So many incredible rock ‘n’ roll books out this year…it’s kind of ridiculous!! Instead of scrambling last minute to find a good one I handpicked a bunch for every kind of fan and put it into a holiday shopping guide. Happy to share- just drop Guide in the comments and I will shoot it over.

Just finished Patti Smith’s second memoir “Bread of Angels”. Not sure if I like writing or her music more.

What does every rock n roll fan want for the holidays? Easy- rock n roll books!! That’s exactly why I made a Holliday Shopping Guide loaded with the ones worth giving (or keeping for yourself) Comment rock ‘n’ roll and I’ll send it on over to you🤘

Would you consider Ozzy’s 2nd memoir “Last Rites” a key piece of rock n roll history? It is a personal document of the last six years of his life. Have you read it?

For those of you who have read the new incredible Cameron Crowe memoir “The Uncool” which encounter did you enjoy the best?  The one with- Bowie? Gregg Allman? Dickey Betts? Jimmy Page? Jim Croce? Glenn Fry? Ronnie Van Zant?

Crazy how three standout projects landed right before we lost three rock ’n’ roll legends this year. All are absolutely worth checking out. -Smile:The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Brian Wilson -Sly Lives! Aka: The Burden of Black Genius -Last Rites: Ozzy’s second memoir

The Beatles Anthology Is Out Today!! Which means we’re officially old enough to have lived through: The original TV broadcast The original album release The album re-issue The doc re-issue with bonus episode🤘

Which one do you want? Drop either PJ or TP in the comments to enter.

Pearl Jam fans!!! I’m giving away a copy of this new cool coffee table style book that looks at 35 years of their live shows!! To enter in just drop PJ in the comments 🤘 *For this one it’s US residents only

Happy Monday to all you Rock n Roll book readers out there🤘 Reading anything good lately?

I’m sorry, I just can’t get over the fact that Cameron Crowe was interviewing The Allman Brothers and Led Zeppelin when he was 15. Reading Crowe’s memoir “The Uncool”

Joni is 82 today! A true pioneer. Great to see her in better health, out and about, and even performing again. If you looking for a good read on Joni, last year a really interesting take on her career came out by the great writer Ann Powers. It’s called “Traveling on the Path with Joni Mitchell”

It’s finally streaming!!-the doc people have been asking me about for close to two years! Learning to Live Together:The return of Mad Dogs and Englishmen is on YouTube for only six days. Nov 11-16.

🚨New Giveaway! Oasis: “Trying to Find a Way Out of Nowhere” book! Featuring 557 photos from famed photographer Jill Furmanovsky combined with commentary from Noel Gallagher🤘 Drop OASIS in the comments to enter.

The new Cameron Crowe memoir, “The Uncool,” is one of the rock ‘n’ roll books I’ve been most excited to read this year. Just cracked it open🤘

🚨New book giveaway 🚨 557 photos from famed photographer Jill Furmanovsky combined with commentary from Noel Gallagher🤘 Calling all Oasis fans!! Drop NOEL in the comments to enter.

🚨Just Announced🚨 The John Lennon and Yoko Ono documentary “One to One” is finally coming to a streaming platform. You can catch it November 14 on HBO Max.

Who’s going to the opening day showing of the Bruce bio pic “Deliver Me From Nowhere?”

Has anyone read the new Ozzy book “Last Rites” and seen the new Ozzy documentary “No Escape From Now?”

46 years ago this week, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released “Damn The Torpedoes” Here’s my top 3 Petty books. 1. “Conversation with Tom Petty” by Paul Zillow 2. “Heartbreaker”- Mike Campbell’s memoir 3. Tom Petty biography by Warren Zanes

Oasis fans! New book!!Oasis:Trying To Find My Way Out Of Nowhere 557 photos from 30+ years of access that they granted to famed photographer Jill Furmanovsky. There is also commentary from Noel!

🚨Giveaway Time🚨 New Iron Maiden book “Infinite Dreams”🤘 It’s a massive coffee table style retrospective on the bands 50 years with contributions from Steve Harris and Bruce Dickinson🤘 Enter IRON in comments to enter.

Are you an audiobook type of person or do you prefer to read the book?

Recently finished the new book- The Cars: Let The Stories Be Told Good book, had me going back and listening to those old Cars albums. So I ask: -Whose voice do you prefer Benjamin Orr or Rick Ocasek?

🚨Giveaway Time🚨 New Iron Maiden book “Infinite Dreams”🤘 It’s a massive coffee table style retrospective on the bands 50 years with contributions from Steve Harris and Bruce Dickinson🤘 Enter IRON in comments to enter.

The most iconic rock n roll stage prop? After reading the new Iron Maiden: Infinite Dreams book, I’m going with Eddie.

Great to see Geddy and Alex heading out to play shows in this new version of Rush. There’s talk of it being a five piece band. Tour kicks of June 7 at the LA Forum

Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris- in the new Maiden book called “Infinite Dreams” (comes out Oct 7th) says he was influenced by Genesis, Yes and Wishbone Ash. For a band that helped define an entire metal genre, I didn’t expect that mix of bands to shape their sound.

🚨New Rock n Roll Book Release 🚨 The Cars: Let The Stories Be Told And when a musician writes about musicians, you get secrets only an insider can spot. That’s one of the reasons why this book by @billjanovitz goes on my recommended list!

Why do our legends that are still touring (McCartney, Dylan, Neil Young, Stones, Dead and Co etc. still allow whoever it is to charge so much for tickets? At this stage in their career, why don’t they just cover the cost of production and sell the tickets for as low as possible.

The Ed Sullivan show used to reach 30-50 million viewers a week!! This new doc Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan looks at how Sullivan quietly but powerfully supported black artists during the height of the civil rights era. Great doc!!

Notable rock n roll books & docs released in September🤘 Books - The Cars: Let The Stories Be Told - Annie Lennox: Retrospective -Living in The Present with John Prine Docs -Spinal Tap II: The End Continues -Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery

For Springsteen’s birthday, I send out these don’t miss Boss recs of projects that have come out in the last few years 🤘 -Tonight in Jungleland:The Making of Born To Run (Book) -Road Diary (Doc) -Deliver Me From Nowhere: The making of Springsteen’s Nebraska.

What are you looking forward to the most - Ozzy doc: No Escape From Now or Ozzy book: Last Rites Both of them come out on October 7th

Spinal Tap II is out. Did we really need a sequel?

I remember going to the original Lilith fair. Because I was cool like that😎 It’s also cool that there is a new doc coming out this week- “Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery: The Untold Story” hits Netflix September 21

🚨Just Announced 🚨 New Ozzy Osbourne doc “No Escape From Now” coming October 7th to Paramount + The doc looks at the final months of his life including the last show🤘

Springsteen said that Garland Jeffreys was on par, as a songwriter, with Bob Dylan and Neil Young! Though the new doc “The King of In-Between” is an interesting exploration of success, it introduces a lot of people, the depth of Garland Jeffreys and his life as an underappreciated artist.

The movie most people tell me is their favorite rock ‘n’ roll film, was released 25 years ago today. Almost Famous 🤘

Ann Wilson announced a doc on her life is coming in 2026. Would you rather have a- Ann doc Nancy doc Heart doc

I guarantee just the first five minutes of the new Devo documentary will make you rethink the band forever.

Thanks to this new book, I’ve been listening to The Cars all weekend! That first album is one of the best debuts ever🤘

Have to wait till next year but glad to see this Ann Wilson doc is finally coming out. Here’s a look at the trailer- fb.watch/BNxA8DG5jb/?...

A great Rolling Stones documentary that is not really a Rolling Stones doc- “Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg”

New Beatles doc coming! Well kind of. The 8 episodes of Beatles Anthology will be remastered and released on Disney+ on September 26. The new part- they are including an episode 9 with previous unseen footage.

New Devo documentary is out on Netflix today. Who’s watching?

Springsteen has a bunch of career defining moments. One of them was excellently delivered in the new book “Tonight in Jungleland:The making the Born To Run.” Do you buy into the idea that Born To Run is THE turning point Bruce’s career

Billy Joel wasn’t cool-until he was. The new “And So It Goes” doc pushes back on the critics who dismissed him for decades. Was Joel always underrated, out did he just outlast the hate?

🚨One more week to go before I pick the 3 winners of the free Outlaw Music Festival merch!! Who wants in? Drop OUTLAW in the comments to enter.

New Patti Smith book heading our way in October