Book Nook
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Episode 1341: Book Nook: The Beatles ‘Revolution in the Head’
Patrick opens up the Book Nook to discuss a “fab” piece of Beatles scholarship: “Revolution in the Head — The Beatles’ Records and the Sixties” by Ian MacDonald.
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Episode 1327: Book Nook – Impulse Records
It’s time again to visit Patrick’s Book Nook. Today, he talks about “The House That Trane Built: The Story of Impulse Records,” by Ashley Kahn, about the legendary jazz label.
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Episode 1317: Book Nook – John Peel
Patrick discusses the book “Good Night and Good Riddance: How Thirty-Five Years of John Peel Helped to Shape Modern Life” by David Cavanagh, about the legendary radio DJ.
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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.”