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Booked On Rock with Eric SenichThe Story of the Original Rockabilly Cat — Carl Perkins [Episode 238]Author Jeff Apter is back for his third appearance on the podcast. He’s just released the book Carl Perkins: The King of Rockabilly. The definitive and fascinating biography of the musical trailblazer who wrote the classic “Blue Suede Shoes” and was the influence behind countless other legendary hits, a rock and roll legend in his own right, and the original rockabilly cat—Carl Perkins.The artists that are primarily covered in this podcast, the classic rock artists and bands from the mid 60s to mid 90s, are standing on the shoulders of the giants before them including Carl Per...2024-11-2059 min
Booked On Rock with Eric SenichCan A Musician Survive In The 21st Century? [Episode 237]This episode’s guest is Eric Drooker, the author of the new graphic novel titled Naked City. On the edge of the city, three bohemians struggle to answer the question: “Is it possible to survive as an artist in the 21st-century?” A young singer with no family hitchhikes to the city and sings her heart out. Late one night she encounters a street dancer who inspires her to have faith in her music no matter the cost. Desperate for rent money, she poses for a painter who has shifted from landscapes to nudes, and both of them learn a thing or two abo...2024-11-1656 min
Booked On Rock with Eric SenichDaydream Believers: The Kaleidoscopic Journey of The Monkees [Episode 199]Monkees historian Eric Lefcowitz is a first-time guest. He is the author of Monkee Business: The Revolutionary Made-For-TV Band. Originally published in 2013, he’s got an updated version of the book he’ll tell us about. The Monkees had everything—a popular TV show, hit records, and adoring fans. Everything but control over their careers. Lefcowitz chronicles the kaleidoscopic journey of Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork, following each of the four Monkees, together and apart, from 1965 to the present day. A must-read for music fans, “Monkee Business" is the definitive biography of a rock and roll legend.2024-05-221h 13
Booked On Rock with Eric SenichRhythms to Ruin: The Shocking Downfall of Rock's Greatest Drummer, Jim Gordon [Episode 195]Author Joel Selvin talks about his new book Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon. Jim Gordon has been called the greatest rock drummer of all time by the world-famous musicians who played with him—John Lennon, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Tom Petty, Frank Zappa, Steely Dan, Ringo Starr, Harry Nilsson, Joe Cocker, and many more. They knew him for his superior playing, extraordinary training and technique, preternatural intuition, perfect sense of time, and his “big fill”—the mathematically precise clatter that exploded like detonating fireworks on his drum breaks. And as best-selling author and award-winning journalist Joel Selvin reveals...2024-04-261h 00
Booked On Rock with Eric SenichThe Extraordinary Rise Of KISS Drummer Eric Carr [Episode 172]Janet Symmons is on the podcast to talk about her new book The Rise of the Fox: 1950-1982: The Extraordinary Life of KISS's Second Drummer (Eric Carr Revealed). The Rise of the Fox is part of the Eric Carr Revealed series - a comprehensive and unauthorized biographical series that explores the life and times of KISS's second drummer, Eric Carr. It’s an essential read for KISS fans, hard rock fans, and anyone who loves a compelling rags-to-riches story. It digs deep into the life and career of the late great Eric Carr, who was the drummer of KI...2024-01-0359 min
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"The Book of Top 10 Beatles Lists"/Charles F. Rosenay [Episode 128]Most people have a favorite Beatles song. In fact, most people grew up having a favorite Beatle. In Charles F. Rosenay's The Book of Top 10 Beatles Lists, sixty-four celebrities and Beatles associates reveal their Top 10 favorite Beatles songs, albums, themes, and memories.Rosenay is well known to Beatles fans for over four decades of promoting conventions, festivals, and events. Since 1983 he’s hosted the "Magical Mystery Tour" to London and Liverpool during Beatleweek, an event which brings travelers on the ultimate fan experience. For almost twenty years he was the publisher and editor of the world-famous Beatles magazine Go...2023-04-2257 min
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Pink Floyd: Every Album, Every Song"/Richard Butterworth [Episode 98]Pink Floyd are one of the most innovative, enduringly successful bands in history. Their influence is incalculable. 1973's ‘Dark Side of the Moon’, though far from the first concept album, established a new model for quasi-symphonic, long-form investigations into the human condition: a record of thoughtfully poignant lyrics and some of the most elegant, powerful, genre-defining rock music ever made. Formed in 1967 Roger Waters, Rick Wright and Nick Mason, helmed by the tragically brilliant Syd Barrett, fused English pastoral whimsy with electrifying instrumental voyages through inner and outer space. Their gigs at underground clubs, such as UFO and Midd...2022-12-081h 00
Booked On Rock with Eric SenichKISS at 50 with Author James Campion [Episode 97]Fifty years ago next month - January of 1973 - Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss and Ace Frehley launched the band KISS. Author James Campion (Shout It Out Loud: The Story of Kiss's Destroyer and the Making of an American Icon") is on the podcast to talk about the band's rise to prominence thanks to endless determination by the original four members, an incredibly creative and just as hard-working manager (Bill Aucoin) and a genius producer (Bob Ezrin) to become the biggest band in the world by the end of the 1970s. Some say KISS is overrated, some say they're...2022-12-011h 00
Booked On Rock with Eric SenichThe Rock & Roll Hall Of Lame, Van Halen, AC/DC & Rob Halford Confessions w/ Comedian/Author/DJ Claudia Stavola [Episode 96]Claudia Stavola is a stand-up comedian, writer for Madhouse Magazine and the weekday morning host for Monsters of Rock on Dash Radio. She has just released a book titled “100 Things To Hate Before You Die” and she's on the podcast to talk about the book, her favorite books on rock, her love of Van Halen and AC/DC, her frustrations with the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and more!Purchase a copy of "100 Things To Hate Before You Die" through Amazon: www.amazon.com/100-Things-Hate-Before-You/dp/1737771519/refVisit Claudia Stavola's website: https://claudiacomedy.comClau...2022-11-2656 min
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Long Road: Pearl Jam and the Soundtrack of a Generation"/Steven Hyden [Episode 95]Ever since Pearl Jam first blasted onto the Seattle grunge scene three decades ago with their debut album, ‘Ten’, they’ve sold 85 million-plus albums, performed for hundreds of thousands of fans around the world, and have even been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In “Long Road: Pearl Jam and the Soundtrack Of A Generation”, music critic and journalist Steven Hyden celebrates the life, career, and music of this legendary group, widely considered to be one of the greatest American rock bands of all time. “Long Road” is structured like a mix tape, using 18 different Pearl Jam classics as st...2022-11-2340 min
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"The Inner Light: How India Influenced the Beatles"/Susan Shumsky [Episode 94]The spiritual journey of the Beatles is the story of an entire generation of visionaries in the sixties who transformed the world. The Beatles turned Western culture upside down and brought Indian philosophy to the West more effectively than any guru. "The Inner Light" illumines hidden meanings of the Beatles’ India-influenced lyrics and sounds, decoded by Susan Shumsky—a rare insider who spent two decades in the ashrams and six years on the personal staff of the Beatles’ mentor, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.This eye-opening book draws back the curtain on the Beatles’ experiments with psychedelics, meditation, chanting, and Indian m...2022-11-1741 min
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Recording Icons / Creative Spaces: The Creative World of Mark Howard"/Mark Howard [Episode 93]Mark Howard has always made unique records. For Howard, it’s not just about the recording process ― making great music is also about creating unique, comfortable environments designed to bring out the best in the artist. To this end, he’s spent a career seeking out architecturally remarkable spaces in which to make albums. In “Recording Icons / Creative Spaces”, you’re invited behind the curtain to watch these music industry legends create. Using a non-invasive photographic approach, employing a Nikon time-lapse camera to capture these in-studio moments, Howard captures the hits as they happened, in a treasure trove of non-posed, natural imag...2022-11-1159 min
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich“Extreme Music: From Silence to Noise and Everything In Between”/Michael Tau [Episode 92]Michael Tau had spent years obsessed by the extremes of musical expression. “Extreme Music: Silence to Noise and Everything In Between” is the culmination of decades of research into the sounds (and silences) that comprise the outer limits and conceptual expressions that stretch the definition of music. Tau defines and categorizes these recorded sounds into sections that allow fans and newcomers to explore the fascinating world of musicians who defy convention. He explores a wide range of extremes including volume, speed, and vulgarity to packaging, recording methods, unplayable media, outdated technologies, and digital pioneers. He asks and answers the questions: Are...2022-11-1038 min
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Addicted To Noise: The Music Writings Of Michael Goldberg"/Michael Goldberg [Episode 91]“Addicted to Noise” collects the best interviews, profiles, and essays Michael Goldberg has written during his forty-plus years as a journalist. From combative interviews with Frank Zappa and Tom Waits to essays on how Jack Kerouac influenced Bob Dylan and the lasting importance of San Francisco’s first punk rock club, Goldberg, as novelist Dana Spiotta wrote, “shows us how consequential music can be.”Contained within the pages: interviews with Sleater-Kinney, Sonic Youth, Patti Smith, Lou Reed, Flipper, John Fogerty, Neil Young, and Rick James, along with profiles of Robbie Robertson, John Lee Hooker, James Brown, the Clash, Prince, Mi...2022-11-031h 01
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Anthems We Love: 29 Iconic Artists on the Hit Songs That Shaped Our Lives"/Steve Baltin [Episode 90]Which Beach Boys’ song brings Paul McCartney to tears? What makes “Light My Fire” a rite-of-passage song for teens in every generation, according to Doors guitarist Robby Krieger? What is it about music that brings back so vividly the passion of our early loves, our deepest losses, our richest memories?Acclaimed music journalist Steve Baltin examines twenty-nine iconic songs of modern music to ultimately answer: what transforms a song into an anthem? How did these songs become such a part of our culture? Featuring original interviews with superstar musicians like the Beach Boys, Shania Twain, and Earth Wind and Fi...2022-10-2750 min
Booked On Rock with Eric SenichTom Petty's Musical Legacy w/ "Tom Petty Project" Host Kevin Brown [Episode 89]This episode’s guest is Kevin Brown, who is the host of an absolute must listen podcast for any Tom Petty fan called “The Tom Petty Project”. Kevin digs into Tom Petty's catalogue, starting with the first track from the debut Heartbreakers album, all the way through to the final song from ‘Mudcrutch 2’. He also gets into the outtakes, B-sides, and other Tom Petty related material. With today being TP’s birthday, Kevin is here to talk about the legacy of Petty’s music, some of Kevin’s favorite Tom Petty books and more!Listen to a playlist of the music dis...2022-10-2057 min
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Top of the Mountain: The Beatles at Shea Stadium 1965"/Laurie Jacobson [Episode 88]On a sweltering Sunday evening in August 1965, 56,000 people traveled by plane, car, bus, ferry, and subway train to pack New York’s Shea Stadium. They were there not for a ballgame, but a rock and roll concert—the audacious dream of promoter Sid Bernstein. No band had ever played a baseball stadium, and few believed it could be pulled off, but on that glorious night, The Beatles sold out Shea Stadium, shattering all existing box office and attendance records in show business history.Against a backdrop of mounting political and cultural tumult, “Top of the Mountain” delivers the details...2022-10-1243 min
Booked On Rock with Eric SenichDavid Lee Roth & Sammy Hagar Then, "Right Now" & In The Future w/ Author Greg Renoff [Episode 87]Greg Renoff is the author of “Van Halen Rising: How A Southern California Backyard Party Band Saved Heavy Metal” and “Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producer’s Life In Music”. This week, both David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar celebrate birthdays and Greg is here to talk about the careers of both then, "right now" and in the future along with plenty of Van Halen discussion along the way. Greg Renoff was born in Bronx, New York, grew up in New Jersey. He earned his Ph.D. in American history from Brandeis University. His writing has appeared in Guitar World, LA...2022-10-111h 04
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Elton John at 75"/Gillian Gaar [Episode 86]Few rock artists continue to gather more and more adulation with age. Sir Elton Hercules John is an exception who proves the rule. In “Elton John at 75”, veteran rock journalist Gillian Gaar presents a unique and beautifully produced celebration of the iconic and beloved rock star, examining Sir Elton through the lens of 75 career accomplishments and life events. Key studio albums are featured, of course, as are a curated selection of his earworm singles. But Gaar delves deeper to reveal the events that helped chart the course of Elton’s career:- Key performances such as his breakthrough perfor...2022-10-0644 min
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"21 Songs from 10 Years (1975-1985)"/ Fiona McQuarrie [Episode 85]“Mixtape” is a journey through one of the most exciting eras of popular music. Each chapter covers a song released between 1975 and 1985, and features in-depth research, critical assessment, and the occasional dose of snark. Some of these 21 songs will be familiar, others not so familiar, but all of them have fascinating stories to tell. “Mixtape” is a great read for fans of music and popular culture, and for anyone who wants to revisit the sounds of that exhilarating decade.Fiona McQuarrie has been writing about music, regularly and irregularly, for more than three decades. She was formerly a music cr...2022-09-2943 min
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Learning to See: A Photographer’s Guide from Zero to Your First Paid Gig"/David Molnar [Episode 84]Whether you want to take better photos in your everyday life or make a full-time income as a photographer, maybe even working in the music business shooting concerts and album covers, the five-part framework author David Molnar teaches in “Learning to See” will work for you:See: have a vision for your shot and execute that visionShoot: become technically proficient with your cameraEdit: help re-create the emotion from the day of the shootDevelop: identify your area of focus for photographyEarn: start getting paid for your artIt’s a prov...2022-09-2756 min
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"MusicQuake: The Most Disruptive Moments in Music"/Robert Dimery [Episode 83]Discover music that dared to be different, risked reputations and put careers in jeopardy — causing fascination and intrigue in some and rejection and scorn in others. This is what happens when people take tradition and rip it up.“MusicQuake” tells the stories of 50 pivotal albums and performances that shook the world of modern music — chronicling the fascinating tales of their creation, reception, and legacy. Tracing enigmatic composers, risqué performers, and radical songwriters — this book introduces the history of 20th century music in a new light. From George Gershwin and John Cage to Os Mutantes and Fela Kuti; from...2022-09-221h 36
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Beat The Odds In Business & Life"/Sandy Gennaro [Episode 82]Sandy Gennaro is a world-class speaker and drummer who has recorded and toured with several globally known artists including Cyndi Lauper, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, The Monkees, Bo Diddley, Johnny Winter, Montrose, The Pat Travers Band, Mark Farner, Robin Gibb and Benny Mardonis. Sandy plays drums on Benny’s hit single from 1980 - “Into The Night”. Along the way, Sandy has learned a thing or two during his fifty years on the world stage. The music industry has cultivated in him a keen sense of business management—leading to this book, which has a collection of strategies, philosop...2022-09-151h 11
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Billy Joel: Every Album, Every Song"/Lisa Torem [Episode 80]‘In the beginning,’ Billy Joel entertained Long Island locals, with The Hassles and Attila, prior to forging a solo career in 1971. One year later, the singer-songwriter-pianist captivated college students when “Captain Jack” dominated the Philadelphia airwaves. ‘And so, it goes…’ ‘Cold Spring Harbor’ was rife with barrelhouse piano and tear-stained balladry but with ‘Turnstiles’ Joel realized his dream of forming a stellar band. The success of ‘The Stranger’ led to sold-out arenas and ‘52nd Street’ honored the heyday of American jazz, while ‘The Nylon Curtain’ highlighted socio-economic inequities and wartime brotherhood. 1993’s ‘River of Dreams’ fused reggae and world music. Then, in the early 2000’s, his celebrati...2022-09-011h 13
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Rock On Film: The Movies That Rocked The Big Screen"/Fred Goodman [Episode 79]When the use of Bill Haley’s “Rock Around the Clock” turned 1955’s ‘Blackboard Jungle’ into a teen sensation and a box-office smash, it proved the opening shot in a cinematic and cultural revolution. Starting with Elvis Presley and the teensploitation films of the ’50s and ’60s, in “Rock on Film” award-winning author and former Rolling Stone editor Fred Goodman takes readers on a wide-ranging journey through film and pop history. Along the way, he measures the transformative impact of the mid-’60s landmarks ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ and ‘Don’t Look Back’ and how they seeded an almost unbelievably broad genre of films...2022-08-251h 20
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Phil Collins in the 80s"/Andrew Wild [Episode 78]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...2022-08-201h 08
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"The Music Never Stops: What Putting on 10,000 Shows Has Taught Me About Life, Liberty, & the Pursuit of Magic"/Peter Shapiro [Episode 77]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 sto...2022-08-1833 min
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"It's All in the Mind: Inside the Beatles' Yellow Submarine, Vol. 2"/Robert R. Hieronimus, Ph.D. & Laura E. Cortner [Episode 76]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...2022-08-111h 32
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Iconic Guitar Gear"/Greg Prato [Episode 75]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 journalis...2022-08-061h 27
Booked On Rock with Eric SenichAC/DC, Cheap Trick, KISS Stories & The Paranormal w/ Author Susan Masino [Episode 74]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 Su...2022-08-051h 14
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Loudmouth: A Novel"/Robert Duncan [Episode 73]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...2022-07-281h 50
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Motörhead: Every Album, Every Song"/Duncan Harris [Episode 71]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...2022-07-151h 48
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Warren Zevon: Every Album, Every Song"/Peter Gallagher [Episode 70]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 aspe...2022-07-081h 56
Booked On Rock with Eric SenichClassic Rock Expiration Dates, McCartney/Lennon Misunderstood, Is Dylan Still Worth Listening To? Author Tim Riley Sounds Off! [Episode 69]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 th...2022-06-301h 15
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Under Their Thumb: How a Nice Boy from Brooklyn Got Mixed Up with the Rolling Stones (& Lived to Tell About It)"/Bill German [Episode 68]At age sixteen, Bill German began publishing a Rolling Stones fanzine out of his bedroom in Brooklyn. And when he presented an issue to the band on a street in New York, he obviously made an impression: before he knew it, the Stones had hired him to document their career, inviting him into the studio and to their private jam sessions. He traveled the world with them, stayed at their homes, and, for almost two decades, witnessed their wild parties and nasty feuds. Yet through it all, he never lost his identity as that “nice boy from Brooklyn.”“Under...2022-06-231h 34
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Wicked Game: The True Story of Guitarist James Calvin Wilsey"/Michael Goldberg [Episode 67]If you don’t recognize the name James Calvin Wilsey, odds are you’ve heard him. His hypnotic guitar work on Chris Isaak’s top ten single from 1989 “Wicked Game” made Isaak an international star. But there is much more to his story than his guitar work on this iconic song.Goldberg’s book is an incredibly in-depth look into the dark side of San Francisco in the 1970s & 80s, and the dark side of rock ‘n roll in general, through the wild life of one Jimmy Wilsey. Wilsey was the “heart and soul” of the San Francisco punk band the Aven...2022-06-161h 35
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"The Clash: All The Albums All The Songs"/Martin Popoff [Episode 66]Established in 1976 at the fore London’s punk rock insurgence, The Clash featuring lead singer and guitarist Joe Strummer, lead guitarist and singer Mick Jones, bassist Paul Simonon and drummer Topper Headon would outlast their peers while creating some of the most influential albums in rock ’n’ roll history. In “The Clash: All The Albums All The Songs”, author Martin Popoff dissects each of the Clash’s ninety-one studio tracks, examining the circumstances that led to their creation, the recording processes, the historical contexts and more. In addition, introductory essays set the scene for the band’s six studio releases (including the...2022-06-091h 10
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"We Never Learn: The Gunk Punk Undergut, 1988-2001, Expanded Edition"/Eric Davidson [Episode 65]Nirvana, the White Stripes, Hole, the Hives—all sprang from an underground music scene where similarly raw bands, enjoying various degrees of success and luck, played for throngs of fans in venues ranging from dive bars to massive festivals, but were mostly ignored by a music industry focused on mega-bands and shiny pop stars. “We Never Learn: The Gunk Punk Undergut, 1988–2001” tracks the inspiration and beautiful destruction of this largely undocumented movement. What they took, they fought for, every night. They reveled in '50s rock 'n' roll, '60s garage rock, and '70s punk while creating their own wave of...2022-06-031h 28
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Bon: The Last Highway: The Untold Story of Bon Scott & AC/DC’s Back In Black, Updated Edition"/Jesse Fink [Episode 64]An affectionate, honest tribute now updated with new revelations about the rock and roll icon who helped make AC/DC an international sensation, the second edition of “Bon: The Last Highway” includes a brand new 16-page introduction. Fink examines new information from French media that changes what we know about who was with Bon Scott the night he died, the London drug-dealing connections of the late Alistair Kinnear, a possible heroin link involving the late Yes bassist Chris Squire and revised theories on how Bon died.With unprecedented access to Bon's lovers and newly unearthed documents, this...2022-05-261h 15
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Take A Sad Song: The Emotional Currency Of 'Hey Jude'"/James Campion [Episode 63]In “Take a Sad Song: The Emotional Currency of ‘Hey Jude’,” James Campion dives deeply into the song's origins, recording, visual presentation, impact, and eventual influence, while also discovering what makes "Hey Jude" a classic musical expression of personal comfort and societal unity conceived by a master songwriter, Paul McCartney. Within its melodic brilliance and lyrical touchstones of empathy and nostalgia resides McCartney's personal and professional relationship with his childhood friend and songwriting partner, John Lennon, and their simultaneous pursuit of the women who would complete them. There are also clues to the growing turmoil within the Beatles and their splinter...2022-05-201h 20
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Photographs of Janis Joplin: On the Road & On Stage"/Elliott Landy [Episode 62]Celebrated photographer Elliott Landy presents an intimate look at the legendary female singer-songwriter, Janis Joplin.Landy's iconic images of Janis, both on the road and in concert, capture and preserve her pure essence as well as her onstage magnificence. “Photographs of Janis Joplin: On the Road & On Stage” features beautifully reproduced large format images, many never before published.Janis's own words, taken from recorded interviews by David Dalton, are used as extended captions and paired with photographs to provide insight into the woman behind the legend.Best known for his classic rock photographs, Elliott Land...2022-05-121h 18
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Bet My Soul on Rock 'n' Roll: Diary of a Black Punk Icon"/Jean Beauvoir [Episode 61]Jean Beauvoir joined the Plasmatics in 1979, playing bass and keyboards for the most notorious band to emerge out of the New York City punk scene. By 1982, he was a member of Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul, a retro-rock revival act headed by Steven Van Zandt. The Disciples of Soul videos played on MTV during the network’s earliest years, making Beauvoir one of the first Black recording artists to cross the start-up music channel’s “color line.” Beauvoir went on to become a multi-platinum artist, producer, and songwriter. “Bet My Soul on Rock 'n' Roll” with John Ostrosk...2022-05-051h 02
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Hearts on Fire: Six Years that Changed Canadian Music 2000–2005"/Michael Barclay [Episode 60]“Hearts on Fire” is about the creative explosion in Canadian music of the early 2000s, which captured the world’s attention in entirely new ways. The Canadian wave didn’t just sweep over one genre or one city, it stretched from coast to coast, affecting large bands and solo performers, rock bands and DJs, and it connected to international scenes by capitalizing on new technology and old-school DIY methods.Arcade Fire, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Feist, Tegan and Sara, Alexisonfire: those were just the tip of the iceberg. This is also the story of hippie chicks, turntablists, poetic punks, a...2022-04-281h 17
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"The Meaning of Metallica: Ride the Lyrics"/William Irwin [Episode 59]More than 40 years since their formation, and 125 million album sales later, Metallica is as relevant as ever. Much has been written about the band, but “The Meaning of Metallica” is the first book to focus exclusively on their lyrics. Their mighty guitar riffs and pounding drums are legendary, but Metallica’s words match the intensity of their tunes. Lead singer James Hetfield writes rock poetry dealing with death, war, addiction, alienation, corruption, freedom, religion, and other weighty topics. Painting a rainbow of emotions with a deft palette, subtle but not obscure, Hetfield’s lyrics deserve careful attention. A master o...2022-04-211h 02
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Into The Never: Nine Inch Nails And The Creation Of The Downward Spiral"/Adam Steiner [Episode 58]Ushering in a new era of confessional music that spoke openly about experiences of trauma, depression, and self-loathing, Nine Inch Nails' seminal album, 1994’s ‘The Downward Spiral’, changed popular music forever—bringing transgressive themes of heresy, S&M, and body horror to the masses and taking music technology to its limits.Released in 1994, the album resonated across a generation, combining elements of metal, industrial, synth-pop, and ambient electronica, and going on to sell over four million copies. Now, “Into the Never” explores the creation and cultural impact of ‘The Downward Spiral’, one of the most influential and artistically significant albu...2022-04-141h 03
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Black Sabbath in the 1970s"/Chris Sutton [Episode 57]The 1970s saw the rise of rock and metal as a force in record and ticket sales. Right there at the birth of this was Black Sabbath, whose first album came from nowhere to smash into the top of the charts in Britain and around the world. “Black Sabbath in the 1970s” covers the career of the original foursome - Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward – from Polka Tulk, through Earth and their original nine years as Black Sabbath, when the band recorded such iconic albums as ‘Paranoid’, ‘Sabbath Bloody Sabbath’ and ‘Masters of Reality’. This book includes...2022-04-071h 22
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Electric Wizards: A Tapestry of Heavy Music, 1968 to the Present"/J.R. Moores [Episode 54]It began with the Beatles’ “Helter Skelter.” It was distilled to its dark essence by Black Sabbath. And it’s flourished into a vibrant modern underground, epitomized by Newcastle’s Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs. This is the evolution of heavy music, and “Electric Wizards” is your sonic gazetteer. The voyage is as varied as it is illuminating: from the lysergic blunt trauma of Blue Cheer to the locked grooves of Funkadelic, the aural frightmares of Faust to the tectonic crush of Sleep, alighting on post-punk, industrial, grunge, stoner rock, and numerous other genres along the way. Ranging f...2022-03-171h 22
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich“Craig's Record Factory: A Young Entrepreneur's Journey Through the 70's and 80's”/Craig Odanovich [Episode 53]Craig Odanovich grew up in Flour Bluff, Texas. In an era before Dairy Queen officially expanded their menu beyond dessert, he learned entrepreneurial principles working for the family-owned franchise. Later as a young music entrepreneur, he launched a successful record store: Craig's Record Factory. It was a time when neighborhood record stores were still a prime point of connection between popular music and the public. The experience augmented Craig's passion for music and prepared him for future business ventures. He rose to the executive level in the early video rental industry. He competed neck-to-neck with Blockbuster and led...2022-03-101h 30
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Beyond & Before: Progressive Rock Across Time & Genre"/Paul Hegarty & Martin Halliwell [Episode 52]Called by Record Collector “the most accomplished critical overview yet” of progressive rock and one of their 2011 books of the year, “Beyond and Before” moves away from the limited consensus that prog rock is exclusively English in origin and that it was destroyed by the advent of punk in 1976. Instead, by tracing its multiple origins and complex transitions, it argues for the integration of jazz and folk into progressive rock and the extension of prog in Kate Bush, Radiohead, Porcupine Tree and many more.In 2021, an updated and expanded edition of “Beyond and Before” was released. The 10-year anniversary...2022-03-041h 30
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Unchained: The Eddie Van Halen Story"/ Paul Brannigan [Episode 51]Arriving in California as a young boy in the early 1960s, Edward Van Halen and his brother Alex were ripe for the coming musical revolution. The sons of a Dutch, saxophone-playing father, the brothers discovered the Beatles, Cream and others, and once Eddie switched from drums to guitar it started to become apparent where the future of both brothers lay.From the moment their hugely influential 1978 debut landed, Van Halen set a high bar for the rock 'n' roll lifestyle, creating an entirely new style of post-'60s hard rock becoming the quintessential Californian band of the 1980s...2022-02-261h 39
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Frank & Co: Conversations with Frank Zappa 1977–1993"/Co de Kloet [Episode 50]Co de Kloet and Frank Zappa were friends for many years, and during that time Co recorded nearly every conversation the two men had. They also corresponded frequently—about life, music, politics, and much more besides—and this book offers a unique chronicle of their friendship, from their first meeting in 1977 to Zappa’s death in 1993.Co is renowned as an expert on Zappa’s music, but this book is about far more than that, and is unlike any other collection of interviews. As his son Dweezil writes in his foreword, Frank was a reluctant and sometimes combative intervie...2022-02-241h 46
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Promo Man: Backstage Tales From The Vinyl Jungle"/Nick Panaseiko & Bob Klanac [Episode 49]If you’ve never heard of Nick Panaseiko, that’s entirely understandable. He was a backstage guy, making sure that the act onstage is playing to a full house, making sure their records were on the radio and in record stores.He was a promo man. Kelly Jay of Crowbar referred to the Canadian music industry of the era as a matter of ‘six degrees of Nick Panaseiko’. Taking off from a popular Panasonic ad campaign of the day, legendary rocker Ronnie Hawkins dubbed him, “Nick Panaseiko, a man slightly ahead of his time”. And at his induction into the Jac...2022-02-171h 03
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Electric Light Orchestra: Every Album, Every Song"/Barry Delve [Episode 48]The ELO story is one of continued success for over 50 years. From inauspicious beginnings in 1971, where live audiences barely reached double figures, ELO would become one of the most popular bands in the world by the end of the decade, thanks largely to the songwriting and production talents of Jeff Lynne. There were hits such as “Evil Woman”, “Mr. Blue Sky” and “Don’t Bring Me Down”; multi-platinum albums like ‘Out Of The Blue’ and ‘Discovery’, and, of course, their spectacular stage shows. Although ELO finally called it a day in 1986, they re-emerged in 2014 as Jeff Lynne’s ELO, playing a triumphant comeback co...2022-02-111h 24
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Aerosmith On Tour, 1973 - '85"/Julian Gill [Episode 47]"Aerosmith On Tour" focuses on the touring history of one of rock’s legendary bands based on local reviews of the shows and the contemporaneous critical perception of the band. This first volume of "Aerosmith On Tour" covers the band's early grind, as they sought to establish themselves on the rock 'n' roll landscape, through the successes and internal turmoil, ending with the successful 1984 reunion. Also covered are the offshoot bands, the Joe Perry Project and Whitford/St. Holmes, and classic era discographies. This is an unofficial & unsanctioned work fifteen years in the making! It's packed full of hundreds of to...2022-02-031h 08
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"1970: A Year In Rock "/John Van der Kiste [Episode 46]1970 was a year of change in pop and rock music, with divisions between both becoming ever more blurred. More ambitiously constructed epics, heavy rock numbers and contemporary folk songs competed with the mainstream and easy listening fare on Top of the Pops and in the Top 30 singles, while progressive and jazz-rock took their first bows in the album charts. There were live albums, notably from The Rolling Stones and The Who, made partly to combat the market in bootleg recordings. Meanwhile, several singer-songwriters like James Taylor found major acceptance and the death of Jimi Hendrix was widely mourned...2022-01-2846 min
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Yes In The 1980s: Decades"/Stephen Lambe [Episode 44]When Yes ran into problems recording their tenth album in Paris at the end of 1979, it was almost the end. Yet in the 80s the band rallied, firstly as part of an unlikely collaboration with a new wave duo, then with 90125, the most successful album of their career, which spawned a number one hit in the USA with ‘Owner Of A Lonely Heart’. The band failed to capitalize on this success, however, lingering too long over its successor Big Generator and by the end of the decade, Yes had effectively split into two versions of the same band. With...2022-01-141h 33
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Led Zeppelin: Every Album, Every Song"/Steve Pilkington [Episode 43]Think about Led Zeppelin and the image coming to mind would be of them straddling the world as the archetypal 'rock gods', defining the 1970s like no other artist did. Dig deeper though, and there's a lot more to Zeppelin than hard rock and bluster, with folk and blues strongly threading through their catalogue from the very beginning. “Led Zeppelin: Every Album, Every Song” digs into every Led Zeppelin track recorded during their decade-long existence before John Bonham's death brought down the curtain, by way of facts, anecdotes, analysis and a small dose of humor here and there. From...2022-01-071h 35
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Nothin' But A Good Time: The Spectacular Rise and Fall of Glam Metal"/Justin Quirk [Episode 42]From 1983 until 1991, Glam Metal was the sound of American culture. This was the world stalked by bands like Bon Jovi, Kiss, W.A.S.P., Skid Row, Dokken, Motley Crue, Cinderella, Ratt and many more. Big hair, massive amplifiers, drugs, alcohol, piles of money and life-threatening pyrotechnics. Armed with hairspray, spandex and strangely shaped guitars, they marked the last great era of supersize bands.Where did Glam Metal come from? How did it spread? What killed it off? And why does nobody admit to having been a Glam Metaller anymore? Justin Quirk seeks to answer all those questions...2021-12-311h 49
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Where Did You Get That Shirt?"/Bill Zygmant & David Bedford [Episode 41]Renowned British photographer Bill Zygmant and Beatles historian andauthor David Bedford have released a new book entitled “Where Did You Get That Shirt?”, featuring three decades’ worth of Zygmant’s film and rock photos. Zygmant’s Beatles photos are considered so important that the Hard Day’s Night Hotel in Liverpool displays them within a suite named after him. This brand-new book, designed by artist Paul Skellett, contains over 200 original photos taken by Zygmant – including 60 of the Beatles (as well as John Lennon and Yoko Ono) plus the first photos of Jimi Hendrix with The Experience in London – an...2021-12-231h 18
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"U2's The Joshua Tree: Planting Roots In Mythic America"/Bradley Morgan [Episode 39]U2 planted the seeds for 'The Joshua Tree' during an existential journey through America. As Irishmen in the 1970s, the band grew up with the belief that America was a place of freedom and prosperity, a symbol of hope and a refuge for all people. However, global politics of the 1980s undermined that impression and fostered hypocritical policies that manipulated Americans and devastated people around the world.Originally conceived as 'The Two Americas', 'The Joshua Tree' was U2's critique of America. Rather than living up to the ideal that the country was "an idea that belongs to...2021-12-111h 00
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"The Doors: Every Album, Every Song"/Tony Thompson [Episode 38]The Doors remain one of the most original acts in the history of Rock and Roll. However, their actual music is sometimes overshadowed by the cult of Jim Morrison. Those with long memories will recall a point in the 1980s when he went from lead singer of an old band to a signifier of cool known as ‘Morrison.’ His image appeared everywhere on t-shirts, posters, and in the film The Lost Boys, adorning a wall in Keifer Sutherland’s vampire cave. A biopic in the 1990s attempted something like realism but managed only to dramatize the legend of the ‘Lizard King’. M...2021-12-042h 04
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Neil Young on Neil Young: Interviews and Encounters"/Arthur Lizie [Episode 37]"Neil Young on Neil Young: Interviews and Encounters" is a revealing anthology of Young's most significant, fascinating, and entertaining discussions, declarations, and dreams, chronicling fifty years of conversations, feature stories, and press conferences.With many interviews widely available for the first time—including new transcriptions and first-time translations into English—the book spans Young's words and ideas from 1967 onward: his early days with Buffalo Springfield and 1970s Harvest-fueled celebrity apex, an artistic rebellion and 1980s commercial dip, and the unexpected 1990s revival as the "Godfather of Grunge" through to his multi-decade victory lap as a living legend.2021-11-271h 07
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Everybody Had an Ocean: Music and Mayhem in 1960s Los Angeles"/William McKeen [Episode 36]Los Angeles in the 1960s gave the world some of the greatest music in rock 'n' roll history: "California Dreamin'" by the Mamas and the Papas, "Mr. Tambourine Man" by the Byrds, and "Good Vibrations" by the Beach Boys, a song that magnificently summarized the joy and beauty of the era in three and a half minutes.But there was a dark flip side to the fun fun fun of the music, a nexus between naïve young musicians and the hangers-on who exploited the decade's peace, love, and flowers ethos, all fueled by sex, drugs, and overnight s...2021-11-201h 34
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Wild Thing: The Short, Spellbinding Life of Jimi Hendrix"/Philip Norman [Episode 35]Over fifty years after his death, Jimi Hendrix (1942–1970) is celebrated as the greatest rock guitarist of all time. But before he was setting guitars and the world aflame, James Marshall Hendrix was a shy kid in Seattle, plucking at a broken ukulele and in fear of a father who would hit him for playing left-handed. Bringing Jimi’s story to vivid life against the backdrop of midcentury rock, and with a wealth of new information, acclaimed music biographer Philip Norman delivers a captivating and definitive portrait of a musical legend.Drawing from unprecedented access to Jimi’s brother, Leon H...2021-11-1143 min
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Van Halen: The Eruption and the Aftershock"/Michael Christopher [Episode 34]Come the late '70s, the rock music landscape was littered with the bloated carcasses of bands who partied too hard, burned out, or became complacent in success. The door was open for something fresh, wild, and enrapturing. Enter Van Halen. Made up of two Dutch-born brothers, one on drums and the other whose guitar was an extension of his very being, a bass player with a golden throat, and a frontman who made up for his lack of traditional singing ability with attitude and gravity-defying acrobatics onstage, they were unlike anything ever seen before.Alex and Edward...2021-11-061h 42
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Haunted Rock & Roll" & "More Haunted Rock & Roll"/Matt Swayne [Episode 33]"Haunted Rock & Roll: Ghostly Tales Of Musical Legends" - From Rock & Roll’s pioneers to its contemporary rebels, the greatest names live on after death - in unexpected and frightening ways. Discover thrilling stories of Michael Jackson, Jim Morrison, Led Zeppelin, the Beatles, Amy Winehouse, and many more rockers who’ve been seen haunting their favorite bars, clubs, and homes. "Haunted Rock and Roll" covers rock’s entire paranormal legacy, allowing you to explore the famous faces, places, and legends that define one of the biggest cultural movements of all time. Experience true stories of rock star ghosts while...2021-10-3050 min
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"I May Be Old but I've Seen All the Cool Bands"/Ken Schwartz [Episode 32]You’ve probably read about Led Zeppelin’s success in their famous biography "Hammer of the Gods". You watched Queen take over the world in "Bohemian Rhapsody". And although you probably won’t admit it to your friends, you enjoyed the crazy TV ride in Motley Crüe’s "The Dirt". Rock bios are all the rage. Lead singers, guitarists, managers, roadies, groupies, even drummers have told their tales and they all point to the same reason for their success...The Fans: This is their story. This is our story!In "I May Be Old but I've Seen All the C...2021-10-301h 24
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Rock Concert: An Oral History as Told by the Artists, Backstage Insiders, and Fans Who Were There"/Marc Myers [Episode 31]Decades after the rise of rock music in the 1950s, the rock concert retains its allure and its power as a unifying experience—and as an influential multi-billion-dollar industry. In "Rock Concert", acclaimed interviewer Marc Myers sets out to uncover the history of this compelling phenomenon, weaving together ground-breaking accounts from the people who were there.Myers combines the tales of icons like Joan Baez, Ian Anderson, Alice Cooper, Steve Miller, Roger Waters, and Angus Young with figures such as the disc jockeys who first began playing rock on the radio, like Alan Freed in Cleveland and New Yo...2021-10-231h 29
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Searching For Jimmy Page"/Christy Alexander Hallberg [Episode 30]"Searching For Jimmy Page" is the fictional story of Luna Kane. The unraveling of eighteen-year-old Luna’s haunted past begins in the winter of 1988, when her dying great-grandfather, a self-proclaimed faith healer, claims he hears phantom owls crying in the night. “Them owls, like music. Can you hear the music?” he implores her in his final moments, triggering Luna’s repressed memory of her dead mother’s obsession with Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin’s legendary guitar wizard. Desperate to learn the truth about her mother’s suicide, to tease fact from family lore in order to weave her own personal narrative, Lun...2021-10-1741 min
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Southern Man: Music and Mayhem in the American South"/Alan Walden [Episode 29]Written with S.E. Feinberg, Alan Walden’s "Southern Man" is the memoir of a life in music during one of the most racially turbulent times in American history. It presents the voice of Alan Walden—a remarkable, sensitive, humble, and brilliant man; a boy from the country who, serendipitously, along with his brother Phil and best friend Otis Redding, helped to nurture a musical renaissance. It is the story of a son of Macon, Georgia, and his passion for R&B and rock’n’roll at a time when it took wits and a Southern persistence to overcome the obstacle...2021-10-161h 43
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Eric Clapton Solo: Every Album, Every Song"/ Andrew Wild [Episode 28]Of all of the 'classic' British rockers who came to prominence in the 1960s, only a very few have achieved significant, sustained success through to the present day. A list that comprises Paul McCartney and The Rolling Stones should also include Eric Clapton. His critical and commercial accomplishments with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Cream, Blind Faith and his first solo album between 1965 and 1970 was followed by the inexplicable failure of the ‘Layla’ album. Clapton withdrew into addiction for several years.In 1974, his 'comeback’ album, ‘461 Ocean Boulevard’, returned him to the top three in both the UK and America. Always a strong c...2021-10-111h 04
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"The John Lennon Series/Vol. 5 Shades Of Life pt. 1"/Jude Southerland Kessler [Episode 27]Jude Southerland Kessler, the world’s leading authority on the life of John Lennon, will release Volume 5 in "The John Lennon Series" titled "Shades of Life Part 1"."Shades of Life Part 1" follows The Beatles through the first half of 1965, including the making of the "Help!" movie and soundtrack, their European Tour, The Beatles' MBE nomination and the first fissure in The Beatles unity as Paul McCartney records his solo song, "Yesterday." The year would also see John Lennon publishing his second book of poetry and prose - "A Spaniard in the Works", and struggling with staid, married life in...2021-10-091h 44
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen"/ Brad Tolinski & Chris Gill [Episode 26]When rock legend Eddie Van Halen died of cancer on October 6, 2020, the entire world seemed to stop and grieve. Since his band Van Halen burst onto the scene with their self-titled debut album in 1978, Eddie had been hailed as an icon not only to fans of rock music and heavy metal, but to performers across all genres and around the world. Van Halen’s debut sounded unlike anything that listeners had heard before and remains a quintessential rock album of the era. Over the course of more than four decades, Eddie gained renown for his innovative guitar playing, an...2021-09-301h 34
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Anthem: Rush in the 70s"/Martin Popoff [Episode 25]With extensive, first-hand reflections from Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart, as well as from family, friends, and fellow musicians, "Anthem: Rush in the ’70s" is a detailed portrait of Canada’s greatest rock ambassadors. The first of three books in the "Rush Across The Decades" series, "Anthem" puts the band’s catalog, from their self-titled debut to 1978’s 'Hemispheres' into both Canadian and general pop culture context, and presents the trio of quintessentially dependable, courteous Canucks as generators of incendiary, groundbreaking rock ’n’ roll.Fighting complacency, provoking thought, and often enraging critics, Rush has been at war with the...2021-09-2540 min
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Metallica: The $24.95 Book"/Ben Apatoff [Episode 24]"Metallica: The $24.95 Book" features an in-depth look at Metallica's cultural significance with chapters devoted to each member, each album, touring, fashion, books, film, influences, fandom, and more, exploring the band's ideologies along the way.With over 125 million records sold worldwide, Metallica is the biggest metal band of all time. Four decades into their unparalleled career, Metallica is a massive cultural force who drastically changed the sound of popular music by creating their own rules. Yet for all their popularity, Metallica can seem impenetrable, raising more questions and inspiring more discourse as their mythos grows. Metallica questions...2021-09-1855 min
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Evenings With Led Zeppelin: The Complete Concert Chronicle"/Dave Lewis & Mike Tremaglio [Episode 23]From their earliest gig in a Denmark school gymnasium on September 7, 1968, through to the last gig that Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, and John Paul Jones ever performed with John Bonham, in Berlin on July 7, 1980, this is the Led Zeppelin story told from where their legend was forged—live on stage. Deploying impeccable research spread over many years, Dave Lewis and Mike Tremaglio bring clarity, authority, and perspective to the band's unique story. "Evenings with Led Zeppelin The Complete Concert Chronicle" was released originally in December of 2018. On September 23rd, a brand new revised and expanded edition will be re...2021-09-121h 50
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"The Beatles 100: 100 Pivotal Moments In Beatles History"/John M. Borack [Episode 22]Was John Lennon meeting Paul McCartney more significant than John Lennon meeting Yoko Ono? 'Rubber Soul' or 'Revolver'? Which Wings album was Paul McCartney’s solo pinnacle?In 100 brief chapters, John M. Borack discusses and ranks the greatest moments in Beatles history. An avid Fab Four fan since childhood and a music journalist for more than thirty-five years, Borack has created a book to agree with and disagree with, and one that is sure to spark conversations. A love letter to the greatest rock band of all time, "The Beatles 100" is a book for Beatles buffs and casual fa...2021-09-111h 05
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"The Grunge Diaries: Seattle, 1990-1994"/Dave Thompson [Episode 21]Throughout the 1990s, Dave Thompson was the Seattle-based contributing editor to Alternative Press magazine—America's biggest-selling and most influential alternative rock monthly—and a regular contributor to other publications both nationally and internationally.Throughout this decade, grunge music ruled the world and Seattle was its birthplace and focal point. Thompson was an eyewitness to it all. His writings and interviews chronicled the entire history of grunge—from its roots in the earliest explosion of punk in the mid-1970s to its rise and ultimate fall from grace in the late 1990s.Drawing from Thompson's extensive experience and re...2021-09-061h 18
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Peter Gabriel: Every Album, Every Song"/Graeme Scarfe [Episode 20]If Genesis, according to British comedian and fan, Al Murray "were the progressive rock band who progressed", then Peter Gabriel, once solo, would be the one who progressed the most. Who would have thought listening to early Genesis would eventually take the listener to Senegal, Armenia, South Africa and beyond via the artistic endeavors of their former vocalist? This is a journey through Peter Gabriel's solo albums, his live recordings and soundtrack compositions. During his forty-year plus solo career, Gabriel has become a worldwide pop star with his early, self-titled albums and his seminal 1986 record 'So'. He’s ha...2021-09-0444 min
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"London, Reign Over Me: How England's Capital Built Classic Rock"/Stephen Tow [Episode 19]It all started in London. More than fifty years ago, a generation of teens created something that would change the face of music forever.London, Reign Over Me immerses us in the backroom clubs, basement record shops, and late-night faint radio signals of 1960s Britain, where young hopefuls like Peter Frampton, Dave Davies, and Mick Jagger built off American blues and jazz to form a whole new sound. Author Stephen Tow weaves together original interviews with over ninety musicians and movers-and-shakers of the time to uncover the uniquely British story of classic rock’s birth.Capturing th...2021-08-271h 03
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Take It Off: KISS Truly Unmasked"/Greg Prato [Episode 18]There is a common misconception about KISS, one of the greatest hard-rock/heavy metal-bands of all-time: that their ‘non-makeup’ era of 1983-1996 is not as enduring as the period when they stalked stages as the Starchild, the Demon, the Spaceman, and the Cat. This is untrue. In fact, this period helped resuscitate KISS’s career, as they reestablished themselves in arenas, on the charts, and via MTV, and yielded some of their most popular songs – including "Lick It Up", "Heaven’s On Fire", "Tears Are Falling", "Crazy Crazy Nights", "Hide Your Heart", "Forever", "Unholy" and more – many of which consistently found their...2021-08-2052 min
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Tom Petty: Every Album, Every Song"/Richard James [Episode 17]At the Hollywood Bowl, California on September 25th 2017 the final song of the final concert of the Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 40th Anniversary tour was, almost inevitably, "American Girl", the classic from the bands 1976 debut album. Seven days later Thomas Earl Petty was dead. When Petty died, we lost one of the great singer-songwriters of our era. His songs touch people of all ages and possess a timeless quality which will ensure they will live on for years to come. Petty’s music speaks of freedom and rebellion, of doing what you want to do, of not compromising your integrity, an...2021-08-121h 40
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Prince: A Portrait of the Artist in Memories & Memorabilia"/Paul Sexton [Episode 16]Prince Rogers Nelson was a musical phenomenon who constantly reinvented himself throughout his long and colorful career, changing his style and even his name to keep his artistic output fresh and funky. Eccentric and flamboyant with an impressive vocal range, Prince influenced many other musicians with his trademark mix of funk, rock and R&B. In addition to his remarkable musical output, Prince helped other performers on their path to stardom, written songs for a variety of artists and even directed (and starred in) his own movies. He produced over 35 albums, including ten that went platinum in a...2021-08-061h 20
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Beggars Banquet and the Rolling Stones' Rock and Roll Revolution"/Russell Reising [Episode 15]The Rolling Stones’ Beggars Banquet from 1968 is one of the seminal albums in rock history. Arguably it not only marks the advent of the ‘mature’ sound of the Rolling Stones but lays out a new blueprint for an approach to blues-based rock music that would endure for several decades. From its title to the dark themes that pervade some of its songs, "Beggars Banquet" reflected and helped define a moment marked by violence, decay, and upheaval. It marked a move away from the artistic sonic flourishes of psychedelic rock towards an embrace of foundational streams of American music – blues, c...2021-07-311h 42
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Two Steps Forward, One Stop Back: My Life In The Music Business"/Miles Copeland [Episode 14]"Two Steps Forward, One Step Back" tells the extraordinary story of a maverick manager, promoter, label owner, and all-round legend of the music industry. It opens in the Middle East, where Miles grew up with his father, a CIA agent who was stationed in Syria, Egypt, and Lebanon. It then shifts to London in the late 60s and the beginnings of a career managing bands like Wishbone Ash and Curved Air—only for Miles’s life and work to be turned upside down by a disastrous European tour.From the ashes of near bankruptcy, Miles entered the world of p...2021-07-241h 34
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Alice Cooper in the 1970s"/Chris Sutton [Episode 13]The 1970s was the decade that saw the arrival of Alice Cooper as a major force across the media. In "Alice Cooper in the 1970s" Chris Sutton explores the story of Alice Cooper the band and Alice the solo performer from their early years through to the end of the decade. A roller-coaster ride of classic albums and singles, the songs recorded in the 1970s still dominate his live sets to this day. The book features all new interview material from key figures including Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway and Neal Smith from the original band, Prakash John from...2021-07-171h 33
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"All Things Must Pass Away: Harrison, Clapton, and Other Assorted Love Songs"/Kenneth Womack & Jason Kruppa [Episode 12]George Harrison and Eric Clapton embarked upon a singular personal and creative friendship that impacted rock's unfolding future in resounding and far-reaching ways. "All Things Must Pass Away: George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Other Assorted Love Songs" will trace the emergence of their relationship from 1968 though the early 1970s. In particular, authors Womack and Kruppa devote close attention to the climax of Harrison and Clapton's shared musicianship—the November 1970 releases of 'All Things Must Pass', Harrison's powerful emancipatory statement in the wake of the Beatles, and 'Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs', Clapton's impassioned reimagining of his art vi...2021-07-081h 09
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Get Tusked: The Inside Story of Fleetwood Mac's Most Anticipated Album"/Ken Caillat & Hernan Rojas [Episode 11]In this behind-the-scenes look at the making of Fleetwood Mac’s epic, platinum-selling double album, 'Tusk', producers and engineers Ken Caillat and Hernan Rojas tell their stories of spending a year with the band in their new million-dollar studio trying to follow up 'Rumours', the biggest rock album of the time.Following their massive success, the band continued its infamous soap opera when its musical leader and guitarist, Lindsey Buckingham, threatened to quit if he didn’t get things his way, resulting in clashes not only with his band but especially Caillat, who had been essential to the band...2021-07-021h 31
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Leonard, Marianne, and Me: Magical Summers on Hydra"/Judy Scott [Episode 10]"Leonard, Marianne, and Me" chronicles forty years of Judy Scott's frequent summers on the Greek island of Hydra with a diverse artistic community and her friendship with singer-songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen and his legendary muse Marianne Ihlen. This memoir, based on Scott’s notebooks and journals, includes incidents in their lives and their relationship to one another—at a point when it was changing forever—that have never been discussed before.As Cohen himself observed of this book when Scott sent the manuscript to him for his approval: "I particularly admire the detail and honesty of the piece...2021-06-241h 01
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Chairman at the Board: Recording the Soundtrack of a Generation"/Bill Schnee [Episode 9]"Chairman at the Board" is an intimate, funny, and absorbing look at the music business by an insider who has recorded a host of the greatest musical artists from the 1970s to today. Bill Schnee takes the reader inside the studio—behind the curtain—and through the decades with a cavalcade of famous artists as he helped them to realize their vision.After his high school band was dropped by Decca Records, Schnee began his quest to learn everything he could about making records. Mentored by technical guru Toby Foster, mastering guru Doug Sax, and recording legend Richie Podo...2021-06-191h 22
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Hold On World: The Lasting Impact of John Lennon & Yoko Ono’s Plastic Ono Band, Fifty Years On"/John Kruth [Episode 8]"Hold On World" revisits John Lennon and Yoko Ono's love affair and startling collaborations. 'John Lennon's Plastic Ono Band' was arguably the most emotionally honest album ever made. It wasn't merely another record but more like a sonic exorcism, a spiritual, public bloodletting. Lennon's album drove a stake through the heart of the Beatles' myth while confronting everything else in John's life, from Dylan to God to his glorified status as a "Working Class Hero."Determined to rid himself of past traumas—abandonment by his father and the death of his mother, Julia—Lennon wrote the most powerful song...2021-06-171h 29
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Babysitting A Band On The Rocks"/G.D. Praetorius [Episode 7]In "Babysitting A Band On The Rocks", G.D. Praetorius tells the story of a chaotic youth producing concerts during the late 1970s and early 1980s, the summit of rock god excess. He offers humorous and insightful reflections on the excitement and insanity of the era from the eyes and ears of a fan who hit the jackpot, leaping from the back row to backstage, promoting, pacifying and occasionally partying with some of the world's biggest names. Praetorius' adolescent infatuation with music and musicians evolves into an appreciation of performers as real people, featuring an intimate look at...2021-06-1254 min
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Dire Straits: Every Album, Every Song"/Andrew Wild [Episode 6]The year 1979 was an amazing time for UK post-punk pop. At the end of March, a fresh new sound entered the British top 20. "Sultans of Swing", a very wordy song with lots of driving guitar, a tight rhythm section and some killer musicianship. Dire Straits, unlikely pop stars led by a balding 29-year-old Geordie who could play guitar brilliantly, had finally arrived. Six years later, they were, for a time, the biggest band in the world. 'Brothers in Arms' sold by the truckload, one of the first massive sellers on CD. Since then, however, their star has fallen. Over exposure...2021-06-051h 22
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Driven: Rush in the ’90s"/Martin Popoff [Episode 5]The conclusion to the definitive biography of the rock ’n’ roll kings of the North. "Rush In The 90s" includes two full-colour photo inserts, with unearthed photos of the band. In this conclusion to his trilogy of authoritative books on Canada’s most beloved and successful rock band, Martin Popoff takes us through three decades of “life at the top” for Rush’s Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart. Though this era begins with the brisk-selling 'Roll the Bones' and sees throngs of fans sell out international tours, there is also unimaginable tragedy, with Peart losing his daughter and his wife wit...2021-06-011h 03
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"Levon: From Down in the Delta to the Birth of The Band and Beyond"/Sandra B. Tooze [Episode 4]This week the late great Levon Helm of The Band would have turned 81. He was born May 26th, 1940 in Elaine Arkansas. He sadly passed away in April of 2012. This is an interview I did for my last podcast DISCovery. It’s with author Sandra B. Tooze, who released a book last summer on Levon. The book is called "Levon: From Down in the Delta to the Birth of The Band and Beyond". He sang the anthems of a generation: "The Weight," "Up on Cripple Creek," and "Life Is a Carnival." Levon Helm's story––told here through sweeping research and in...2021-05-2930 min
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"On The Road With The Ramones"/Monte A. Melnick [Episode 3]Throughout the remarkable twenty-two-year career of the Ramones the seminal punk rock band, Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famers, Recording Academy Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winners and inductees into The Library of Congress' National Recording Registry, Monte A. Melnick saw it all. He was the band's tour manager from their 1974 CBGB debut to their final show in 1996. In his book "On The Road With The Ramones" Monte, along with co-author Frank Meyer, tell that story. Full of insider perspectives and exclusive interviews and packed with over 250 personal color photos and images; this is a must-have for all fans...2021-05-2255 min
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"BONZO: 30 Rock Drummers Remember the Legendary John Bonham"/Greg Prato [Episode 2]Few rock drummers remain as universally praised as Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham. Listen to any Zeppelin album, and you will hear a virtual showcase on expert rock drumming – while never getting in the way of the group’s other members and their contributions, singer Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, and bassist John Paul Jones. But sadly, one of rock’s all-time greats died tragically young – he was only 32 years old – resulting in the end of one of rock’s most celebrated bands. To mark 40 years since his passing, "Bonzo: 30 Rock Drummers Remember the Legendary John Bonham" has been assembled...2021-05-151h 11
Booked On Rock with Eric Senich"On The Road With The Ramones" & "When The Wall Of Sound Met The New York Underground"/Frank Meyer [Episode 1]For the debut episode of Booked On Rock we talk with Frank Meyer, author of two great books on the Ramones!ON THE ROAD WITH THE RAMONES: Throughout the remarkable twenty-two-year career of the Ramones the seminal punk rock band Monte A. Melnick saw it all. He was with the band for over 2,200 shows, from their very early CBGB dates to their final show in 1996 working his way up to be the bands tour manager. Monte tells his story of what it is like to be on and off the road with the band. Full of...2021-05-131h 18
DISCovery with Eric SenichINTRODUCING: Booked On Rock with Eric SenichHello DISCovery listeners! I've got a brand new podcast called Booked On Rock. If you enjoyed listening to my podcast DISCovery, I think you’re gonna enjoy this one too.Join me for deep dive discussions of the greatest artists, albums and songs in rock history with the authors who've written all about them. There are so many great books that have been written about rock music and so many that continue to come out every week. This will be the place for both those who’ve written books about rock and those who love to read ‘em. 2021-05-0801 min
Booked On Rock with Eric SenichINTRODUCING: Booked On Rock with Eric SenichHello rock fans! I've got a brand new podcast called Booked On Rock. If you enjoyed listening to my podcast DISCovery, I think you’re gonna enjoy this one too.Join me for deep dive discussions of the greatest artists, albums and songs in rock history with the authors who've written all about them. There are so many great books that have been written about rock music and so many that continue to come out every week. This will be the place for both those who’ve written books about rock and those who love to read ‘em. 2021-05-0800 min