the pure distillation of the four main ingredients of American music: blues, rock, jazz and country. At their best, they transcended genre: they just were."

In this episode, Andrew talks with me about the legendary Duane Allman, his little brother Gregg Allman, who, along with his bandmates Dickey Betts, Butch Trucks and Jaimoe carried on in the wake of Duane’s passing and shortly after bassist Berry Oakley’s death. It wasn’t easy. They went through a rough period in the late 70s into the 80s before marking their comeback in the late 80s, a comeback that sustained right up until the death of Gregg and Butch. We’ll cover the legendary albums including ‘At Fillmore East’ and ‘Eat A Peach’ and the later members of the band Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes, who helped rejuvenate Gregg and his bandmates in the late 90s into the 2000s.

Purchase a copy of "The Allman Brothers Band: Every Album, Every Song" in the UK through Burning Shed HERE and in the US through Amazon HERE

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The Booked On Rock Music: “Whoosh” & “Nasty” by Crowander

Jen B Larson is on the podcast to talk about her new book called “Hit Girls: Women of Punk in the USA, 1975-1983”. “Hit Girls” is the story of local and regional US bands whose legacy would be otherwise lost.

Larson dispels the narrative that women are anomalies in rock music. In fact, women have played important roles in every city and every scene all over the country yet few if any know about most of them. The women in this book are now rightfully exalted to cult status. Their achievements are inspiring new generations of women rockers and you’ll hear from them in this book, which also features over 100 rare and never-before seen images.

Purchase a copy of “Hit Girls: Women of Punk in the USA, 1975-1983” through Bookshop.org HERE

Listen to a playlist of the music discussed in this episode HERE

ALSO LISTEN TO:
The Dummy Club - "Tight Blue Dress"
Screaming Sneakers - "Violent Days"
The Foams - "Paint Me"
The Accident - "Kill The Bee Gees"
The Bags - "Survive" & "Babylonian Gorgon"
Castration Squad - "A Date With Jack"


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The Booked On Rock Music: “Whoosh” & “Nasty” by Crowander

What do you think is the best selling rock book of all time? In this episode we’re counting down the 20 best-selling rock books of all time and joining me to discuss these books along the way are my good friends from the SeanGeek & FastFret Podcast Sean and Todd McGinity. I’ll read an excerpt or two from the books as we go along. I think you’ll be surprised by some of the books that make this list. I think you’ll definitely be surprised by what is THE biggest selling rock book of all time!

Sean and Todd are the latest guests in The Dialogue series: A chill ‘n chat with authors, fellow podcasters, listeners and more. Sean and Todd are two brothers - one the geek and the other the musician - who discuss what’s on their mind every week. I’m a regular listener of the show, have been a guest a few times and it’s great to finally have them on the show!


SOURCE:
20 Best-Selling Rock Music Books of All Time - BookAuthority

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The Booked On Rock Music: “Whoosh” & “Nasty” by Crowander

Author Gary Graff is on the podcast talk about his new book "Alice Cooper @ 75"!

This book covers the life and career of one of the greatest artists in rock history through 75 key releases and events. Graff takes readers through the book with stories going back to Alice’s childhood in Detroit and Arizona, his early bands the Earwigs and the Spiders, all 28 studio albums, his greatest singles, collaborations with other artists, his offstage passions and charity work. It’s all covered here in a book that is packed with amazing photos both off stage and on, images of rare memorabilia, gig posters, vinyl record sleeves, ticket stubs, advertisements and more. A gatefold Alice Cooper timeline, two pullout posters and an unpublished 8 x 10 photo is included in this beautifully packaged book which comes in a slipcase hardcover format. Gary is hear to talk about the book and the original “shock rocker” himself – Alice Cooper!

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The Booked On Rock Music: “Whoosh” & “Nasty” by Crowander

Madeline Bocaro is our guest to talk about her book “In Your Mind: The Infinite Universe of Yoko Ono”. Madeline tells the story of Yoko Ono and there’s a good chance you will learn something about her that you never knew. This book cover’s Yoko’s entire life – her childhood, her art, her films, her music and her activism for peace and women’s rights. Some astounding details in the book going back 33 years before she met John.

We all know Yoko has been on the receiving end of a lot of criticism, especially when the Beatles broke up but she’s been facing adversity since long before that. Madeline writes about her battles as an Asian woman, a child of war in Japan along with being the wife of John Lennon. Madeline has been following Yoko’s career since the mid 1960s. After exchanging letters for a handful of years, she finally got to meet Yoko in person. She’ll share that story and much, much more in this episode.

Purchase a copy of “In Your Mind: The Infinite Universe of Yoko Ono” through Amazon HERE

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The Booked On Rock Music: “Whoosh” & “Nasty” by Crowander