The Sonicbond Bookcast

The Sonicbond Bookcast Returns with a special episode recorded at the Louder Than Words Festival in Manchester in November.

In this Episode Stephen Lambe talks to:

Sonicbond Publishing author, employee and musician Dominic Sanderson

https://www.dominicsanderson.com/

Manchester-based author Ged Duffy about his life as a musician with the legendary Factory Records

https://www.empire-uk.com/fft.html

..and finally Sonicbond author and journalist Lisa Torem about her process as an author

https://www.lisatorem.com/

In episode five, Stephen Lambe talks to Gregg (GD) Praetorius about his riotous memoir of life promoting rock bands in Long Island during the years around 1980, Babysitting A Band On The Rocks, published on May 14th in the USA and June 28th in the USA.

They discuss how Gregg got into writing; a fortuitous evening hanging out with Keith Richards; working with Aeorsmith, Van Halen, Ted Nugent and AC/DC, as well as encounters with Yes, Jethro Tull and Ritchie Blackmore. 

There's also a deeper dive into the politics of rock promotion at the time. It's a conversation not to be missed.

www.babysittingabandontherocks.com
www.sonicbondpublishing.com

To celebrate his birthday, Stephen Lambechats to legendary British rock journalists and long term podcast hosts, David Hepworth and Mark Ellen. 

The subject is Stephen's 'rock life', so the trio discuss his love of Yes, chunky Australian rock, plus his two Progressive Rock festivals Summer's End and Winter's End - plus, of course, Sonicbond Publishing.

To view a vide version, here's a link:

https://youtu.be/KC2xLPAWRnk

Huge thanks to David, Mark and Alex Gold.

To hear more of David and Mark's brilliant podcast 'A Word In Your Ear' search for that where you get your podcasts or go to:

wiyelondon.com
patreon.com/wordinyourear

In this episode Stephen Lambe talks to two more Sonicbond authors, New Zealander Peter Kearns, author of Elton John, 10CC and Joni Mitchell in the On Track series, and Jacob Holm-Lupo from Norway, musician, producer and author of Blue Oyster Cult and Toto On Track.

There's a lot of talk about both author's writing process, and a lot of non-Sonicbond books to discover. Here's are some Amazon links:

Unfaithful Music and Disappearing Ink by Elvis Costello
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Unfaithful-Music-Disappearing-Elvis-Costello/dp/0241968127/

Crazy Diamond: Syd Barrett and the dawn of Pink Floyd by Mike Watkinson and Pete Anderson
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Crazy-Diamond-Barrett-Dawn-Floyd/dp/1846097398/

Article: Prince Talks: The Silence s Broken
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/prince-talks-the-silence-is-broken-58812/

The Autobiography by Bill Bruford
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bill-Bruford-Autobiography-Crimson-Earthworks/dp/1905792433/

A Cure for Gravity by Joe Jackson
https://www.amazon.co.uk/CURE-GRAVITY-JOE-JACKSON/dp/0306810018/

Make Mine Music by Bruce Swedien
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Make-Mine-Music-Bruce-Swedien-ebook/dp/B00GQZPXAK/

Rush: Rock Music and the Middle Class. Dreaming in Middletown by Chris McDonald
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rush-Rock-Music-Middle-Class/dp/0253221498/

In the second episode of the Sonicbond Bookcast, Stephen Lambe talks to Sonicbond authors Nathaniel Webb and Steve Pilkington.

Nathaniel discusses his love of Marillion and how that inspired his new book, Marillion in the 1980s. He also talks about his background and past career as a musician and his favorite music book.

Steve then discusses three of his favorite music books, his biography of Gordon Giltrap, his latest work Iron Maiden on track and his forthcoming tome Uriah Heep in the 1970s. He and Stephen then discuss what makes a good - and a bad - book. 

Thanks to Huw Lloyd Jones, Philip Lambe and Gillian Lambe. Music by Also Eden.

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In this first edition of the Sonicbond Bookcast, Stephen Lambe chats to musician Tim Bowness about his favorite music books. They also discuss Tim's pocast The Album Years with Steven Wilson, the origins of Tim's music sales website Burning Shed, his new album Late Night Laments and why Tim should do an album of Frank Sinatra covers.