The Music Book Podcast
1) 070 Sahan Jayasuriya on Die Kreuzen
On this episode, Marc talks to Sahan Jayasuriya, author of "Don't Say Please: The Oral History of Die Kreuzen," published in August of 2025. It's a thorough look at the band who began in the early 80s...Show More
2) 069 Ellen Koskoff on Gamelan Angklung Cremation Music
On this episode, Marc talks to Ellen Koskoff, author of "Bittersweet Sounds of Passage: Balinese Gamelan Angklung Cremation Music," published in July of 2025. It's a fascinating look into a specific k...Show More
3) 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
4) 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
5) 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
6) 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
7) 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 âHey Joeâ and Popular Musicâs History of Violence," published in June of 2025. It's a fascinating...Show More
8) 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 Deadâs Wall of Sound and the Quest for Audio Perfection," published in June of 2025. It's a detailed and compel...Show More
9) 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
10) 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