Booked On Rock

Eric Senich

Conversations with authors, musicians, and insiders revealing the stories behind classic rock's greatest songs, albums and artists.

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May 26, 2022 · 1 hr 15 min
"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...
May 19, 2022 · 1 hr 20 min
"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...
May 12, 2022 · 1 hr 18 min
"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...
May 5, 2022 · 1 hr 2 min
"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...
Apr 28, 2022 · 1 hr 17 min
"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,...
Apr 21, 2022 · 1 hr 2 min
"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...
Apr 14, 2022 · 1 hr 3 min
"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...
Apr 7, 2022 · 1 hr 22 min
"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...
Mar 31, 2022 · 1 hr 24 min
"Uriah Heep in the 1970s"/Steve Pilkington [Episode 56]
Incredibly, Uriah Heep have now been active for a full fifty years. Few, however, would argue that the period which has come to define them the most, the years they were most influential, was from 1970 to 1980. During this decade the band released an...
Mar 24, 2022 · 1 hr 15 min
"Mysteries in the Music: Case Closed"/Jim Berkenstadt [Episode 55]
"Mysteries in the Music: Case Closed" examines the secrets, myths, legends, hoaxes, conspiracies, and the wildly inexplicable events that are such an intriguing part of rock and roll history. Jim Berkenstadt, aka The Rock And Roll Detective®, has...
Mar 17, 2022 · 1 hr 22 min
"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...
Mar 10, 2022 · 1 hr 30 min
“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...
Mar 3, 2022 · 1 hr 30 min
"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...
Feb 26, 2022 · 1 hr 39 min
"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...
Feb 24, 2022 · 1 hr 46 min
"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...
Feb 17, 2022 · 1 hr 3 min
"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....
Feb 10, 2022 · 1 hr 24 min
"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...
Feb 3, 2022 · 1 hr 8 min
"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...
Jan 28, 2022 · 46 min
"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...
Jan 20, 2022 · 1 hr 23 min
"Paint My Name in Black and Gold: The Rise of the Sisters of Mercy"/Mark Andrews [Episode 45]
In the early 1980s two bands dominated the independent charts: the Smiths and the Sisters of Mercy. They have proved to be equally influential. In every city in the world you will find people dressed like they have just walked offstage from playing a...