Brian and Dr. Chris Housenick sit down for a conversation with Greg Renoff, about his writing, methods for writing music history and his other publications. Renoff was born in the Bronx​ ​and grew up in New Jersey. Renoff earned his Ph.D. in American history from Brandeis University and is the author o​f 'Van Halen Rising: How a Southern California Backyard Party Band Saved Heavy Metal,' which will be published by ECW Press in October 2015. ​​​He lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma. His writings have appeared in medium.com/cuepoint, Guitar World, LA Weekly, and Vulture, and he and his work have been profiled in Spin, Salon, Maxim, Rolling Stone, Los Angeles Magazine, Oklahoma Magazine, Yahoo Entertainment, and the Boston Herald. vanhalenrising.com and twitter.com/GregRenoff Buy Van Halen Rising here: https://www.amazon.com/Greg-Renoff/e/B001JSE0E4?ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vu00_i1