Booked On Rock with Eric Senich
For Those About To Read & Rock...
Join host Eric Senich for deep dive discussions of the greatest artists, albums, songs and moments in rock history with the authors who've written all about them and those who were there when it all happened!
WEBSITE: www.BOOKEDONROCK.com
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 58 minutes
- Episodes
- 329
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
"Under Their Thumb: How a Nice Boy from Brooklyn Got Mixed Up with the Rolling Stones (& Lived to Tell About It)"/Bill German [Episode 68]
At age sixteen, Bill German began publishing a Rolling Stones fanzine out of his bedroom in Brooklyn. And when he presented an issue to the band on a street in New York, he obviously made an impressi…
01:34:23 |
Thu 23 Jun 2022
"Wicked Game: The True Story of Guitarist James Calvin Wilsey"/Michael Goldberg [Episode 67]
If you don’t recognize the name James Calvin Wilsey, odds are you’ve heard him. His hypnotic guitar work on Chris Isaak’s top ten single from 1989 “Wicked Game” made Isaak an international star. But …
01:35:57 |
Thu 16 Jun 2022
"The Clash: All The Albums All The Songs"/Martin Popoff [Episode 66]
Established in 1976 at the fore London’s punk rock insurgence, The Clash featuring lead singer and guitarist Joe Strummer, lead guitarist and singer Mick Jones, bassist Paul Simonon and drummer Toppe…
01:10:41 |
Thu 09 Jun 2022
"We Never Learn: The Gunk Punk Undergut, 1988-2001, Expanded Edition"/Eric Davidson [Episode 65]
Nirvana, the White Stripes, Hole, the Hives—all sprang from an underground music scene where similarly raw bands, enjoying various degrees of success and luck, played for throngs of fans in venues ra…
01:28:59 |
Thu 02 Jun 2022
"Bon: The Last Highway: The Untold Story of Bon Scott & AC/DC’s Back In Black, Updated Edition"/Jesse Fink [Episode 64]
An affectionate, honest tribute now updated with new revelations about the rock and roll icon who helped make AC/DC an international sensation, the second edition of “Bon: The Last Highway” includes …
01:15:11 |
Thu 26 May 2022
"Take A Sad Song: The Emotional Currency Of 'Hey Jude'"/James Campion [Episode 63]
In “Take a Sad Song: The Emotional Currency of ‘Hey Jude’,” James Campion dives deeply into the song's origins, recording, visual presentation, impact, and eventual influence, while also discovering …
01:20:47 |
Thu 19 May 2022
"Photographs of Janis Joplin: On the Road & On Stage"/Elliott Landy [Episode 62]
Celebrated photographer Elliott Landy presents an intimate look at the legendary female singer-songwriter, Janis Joplin.
Landy's iconic images of Janis, both on the road and in concert, capture and pr…
Landy's iconic images of Janis, both on the road and in concert, capture and pr…
01:18:26 |
Thu 12 May 2022
"Bet My Soul on Rock 'n' Roll: Diary of a Black Punk Icon"/Jean Beauvoir [Episode 61]
Jean Beauvoir joined the Plasmatics in 1979, playing bass and keyboards for the most notorious band to emerge out of the New York City punk scene. By 1982, he was a member of Little Steven and the Di…
01:02:37 |
Thu 05 May 2022
"Hearts on Fire: Six Years that Changed Canadian Music 2000–2005"/Michael Barclay [Episode 60]
“Hearts on Fire” is about the creative explosion in Canadian music of the early 2000s, which captured the world’s attention in entirely new ways. The Canadian wave didn’t just sweep over one genre or…
01:17:50 |
Thu 28 Apr 2022
"The Meaning of Metallica: Ride the Lyrics"/William Irwin [Episode 59]
More than 40 years since their formation, and 125 million album sales later, Metallica is as relevant as ever. Much has been written about the band, but “The Meaning of Metallica” is the first book t…
01:02:47 |
Thu 21 Apr 2022
"Into The Never: Nine Inch Nails And The Creation Of The Downward Spiral"/Adam Steiner [Episode 58]
Ushering in a new era of confessional music that spoke openly about experiences of trauma, depression, and self-loathing, Nine Inch Nails' seminal album, 1994’s ‘The Downward Spiral’, changed popular…
01:03:53 |
Thu 14 Apr 2022
"Black Sabbath in the 1970s"/Chris Sutton [Episode 57]
The 1970s saw the rise of rock and metal as a force in record and ticket sales. Right there at the birth of this was Black Sabbath, whose first album came from nowhere to smash into the top of the ch…
01:22:47 |
Thu 07 Apr 2022
"Uriah Heep in the 1970s"/Steve Pilkington [Episode 56]
Incredibly, Uriah Heep have now been active for a full fifty years. Few, however, would argue that the period which has come to define them the most, the years they were most influential, was from 19…
01:24:50 |
Thu 31 Mar 2022
"Mysteries in the Music: Case Closed"/Jim Berkenstadt [Episode 55]
"Mysteries in the Music: Case Closed" examines the secrets, myths, legends, hoaxes, conspiracies, and the wildly inexplicable events that are such an intriguing part of rock and roll history. Jim Ber…
01:15:13 |
Thu 24 Mar 2022
"Electric Wizards: A Tapestry of Heavy Music, 1968 to the Present"/J.R. Moores [Episode 54]
It began with the Beatles’ “Helter Skelter.” It was distilled to its dark essence by Black Sabbath. And it’s flourished into a vibrant modern underground, epitomized by Newcastle’s Pigs Pigs Pigs Pig…
01:22:03 |
Thu 17 Mar 2022
![“Craig's Record Factory: A Young Entrepreneur's Journey Through the 70's and 80's”/Craig Odanovich [Episode 53]](https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6fa88c27af4b315a4d87ee3e7bc656d5.jpg)
“Craig's Record Factory: A Young Entrepreneur's Journey Through the 70's and 80's”/Craig Odanovich [Episode 53]
Craig Odanovich grew up in Flour Bluff, Texas. In an era before Dairy Queen officially expanded their menu beyond dessert, he learned entrepreneurial principles working for the family-owned franchise…
01:30:10 |
Thu 10 Mar 2022
"Beyond & Before: Progressive Rock Across Time & Genre"/Paul Hegarty & Martin Halliwell [Episode 52]
Called by Record Collector “the most accomplished critical overview yet” of progressive rock and one of their 2011 books of the year, “Beyond and Before” moves away from the limited consensus that pr…
01:30:03 |
Thu 03 Mar 2022
"Unchained: The Eddie Van Halen Story"/ Paul Brannigan [Episode 51]
Arriving in California as a young boy in the early 1960s, Edward Van Halen and his brother Alex were ripe for the coming musical revolution. The sons of a Dutch, saxophone-playing father, the brother…
01:39:39 |
Sat 26 Feb 2022
"Frank & Co: Conversations with Frank Zappa 1977–1993"/Co de Kloet [Episode 50]
Co de Kloet and Frank Zappa were friends for many years, and during that time Co recorded nearly every conversation the two men had. They also corresponded frequently—about life, music, politics, and…
01:46:57 |
Thu 24 Feb 2022
"Promo Man: Backstage Tales From The Vinyl Jungle"/Nick Panaseiko & Bob Klanac [Episode 49]
If you’ve never heard of Nick Panaseiko, that’s entirely understandable. He was a backstage guy, making sure that the act onstage is playing to a full house, making sure their records were on the rad…
01:03:22 |
Thu 17 Feb 2022
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