Book Nook
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Episode 1124: Book Nook – North Carolina Music
Patrick interviews David Menconi, author of “Step it Up & Go: The Story of North Carolina Popular Music.”
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Episode 931: Book Nook – Squeeze, Kiss
Let’s visit Patrick’s Book Nook. He has recently read: “Some Fantastic Place: My Life in and Out of Squeeze” by Chris Difford and “Gene, Ace, Peter & Paul: A Detailed Exploration of the 1978 Kiss Solo Albums” by Julian Gill.
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Book Review: ‘This Searing Light, the Sun and Everything Else: Joy Division, the Oral History’ by Jon Savage
A fascinating and incredibly well put together oral history of Joy Division.
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Book Review: ‘Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’ by Peter Doggett
Peter Doggett digs into the West Coast hippie dream and comes up with… well, not much.
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Episode 889: Book Nook – 1966, Iron Maiden, Steve Forbert
Patrick talks about three rock books he recently read: “1966: The Year the Decade Exploded” by Jon Savage and two autobiographies, “What Does This Button Do?” by Bruce Dickinson “Big City Cat: My Life in Folk-Rock” by Steve Forbert.
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Episode 805: Book Nook – Janis Joplin, DJs
Come spend some time in Patrick’s Book Nook. Today’s selections are “Janis: Her Life and Music” by Holly George-Warren and “Last Night a DJ Saved my Life” by Bill Brewster.
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Episode 739: Book Nook – ‘Guitar King’ Michael Bloomfield
On a special edition of the Book Nook, Patrick interviews David Dann, author of “Guitar King: Michael Bloomfield’s Life in the Blues.”
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Episode 693: Book Nook – Chris Bell
Patrick recently read “There was a Light: The Cosmic History of Chris Bell and the Rise of Big Star” by Rich Tupica. This is his report.
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Episode 608: Book Nook – Joy Division, Spacemen 3
Let’s visit Patrick’s Book Nook (now with its own theme music!). He discusses “Spacemen 3 and the Birth of Spiritualized” by Erik Morse, “Playing the Bass with Three Left Hands” by Will Carruthers and “The Searing Light, the Sun and Everything Else: Joy Division” by Jon Savage.
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Episode 543: Book Nook – Creedence Clearwater Revival, Beastie Boys, Eric Clapton and More
Patrick gives many book reports today, including works about Creedence Clearwater Revival, the Beastie Boys, Eric Clapton, Robert Pollard and Guided By Voices, the Circle Jerks and Led Zeppelin manager Peter Grant.