Tom DeLonge has released the new young adult novel Strange Times: The Ghost in the Girl. The full press release can be found below.
Tom DeLonge Releases New YA Novel Series
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Dave Grohl’s Mother to Release New Book
Dave Grohl’s mother, Virginia Hanlon Grohl, will be releasing a new book all about rock stars’ moms. It’s called From Cradle to Stage: Stories From the Mothers Who Rocked and Raised Rock Stars and is due out on April 25th, 2017. Pre-orders are now up. A more detailed summary can be found below.
Mr. Feeny Writing a Memoir
William Daniels, maybe best known as playing Mr. Feeny on Boy Meets World, has announced his memoir will be out next year.
Steven Hyden’s ‘Your Favorite Band Is Killing Me’
If you’ve ever told someone they’re a fucking moron for liking band X more than band Y, or for otherwise disagreeing with your obviously superior musical opinion, then Your Favorite Band Is Killing Me is the book for you. Written by Steven Hyden, a former contributor for Pitchfork, the AV Club, and Grantland (RIP), Your Favorite Band Is Killing Me is a thoroughly entertaining excavation of artist-versus-artist pissing contests. The subtitle says the book will teach us What Pop Music Rivalries Reveal About the Meaning of Life. Hyden’s thesis is that, depending on which side you take in any given pop music war, your choice says something about you. Something like Oasis vs. Blur might seem pretty trivial for anyone who wasn’t actively paying attention to Britpop in the 1990s, but in the pages of Hyden’s book, these battles mean everything.
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‘Your Favorite Band Is Killing Me’
Steven Hyden released his new book, Your Favorite Band is Killing Me: What Pop Music Rivalries Reveal About the Meaning of Life, this week.
Beatles vs. Stones. Biggie vs. Tupac. Kanye vs. Taylor. Who do you choose? And what does that say about you? Actually–what do these endlessly argued-about pop music rivalries say about us?
Music opinions bring out passionate debate in people, and Steven Hyden knows that firsthand. Each chapter in Your Favorite Band is Killing Me focuses on a pop music rivalry, from the classic to the very recent, and draws connections to the larger forces surrounding the pairing.
I haven’t read it yet, but I’ve heard really good things and have always enjoyed Steven’s writing.
Johnny Marr Announces Autobiography
Johnny Marr, formerly of The Smiths, has announced he will release his autobiography, Set the Boy Free, on November 3rd. Pre-orders are up on Amazon.
I wanted to convey a feeling of breaking free, that has been a constant throughout my life. A feeling that expresses itself as both escape and discovery. Transcendence. I found it through rock ‘n’ roll and art and a journey living both in the modern world.
Brian Wilson to Release Memoir in October
Brian Wilson will release his autobiography, I am Brian Wilson: A Memoir, on October 11th. An excerpt can be found below.