The Music Book Podcast
1) 068 Pat Blashill on The Birth of Texas Punk
On this episode, Marc talks with Pat Blashill, author of "Someday All the Adults Will Die!: The Birth of Texas Punk," released in September of 2025. It's a narrated oral history of the early days of p...Show More
2) 067 Ian Thompson on the 70s French Underground
On this episode, Marc talks with Ian Thompson, author of "Synths, Sax, & Situationists: The French Musical Underground 1968-1978," published in August of 2025. It's a detailed history of a group of Fr...Show More
3) 066 J. Hoberman on 1960's New York
On this episode, Marc talks to J. Hoberman, author of "Everything is Now: The 1960s New York Avant-Garde--Primal Happenings, Underground Movies, Radical Pop," released in May of 2025. It's a fascinati...Show More
4) 065 Audrey Golden on the Raincoats
On this episode, Marc talks with Audrey Golden, author of "Shouting Out Loud: Lives of the Raincoats," published on July 15, 2025. It's an innovative and thorough biography of the crucial UK band the ...Show More
5) 064 Jason Schneider on "Hey Joe"
On this episode Marc talks with Jason Schneider, author of "That Gun in Your Hand: The Strange Saga of āHey Joeā and Popular Musicās History of Violence," published in June of 2025. It's a fascinating...Show More
6) 063 Brian Anderson on the Grateful Dead's Wall of Sound
On this episode, Marc talks with Brian Anderson, author of "Loud and Clear: The Grateful Deadās Wall of Sound and the Quest for Audio Perfection," published in June of 2025. It's a detailed and compel...Show More
7) 062 Dean Van Nguyen on Tupac Shakur
On this episode, Marc talks with Dean Van Nguyen, author of "Words for My Comrades: A Political History of Tupac Shakur," published in May of 2025. It's a fascinating look at the socially-conscious li...Show More
8) 061 Niko Stratis on Dad Rock
On this episode, Marc talks with Niko Stratis, author of "The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman," published on May 6, 2025. It's a memoir of Stratis's many experiences and life changes, explored through m...Show More
9) 060 Jon King on Gang of Four
On this episode, Marc talks with Jon King, author of "To Hell With Poverty / A Class Act: Inside the Gang of Four," published in April of 2025. It's an engaging, fast-paced memoir by the lead singer o...Show More
10) 059 Lisa MacKinney on the Shangri-Las
On this episode, Marc talks with Lisa MacKinney, author of "Dressed in Black: The Shangri-Las and Their Recorded Legacy," released in March of 2025. It's a thorough history of the 1960's group compris...Show More