Rip It Up and Start Again by Simon Reynolds My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was an exhausting book to read, in part, because the author was so exhaustive in his research and, thus, the book is a thorough overview of British, and to a lesser extent, American post-punk rock. It's also a strangely …
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AC/DC: Maximum Rock & Roll: The Ultimate Story of the World's Greatest Rock-and-Roll Band by Murray Engleheart My rating: 3 of 5 stars I wanted to give this bio on AC/DC more stars, but I think it has too many weaknesses to do that. That said, this 488 page book is a beast of a …
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David Bowie: Starman by Paul Trynka My rating: 4 of 5 stars Paul Trynka's biography of David Bowie is pretty good, and at 544 pages, not overly long as far as rock bios go. It still took me a long time to get through it, though, because I'm reading six other books at the same …
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INXS: Story to Story: The Official Autobiography by Anthony Bozza My rating: 4 of 5 stars OK, this is the "official autobiography" of INXS, so it's somewhat filtered, I'm assuming. That said, it's pretty well researched and fairly well written, although the author is an obvious fan boy and makes INXS out to be pretty …
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Life by Keith Richards My rating: 4 of 5 stars Wow. I thought I had a foul mouth, but I never met Keith Richards. He's got a mouth on him, he does. Heh. This is an interesting book to read because it's like the ghost writer sat Keith down with a tape recorder and 100 …
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