Joel Miller’s ‘Memoir of a Roadie: Axl said I made a great cup of tea…’ offers readers a no-holds-barred, ‘behind the scenes’ look at life on the road with some of the biggest rock acts of all time. Leaning heavily on his ‘fly on the wall’ experience as a roadie for some of the ‘80s … More It’s a Long Way to the Top—A Road-Warrior’s Guide to Rock ‘N Roll
The story of ‘Mean’ Mary James (who is perhaps best known as the intrepid, banjo-wielding songstress behind the inspired storytelling of 2013’s Year of the Sparrow, and the genre-bending follow-up Sweet) reads like a page from some lost rock ‘n roll memoir. She learned to read music before words; she wrote her first song at … More MEAN MARY — BLAZING HER OWN TRAIL
While many will associate the Meat Puppets with the ’90s (thanks in no small part to their drop-in on Nirvana’s famed 1994 unplugged set), the Arizona band has quietly spent the past decade releasing one fantastic album after another. Derrick Bostrom, who recently reunited with the Kirkwood brothers after a two-decade hiatus from the group, was kind … More A CONVERSATION WITH MEAT PUPPET’S DRUMMER DERRICK BOSTROM
Generation Mixtape 