Led Zeppelin | Shadows Taller Than Our Souls – Book Review

The story of Led Zeppelin — like so many of their vintage rock peers — has been so extensively documented and scrutinized, one has to wonder what speck of...

Matt Sorum | Double Talkin’ Jive – Book Review

Sure, he has played with The Cult, Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver, and most recently joined Billy Gibbons on the ZZ Top guitarist’s “Big Bad Blues” tour. But we...

Tom Petty And Me: My Rock ‘N’ Roll Adventures With Tom Petty – Book...

Tom Petty And Me: My Rock ‘N’ Roll Adventures With Tom Petty is Jon Scott’s account of breaking the first album of and his subsequent decades-long friendship with the...

Pink Floyd Piano Sheet Music Anthology – Book Review

Alfred Publishing has released Pink Floyd Piano Sheet Music Anthology book, featuring selections from the band’s best selling albums. The book itself is bound with high quality recycled paper,...

John Lennon Box Of Vision – Book Review

Riding in on the coattails of 2009’s Beatles reissue madness, EMI celebrated what would have been John Lennon’s 70th birthday with spiffy remasters of the singer’s catalog. As with the Beatles,...

Backstage Passes And Backstabbing Bastards: Memoirs Of A Rock ‘N’ Roll Survivor + Bowie,...

If you know the names Al Kooper and Tony Visconti then you know why I am reviewing these bios together. Kooper was the organist on Bob Dylan’s “Like Rolling Stone”; a...

Jimmy Page: The Definitive Biography – Book Review

To be a successful "rock star" in this day and age, you have to be accessible. MTV pulled the curtain, but the Internet, social media and meet-and-greets have placed...

Jerry Weintraub | When I Stop Talking, You’ll Know I’m Dead – Book Review

Did you know that former rock manager, film producer and chairman and CEO of United Artists Jerry Weintraub went to Leonid Brezhnev's funeral at the Kremlin and had better seats than...

Woodstock 50th Anniversary: Back To Yasgur’s Farm – Book Review

Woodstock's 50th anniversary is getting a major push from various corners. There's the event's promoter, Michael Lang, hoping to mark the anniversary with the Woodstock 50 festival. At press...

Little Girl Blue: The Life Of Karen Carpenter – Book Review

I’ve never been afraid to admit my love for the Carpenters; in fact, I’d say Karen Carpenter had one of the most expressive pop voices ever recorded. I adore the work...