Booked On Rock with Eric Senich

Phil Collins was everywhere in the 1980s. He had more top forty singles in the US than any other artist: fourteen as a solo artist and eleven with Genesis, along with two number one solo albums, plus twenty-five solo or group hit singles and eight number one albums in the UK.

Collins also recorded with a diverse list of artists including Peter Gabriel, John Martyn, Frida, Robert Plant, Mike Oldfield, Marti Webb, Al Di Meola, Adam Ant, Eric Clapton, Phil Bailey, Band Aid, Marilyn Martin, Paul McCartney, Tina Turner, Chaka Khan and Tears for Fears - another thirty-five albums or singles, many of which were massive global hits.

He also found time to tour with Robert Plant and Eric Clapton in addition to his extensive concert duties with Genesis and as a solo artist. He also performed at Live Aid - at both concerts. That’s around six hundred live concerts in total between 1980 and 1989. There’s no doubt that the guy had a busy decade.

Amidst the overwhelming commercial success and ahead of any other career plan, Phil Collins was a musician. His ubiquity between 1980 and 1989 hides ten years of magnificent music, and this book examines Phil’s musical output through these ten tumultuous years.

Andrew Wild is a writer, music collector and film buff with many books to his name, including recent publications about Queen, Pink Floyd, Dire Straits and Crosby, Stills and Nash and two books on “Eric Clapton: Every Album, Every Song” and his most recent “Eric Clapton Sessions”. His comprehensive study of every song recorded and performed by the Beatles between 1957 and 1970 was published by Sonicbond in 2019.

Purchase a copy of "Phil Collins in the 80s" in the UK through Burning Shed: https://burningshed.com/andrew-wild_phil-collins-in-the-1980s_book

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Purchase a copy of "Eric Clapton Sessions" in the UK through Burning Shed: https://burningshed.com/andrew-wild_eric-clapton-sessions_book

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Peter Shapiro is the best known and most influential concert promoter of his generation. He owned the legendary Wetlands in Tribeca and has gone on to even bigger ventures, including Brooklyn Bowl (NYC, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, and Nashville), the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, producing U2 3D, and promoting the Grateful Dead’s fiftieth-anniversary tour (“Fare Thee Well”) featuring the Core Four members Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzman along with Trey Anastasio of Phish. And there is so much more.

In “The Music Never Stops”, Shapiro with the help of author Dean Budnick, shares the inside story of how he became a power-house in the music industry—an island in an increasingly consolidated landscape of venues, ticketing, and touring—through the lens of fifty iconic concerts. Along the way, readers gain insight into what it was like to work with some of the most celebrated bands in modern music, including not just the Grateful Dead and U2, but also Bob Dylan, Phish, Dave Matthews Band, Al Green, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Jason Isbell, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, The Roots, Robert Plant, Leonard Cohen, and many more.

Featuring never-before-published back-stage anecdotes, insights, and photographs of the biggest bands in the business and the concerts that later became legendary, “The Music Never Stops” is a perfect guide for any-one who wants to understand the modern live music industry.

Purchase a copy of "The Music Never Stops: What Putting on 10,000 Shows Has Taught Me About Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Magic" through Hachette Books: www.hachettebooks.com/titles/peter-shapiro/the-music-never-stops/9780306845178


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Get to know the formerly undiscovered artists and the technical wizardry behind your favorite scenes. Symbolic interpretations and subconscious messages of peace and love, plus in-studio hijinks by frustrated animators. How does the 'Yellow Submarine' inspire such wonderful feelings of peace and love?

"It's All in the Mind: Inside the Beatles' Yellow Submarine, Vol. 2" lifts the veil of the animation screen to see behind The Beatles and detail that one magical year, during the Summer of Love in Swinging London, when a band of young artist-fans fell into the groove and brought their heroes to animated life. Part two of the internationally acclaimed "Inside the Yellow Submarine: The Making of the Beatles Animated Classic" by Dr. Robert R. Hieronimus and Laura E. Cortner. This latest book has 368 pages including 203 illustrations.

Purchase a copy of ""It's All in the Mind: Inside the Beatles' Yellow Submarine, Vol. 2" and "Vol. 1: Inside The Yellow Submarine: The Making of The Beatles’ Animated Classic" through Dr. Bob and Laura's website: https://yellowsubmarinebook.com


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Renowned guitarists (or experts) discussing “tools of the trade” in their own words serves as the basis of “Iconic Guitar Gear”. Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhoads, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Brian May, Tony Iommi, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Kurt Cobain, The Edge, Alex Lifeson, Steve Vai, Dimebag Darrell, Zakk Wylde,…the list goes on/won’t let you down!

If you’ve ever pondered what some of rock’s top guitarists and bassists favor gear-wise (instruments, amps, and/or effects), then “Iconic Guitar Gear” is most certainly the book for you.

Greg Prato is a writer and journalist from Long Island, New York, whose writing has appeared in such renowned publications as Rolling Stone, Classic Rock, and Vintage Guitar. He is also the author of several popular books, including “Grunge Is Dead: The Oral History Of Seattle Rock Music”, “MTV Ruled the World: The Early Years of Music Video”, and “A Devil on One Shoulder and an Angel on the Other: The Story of Shannon Hoon and Blind Melon”, among other titles. He’s made appearances on several TV, radio and podcast appearances, including The Howard Stern Wrap-Up Show and Eddie Trunk Live.


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For more on author Greg Prato, including his latest books, articles and links to social media pages go here: https://linktr.ee/gregpratowriter


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Rock journalist Susan Masino is the author of "Famous Wisconsin Musicians" and "Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy: My Life and Times With AC/DC, Van Halen and Kiss", “AC/DC FAQ – All That’s Left to Know About the World’s True Rock ‘N’ Roll Band”, “The Story Of AC/DC – Let There Be Rock” among others. She published her own music newspaper "Rock Central" for six years and has written for WI Music News, a monthly music news column, since 1991. She created a radio show for 94.1 WJJO in Madison, WI, which she produced and hosted from 1997-2004.

I first interviewed Susan for the Van Halen News Desk back in October of 2020 shortly after the passing of Eddie Van Halen. This time Susan talks about her career, all of the bands and artists she met along the way. I also had something personal I wanted to share with Susan, who is also a psychic empath. My father Jim Senich passed on July 21st and it really hit me hard. I’m still recovering from it and will for a while. I had a great relationship with him. But there were a few interesting things that happened since his passing that I wanted to tell Susan about and see what she thought. Interestingly enough, I scheduled this interview before my Dad passed. It’s a story I not only wanted to share with Susan but you as well. The listeners have been so great with sending condolences on the Booked On Rock Facebook page. So I hope, if you have lost someone close, this story gives you the peace it has given me.

Listen to a playlist of the music discussed in this episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1ZyMwJ4ThStx7mAp3FvR8h?si=c31b825857b448ff

Visit Susan Masino's website: https://susanmasino.com

Visit photographer Tom Giles’ website: https://gilesphoto.com

Audio of my father Jim Senich over the years:

Aircheck from WNAB Bridgeport, CT (1962): https://youtu.be/Mxy1h7Huh-M

Interview with Ted Williams (1997): https://youtu.be/p5uGhiop3Ho

Interview with Phil Rizzuto (1997): https://youtu.be/nXTcRhfC3_o

ALSO LISTEN:

Bob Crane's audio letter to my Dad (1962): https://youtu.be/NM7kofv6ggY




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Thomas Ransom, born to a severely dysfunctional southern family transplanted to New York City, is left to his own devices by neglectful parents, and spends his childhood shadowing his criminally-inclined half-brother and roaming the city with hard-drinking teenage pals. He eventually finds an outlet as the flamboyant singer of a downtown rock band, and later as the young editor of the Detroit-based magazine that invented punk, only to return to New York, at the height of the 1970s bacchanal, and crash. But it isn’t music that saves him. It’s a soft-spoken painter, who turns out to be the most outrageous character of all. With echoes of Almost Famous and Just Kids, “Loudmouth” tracks an impassioned musician and writer out among the punks, hippies, and wild geniuses of rock when music was the center of the world.

Author Robert Duncan was barely out of his teens when he started writing for the influential music magazine Creem, becoming its managing editor at 22. He went on to write for Rolling Stone, Circus, Life, and dozens of other publications, interviewing hundreds of rock stars at the top of their game. In the process, Duncan became a rock Zelig: he shares tales of his time with a young, scrawny Bruce Springsteen while driving him around Detroit; he introduces The Clash‘s Mick Jones and Joe Strummer to a broken-down piano player of dubious ability, leading to a hilariously disastrous recording session with the band; he works alongside legendary rock critic Lester Bangs, witnesses his tragic spiral, and finally discovers him dead of an OD in the apartment next door. Robert is also the author of the first ever biography on KISS – 1978’s “KISS”.

Robert joins us from his home near San Francisco to talk about all of those experiences which provided the fuel for his debut novel “Loudmouth”!

Purchase a copy of "Loudmouth: A Novel" and to find out more about author Robert Duncan, visit his website: www.duncanwrites.com


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HOW COULD DRUMMER JIMMIE NICOL SIMPLY VANISH AFTER PLAYING WITH THE BEATLES IN 1964?

“The Beatle Who Vanished” is the first historical account of Jimmie Nicol, an unknown drummer whose journey from humble beginnings to saving The Beatles' first world tour was only one part of his legend. Though his 13 days of fame made headlines, the true mystery of Nicol's story is riddled with blacklisting, betrayal, drugs, divorce, bankruptcy and an eventual disappearance that led many to question whether he is dead or alive.

Berkenstadt uncovers the incredible details of a Beatles story never before revealed:

* Draws on new documentary evidence
* Interviews with The Beatles, Nicol and eyewitnesses
* Inner circle tour accounts of Nicol and The Beatles
* Uncovers the secrets behind his post-Beatles career and disappearance
* Over 100 rare archival photographs and memorabilia illustrations
* Features a Foreword by Former Beatles Bass Player, Chas Newby

“The Beatle Who Vanished” is an Amazon Bestseller and is being made into a major motion picture. Find out from Jim the latest on that motion picture plus Jim shares a story of a recent encounter with Jimmy Nicol that you won't find in the book. You’ll want to hear this one!

Jim Berkenstadt is a bestselling author, producer, music historian and consultant who has documented the history of several rock and roll musicians. He is founder of the firm Rock And Roll Detective, LLC, which provides content and consulting services to the entertainment industry. He recently was credited for his work on The Beatles new Disney+ documentary, “Get Back”.

Berkenstadt's newest book, “Mysteries in the Music: Case Closed”, uncovers and solves Rock And Roll's greatest myths, mysteries, conspiracies and hoaxes. He’s co-authored “Black Market Beatles: The Story Behind The Lost Recordings”; “Nevermind Nirvana”; “Goldmine The Beatles Digest”; and edited “John, Paul & Me: Before The Beatles”.

Berkenstadt has lent his talent to TV and film productions as well. He has served as the historical consultant on several high-profile projects including: Martin Scorsese's Emmy Award winning documentary, “George Harrison: Living In The Material World”; “The Beatles Help! DVD”; “The Traveling Wilburys” box set” DVD; “George Harrison Dark Horse Years” box set DVD documentary; “The Beatles First US Visit” DVD website; “VH1 Behind The Music” and “Dick Clark's Teen Idol Special” (ABC). He also appears as an expert on two REELZ documentary series.

In the record industry, Berkenstadt has been active in producing, research, and liner note writing. His credits include: Traveling Wilburys - The Traveling Wilburys box set (2004); George Harrison - The Dark Horse Years box set (2004); George Harrison - All Things Must Pass reissue CD box (2021); Garbage - Version 2.0, Bleed like Me, Absolute Garbage (1998-2007); Live At The Edgewater: Tex Beneke, Stan Kenton & Ralph Flanagan (2000 - Producer); and Live At The Edgewater: Jimmy Dorsey & Woody Herman (1998 - Producer).

Purchase a copy of “The Beatle Who Vanished” through Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Beatle-Who-Vanished-Jim-Berkenstadt/dp/0985667702/ref


- Jim Berkenstadt Links -

Mysteries in the Music: Case Closed www.musicmysterybook.com

www.thebeatlewhovanished.com

www.rockandrolldetective.com

Blog: http://rocknrolldetective.blogspot.com/

Twitter: @RockDetective

Imdb.com: imdb.com/name/nm2844636/



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A perfect companion to the recorded output of a unique band, this book part of Sonicbond Publishing’s “On Track” series, covers all of Motörhead’s studio output plus rarities and significant solo work from the late great Lemmy.

Beginning with the highly regarded trio of albums that ended the 1970s, the book continues through the line-up hardships and turmoil of the 1980s to the occasionally awkward musical experiments of the early 1990s, closing with the band’s triumphant two-decade-long career revival.

Motörhead are arguably the greatest rock and roll band in history, but it took many years to win that accolade. This is the story of the band that refused to die. Their beginning called The Vengeful Bastard was a tough one. They had to deal with wayward producers, hostile record companies, a couple of false starts and even the ignominy of being proclaimed the Worst Band in the World by the NME!

Famed for its loudness, Motörhead has proved inspirational for a host of newer bands and created two sub-genres of heavy music: speed and thrash metal. Not bad for a band who announced themselves with: ‘We are Motörhead, and we play rock and roll.’ at live gigs.

Duncan Harris started as a music journalist and interviewer in the 1980s, writing for fanzines and magazines. He contributed to the Rough Guides music series and, until recently, maintained a long series of reviews for the Internet website The Dreaded Press. This book is the result, a labour of love for an iconic band. He’s also the author of another “On Track” book – “Hawkwind: Every Album, Every Song”, covering the band Lemmy was once a member of, so Duncan will talk a little about that book as well during this episode. He joins from his home in Wiltshire, UK.

Purchase a copy of "Motörhead: Every Album, Every Song" through Burning Shed in the UK: https://burningshed.com/duncan-harris_motorhead-on-track_book

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Purchase a copy of "Hawkwind: Every Album, Every Song" through Burning Shed in the UK: https://burningshed.com/duncan-harris_hawkwind-on-track_book

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Listen to a playlist of the music discussed in this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRYgYdoF9wA

Listen to the acoustic version of “Ace Of Spades” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRYgYdoF9wA

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Bruce Springsteen called him “one of the great, great American songwriters”, Jackson Browne hailed him as “the first and foremost proponent of song noir”, and Stephen King once said that if he could write like him, he “would be a happy guy”. The list of artists that lined up to appear on his records include Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Dave Gilmour and Emmylou Harris. So how is it that most people, if they have heard of Warren Zevon at all, know him only as “that Werewolves' guy”?

This book goes beyond that solitary hit single to examine all aspects of Zevon's multifaceted, five-decade career, from his beginnings in the slightly psychedelic folk duo Lyme and Cybelle, through to his commercial breakthrough in the late Seventies with ‘Excitable Boy’, his critically acclaimed late Eighties comeback ‘Sentimental Hygiene’, his decline into cult obscurity, and his triumphant if heart-breaking final testament, ‘The Wind’, released just prior to his death in 2003. Along the way the reader will discover one of rock's consummate balladeers, as well as a cast of characters including doomed drug dealers, psychopathic adolescents, outlaws of the Old West, BDSM fetishists, ghostly gunslingers, an unfeasibly large assembly of apes, and, yes, lycanthropes unleashed on the streets of London.

Peter Gallagher is the author of Marc Bolan, Tyrannosaurus Rex, and T. Rex: Every Album, Every Song, a previous volume in Sonicbond's “On Track” series. He is a regular contributor to Shindig! magazine and his fiction has appeared in Writing Magazine and The London Reader. His next book will be “Kiss in the 1970s”, also for Sonicbond, and he is working on a novel set in the Weimar Republic, which he hopes will see publication some time before the cows come home. He lives in Glasgow, Scotland.

Listen to a playlist of the music discussed in this episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3JyTplSInQCaYPC4cR4daL?si=06e8fb0651ef4363

Listen to “Follow Me” (#65 single from 1966) from Warren Zevon’s early duo project Lyme and Cybelle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OwklTxG-rQ

Purchase a copy of "Warren Zevon: Every Album, Every Song" through Burning Shed in the UK: https://burningshed.com/peter-gallagher_warren-zevon-on-track_book

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Author and NPR critic Tim Riley is our guest to talk about his prolific career as a music critic, author of several books on rock history, his brand-new website and latest venture The Riley Rock Report: an audio newsletter which was launched in March. It builds on his book-length multimedia anthology of reviews due out in 2023 titled "Millennium Pop: Music Love & Squalor". Over 100 essays by Riley covering the past 40 years.

Starting with the website we veer off into various discussions including older rock artists playing youthful music for older audiences. Who gets it right? Who doesn’t? Is there an expiration date for rock and roll musicians? The state of rock and roll radio today, the recent rock bio movie craze, streaming services, the Beatles and what we get wrong about the John Lennon and Paul McCartney partnership. Also, Tim has some strong opinions on Bob Dylan’s recent music. All of that before we wrap things up with Tim’s brand-new digital project due out in 2023 that will take writing and reading about rock music to a new level.

Tim Riley reviews pop and classical music for WBUR’s widely syndicated “Here and Now and On Point”, and has written for the New York Times, truthdig, the Los Angeles Review of Books, the Huffington Post, the Washington Post, Slate, Salon, and many other publications. He was trained as a classical pianist at Oberlin College and Eastman School of Music. Since 2009, he has taught digital journalism at Emerson College in Boston.

Brown University hosted Riley as its music critic-in-residence in 2008. His first book, “Tell Me Why: A Beatles Commentary” (Knopf/Vintage 1988), a critique of the Beatles’ music, won praise from Jon Pareles of The New York Times for bringing “New insight to the act we’ve known for all these years.” The book established Riley as an author of rock history critiques. His television appearances include Morning Joe, PBS NewsHour, CBS Morning and Evening News, MTV, and the History Channel.


Visit Tim Riley’s website: https://timrileyauthor.com

Listen to a playlist of the music discussed in this episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/12Aa7GeN2NAkKIl7HdmmQ4?si=f3bb94ed4e4c4a6b


Recommended Reading From Tim Riley

Lenny Kaye’s “Lightning Striking: en Transformative Moments in Rock and Roll”: https://www.amazon.com/Lightning-Striking-Transformative-Moments-Rock/dp/0062449206/ref

Dan Charnas’ “Dilla Tim: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm”: https://www.amazon.com/Dilla-Time-Afterlife-Producer-Reinvented/dp/0374139946/ref

Kenneth Womack and Jason Kruppa’s “All Things Must Pass Away: Harrison, Clapton, and Other Assorted Love Songs”: https://www.amazon.com/All-Things-Must-Pass-Away/dp/1641603259/ref

Elizabeth Wilson’s “Playing With Fire”: https://www.amazon.com/Playing-Fire-Yudina-Pianist-Stalins/dp/0300253931/ref



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