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Kristin Casey stops by the store this Wednesday, March 21 at 7 p.m. to read from her new memoir, Rock Monster: My Life With Joe Walsh. Below, the author's sister (who also happens to be a former BookPeople employee) shares her thoughts on the book. A little background before I talk about this book. You … Continue reading Review: ‘Rock Monster, My Life With Joe Walsh’
Coming Sunday, July 17th at 2PM: JOHN DOE of the legendary L.A. punk band X!! He'll be speaking about and signing Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk. EVENT DETAILS. "The true story of the Los Angeles punk scene. A set of vivid personal essays. The most artist-centered look yet at a … Continue reading Just Booked! JOHN DOE of the L.A. Punk Band X
From one of the most interesting and iconic musicians of our time comes a piercingly tender, funny, and harrowing account of the path from suburban poverty and alienation to a life of beauty, squalor and unlikely success out of the NYC club scene of the late '80s and '90s. Moby has had his fair share … Continue reading MOBY’s Porcelain Playlist: A Memoir Soundtrack
Throughout his massive debut novel, City on Fire, Garth Risk Hallberg quotes some killer songs from the '70s as he unleashes a kaleidoscopic, multi-character plot that includes two suburban teenagers tempted by New York City's 1976 punk scene. We've gathered these songs together and turned them into our Friday playlist! Here they are for your musical (and literary) pleasure: "Marquee Moon" … Continue reading CITY ON FIRE Playlist
BookPeople is proud to partner with the Austin American-Statesman for our monthly Statesman Selects program. Each month, we get together to select one book you absolutely must not miss. February's Statesman Selects pick is the memoir Girl In A Band by Sonic Youth founding member Kim Gordon. Pick up a copy of the Statesman on Sunday, … Continue reading Statesman Selects February 2015: GIRL IN A BAND
The Jesus Lizard Book by Jesus Lizard Reviewed by Stephanya Several months back, the BookPeople marketing department asked me if I had heard of a band called the Jesus Lizard and if we should do an event at the store for their forthcoming retrospective book. As a certifiable music obsessive, I could not stammer out, "Yes! … Continue reading BookPeople Review: THE JESUS LIZARD BOOK – Odd & Beautiful
American Hardcore: A Tribal History by Steven Blush Reviewed by Bosco I'm a second generation punk rock kid now grown up. The harder version of punk called hardcore was my passion and driving force for many years. I still catch a hardcore show now and again with almost as much excitement at almost 50 as I … Continue reading AMERICAN HARDCORE: Collecting The Voices of Hardcore Punk
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