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The One Minute Music Book Club: The Rolling Stones–The Biography by Bob Spitz

This one just arrived yesterday, so I haven’t had a chance to get through its 600+ pages, but this past Sunday’s New York Times Book Review liked it a lot. If you’re a

Don Was produced the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and Ozzy. At 73, he found his voice in Detroit -- and the Dead

Was' LP "Groove in the Face of Adversity" recalls Detroit's blue-collar ambition. His late friend Bob Weir would love his new tour.

This music biography is 600 pages long – and still I wanted more

Bob Spitz’s deep-cut history proves that even after 64 years of chaos, you can never have too much of the Rolling Stones.

It was f*****g terrifying” – Paul McCartney, Elton John, Dave Grohl and more share their favourite Bob Dylan stories

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The One Minute Music Book Club: Ringo–A Fab Life by Tom Doyle

I’ve met two Beatles in my life. I got to lob a question at Paul McCartney during a press conference almost 24 years ago. Then, in 2019, I got 15 one-on-one minutes with

A hefty new ROLLING STONES bio is light on revelation but still highly enjoyable

Rock biographer Bob Spitz’s Beatles book was well received 20 years ago, and if you want just one Rolling Stones bio, this is the one to grab. The post A hefty new ROLLING STONES b...

Mr. Moonlight: Brian Epstein and the Making of the Beatles By Philip Norman

Mr. Moonlight: Brian Epstein and the Making of the Beatles Philip Norman368 Pages ISBN: 9780306837234 Da Capo 2026 Logic would suggest Philip Norman is uniquely qualified to write...

The Short, Tragic Life of Beatles Manager Brian Epstein Explored in Revelatory New Book

Read an exclusive excerpt about the moment in late 1961 when Epstein first descended down the stairs of the Cavern Club, and forever changed music history

The Rolling Stones - The Biography

The Rolling Stones, The Biography Bob Spitz 704 ISBN-10 : 0593489098 ISBN-13 : 978- 0593489093Penguin2026 Anticipation mounts as the lights are turned down low and finally... the c...

The One Minute Music Book Club. With a Little Help from Their Friends: The Beatles and the People Who Made Them by Stuar...

I’ve exhausted the pile of music books I’ve received since the beginning of the year, so this is the last One Minute Music Book Club until the pile gets built up. For this

The One Minute Music Book Club. Nobody: My Life in the Rock’N’Roll Trenches, Part 1 by Mike Hodsall

As AC/DC reminds is, it’s a long way to the top if you wanna rock’n’roll. Mike Hodsall, a member of an AC/DC tribute band a bass player for DOA for eleven years, knows

Paul McCartney's 'The Boys of Dungeon Lane' Delivers Nonstick Sentiment With Style and a Smile

"Making Music: Conversations With Record Producers" By Larry Crane and John Baccigaluppi

Larry Crane was a member of the gloriously named band Vomit Launch, before moving to Portland and founding Tape Op magazine, as well as opening a studio. So, he’s perfectly placed...

Remembering When Paul McCartney Reunited With George Martin for a Crucial Album in His Career in 1982

Bob Dylan in 85 Quotations

From his early folk days to his most recent words, in honor of his 85th birthday. Continue reading…

Bob Dylan introduced him to The Beatles, he married the girlfriend of a Rolling Stone, and he played with Jeff Beck and...

Folk-rock pioneer Donovan on jamming with Macca and Dylan, butting heads with John Paul Jones and meditating with David Lynch

The One Minute Music Book Club. Sticky Fingers: The Life and Times of Jann Wenner and Rolling Stone Magazine by Joe Haga...

Rolling Stone was such an important magazine when it came to shaping music shelter in the US and beyond. Behind it was Jann Wenner, its founder and editor. Wenner’s personality and...

Born 80 Years Ago Today, the Classically Trained Cellist Who Arranged All Your Favorite Pop and Rock Hits

Paul Buckmaster, who arranged hits for David Bowie, Elton John, Taylor Swift, and the Rolling Stones...

“He was clearly unique, charismatic…” – this was the start of Bob Dylan

His Greenwich Village days explored

“Rock ’n’ roll is full of borderline despots”: Why does Bob Dylan get through so many guitarists?

The rock icon has had no shortage of brilliant players lining up to follow him in the jingle jangle morning, but lately they’re dropping like flies

4 Must-Have Albums To Start Your Bob Dylan Vinyl Collection

“Turn the record up real loud…”: inside Bob Dylan’s Together Through Life

An album born by accident finds Dylan in boisterous form, mixing rueful reflection with joy, swagger and a band on fire

SPRINGSTEEN FANDOM

With regard to his four decades as a Springsteen fan, Pethes knows he’s not special. But the magic of Springsteen is that he makes his fans feel that they are and, often, that he h...

He was a shy, retiring, Jewish record store manager. How did he come to manage the world’s biggest rock band?

Mr. Moonlight: Brian Epstein and the Making of The Beatles By Philip Norman Da Capo, $32.50, 368 pages Brian Epstein was a most unlikely candidate to discover the Beatles playing i...