About this podcast
Writers Iain Maloney & Jason Emde discuss books they dig, & don't, about bands they dig, & don't.
Episodes
- Episode 13: Keith Cameron's '168 Songs of Hatred & Failure: A History of Manic Street Preachers' · 54 min · Season 3 Episode 13Send us Fan Mail Iain & Jason in conversation with special guest Ever Dundas about all things Manic Street Preachers. Support the show
- Episode 12: Michael Azerrad's 'Our Band Could Be Your Life.' · 1 h 23 min · Season 2 Episode 12Send us Fan Mail Punk in Drublic! Recorded in person in an empty bar in deepest, darkest Aichi Prefecture, the season finale features Iain & Jason in conversation with Tana Haugo…
- Episode 11: Def Leppard and David Fricke's 'Animal Instinct' · 1 h 2 min · Season 2 Episode 11Send us Fan Mail Jason & Iain welcome special guest Neil Poole for a lively chinwag about Def Leppard and David Fricke's 'Animal Instinct.' Support the show
- Episode 10: Joy Division & Stephen Morris's 'Record Play Pause' · 1 h 3 min · Season 2 Episode 10Send us Fan Mail Iain, Jason, & special guest Pete Lyons tackle Stephen Morris's percussive memoir 'Record Play Pause.' All the Joy Division chat you'll ever need. Support the show
- Episode 9: Lucinda Williams & 'Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You' · 48 min · Season 2 Episode 9Send us Fan Mail Iain & Jason revel in the gritty candour of Lucinda Williams & her excellent memoir, 'Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You.' Support the show
- Episode 8: Paul McCartney's 'Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run' · 1 h 25 min · Season 2 Episode 8Send us Fan Mail Iain & Jason plunge headfirst into the oral history of the band the Beatles could've been. Support the show
- Episode 7: David Scheff's 'Yoko: A Biography' · 1 h 12 min · Season 2 Episode 1Send us Fan Mail Approximate infinite Yoko! Iain & Jason tackle the life & career of one of the most polarizing figures in music history. Support the show
- Episode Six: Chrissie Hynde's 'Reckless: My Life as a Pretender' · 49 min · Season 1 Episode 6Send us Fan Mail Iain & Jason get stuck into Chrissie Hynde's extraordinary memoir, 'Reckless.' Support the show
- Episode Five: Prince's 'The Beautiful Ones' · 47 min · Season 1 Episode 5Send us Fan Mail Jason fanboys, & Iain listens patiently, as Books About Bands ends racism & tackles Prince & 'The Beautiful Ones.' Support the show
- Episode Four: Mötley Crüe & 'The Dirt' · 1 h 1 min · Season 1 Episode 4Send us Fan Mail Iain, Jason, & special guest Jaime Morrish tangle with Mötley Crüe's umlaut-heavy 'The Dirt.' Does the fur fly? There's only one way to find out. Support the show
- Episode Three: Patti Smith's 'Just Kids' · 1 h 10 min · Season 1 Episode 3Send us Fan Mail Episode Three, in which Iain & Jason & special guest Becky Alp discuss Patti Smith's 'Just Kids.' Support the show
- Episode Two: Peter Ames Carlin's 'The Name of This Band Is R.E.M.' · 1 h 21 min · Season 1 Episode 2Send us Fan Mail Episode Two, in which Iain & Jason discuss Peter Ames Carlin's 'The Name of This Band Is REM.' Do Iain & Jason love REM? They do. Support the show
- Episode One: Nirvana & Michael Azeraad's 'The Amplified Come As You Are' · 1 h 20 min · Season 1 Episode 1Send us Fan Mail Episode One, in which Iain & Jason discuss Michael Azeraad's 'The Amplified Come As You Are.' At one point Iain seems to think Queen's drummer sang for the Who…
