Kiss reached uncharted territory amongst rock n roll bands in the 70's. This new book KISS 76, brakes down the twelve months that changed their career. 

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This was one of the most intense documentaries I've ever seen –and one of the most beautiful and touching at the same time. 

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Beatles Time Travel? Politics? Peter Jackson? And the Only Full Lennon Concert: New Beatles Content Everywhere-Here’s What’s Actually Worth Watching. 

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The rock n roll books and docs that define the Grateful Dead. This is a bonus episode that celebrates no only the life of Bobby Weir, but also Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, and Mickey Hart. The where to go list for a great Grateful Dead book or documentary. 

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When people talk about Pink Floyd and David Gilmour, there’s one creative force almost always left out of the conversation, and without her, Pink Floyd’s Division Bell album doesn’t sound the same. Her name is Polly Samson. And this new book, Luck and Strange: Studio / Live, documents the album, rehearsals, and tour, told entirely through Polly Samson’s photographs.

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Robbie Robertson’s Insomnia isn’t an easy or casual read, but it offers a raw look at the years immediately following The Last Waltz, when his world, and identity, were coming apart. In this episode, I break down the book’s revelations about Robertson’s bond with Martin Scorsese, the Band fallout, and why parts of this memoir still divide longtime fans. 

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The Top 10 Rock n Roll Documentaries of 2025.  Including the pick for the number one doc of the year, which took me a long time to come to grips with. 

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Here they are, after reading 32 rock n roll books last year, I have narrowed down the Top 10. Here comes the best of the best for 2025!

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The 2025 Best Rock n Roll Documentary of the Year Award goes to:

Bono: Stories of Surrender 

This is a re-broadcast of my original review of the book when it was first released. Learn why it went on to win my best doc of the year award. And, how it was able to beat out the great documentary Becoming Led Zeppelin!

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The 2025 Book of the Year Award goes to:

Heartbreaker by Mike Campbell and Ari Surdoval

This is a re-broadcast of my original review of the book when it was first released. Learn why it went on to win my best book of the year award. Spoiler: Every Tom Petty fan will want to buy this book!!

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