EPISODE · Sep 29, 2016 · 45 MIN
Ep. #53 -- Musical Memoirs & Rock Biographies
from Book Lounge by Libby · host Book Lounge by Libby
The OverDrive staff librarians come from a wide range of backgrounds and two of our librarians -- Liz and Rachel K. -- come from music library backgrounds. So we decided to use their collective knowledge and reading backgrounds to discuss musical memoirs and rock biographies! Books Mentioned In this Episode Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen Everyone Loves You When You're Dead by Neil Strauss Tom Waits on Tom Waits edited by Paul Maher Just Kids by Patti Smith M-Train by Patti Smith Girl in a band by Kim Gordon Porcelain by Moby Rat Girl by Kristin Hersh Out of the Vinyl Deeps by Non Willis Arnowitz Words Without Music by Philip Glass Eminent Hipsters by Donald Fagen Not Dead Yet by Phil Collins Substance by Peter Hook Unknown Pleasures by Peter Hook Autobiography by Morrissey Spider from Mars by Woody Woodmansey On Bowie by Rob Sheffield Love is a Mixed Tape by Rob Sheffield Turn Around Bright Eyes by Rob Sheffield The Show I'll Never Forget by Sean Manning Piece by Piece by Tori Amos Hunger Makes me a Modern Girl by Carrie Brownstein The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer The Rest is Noise by Alex Ross Sick Bag Song by Nick Cave Special Deluxe by Neil Young Waging Heavy Peace by Neil Young Your Song Changed My Life by Bob Boilen Bruce by Peter Ames Carlin Homeward Bound by Peter Ames Carlin Our Band Could Be Your Life Michael Azerrad Come As You Are by Michael Azerrad Mystery Train by Greil Marcus Country by Nich Tosches Absolutely on Music by Haruki Murakami and Seiji Ozawa Symphony for the City of the Dead by M.T. Anderson Life by Keith Richards The Dirt by Tommy Lee and Vince Neil Get in the Van by Henry Rollins Dancing with myself by Billy Idol Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis Tony Visconti by Tony Visconti The Importance of Music to Girls by Lavinia Greenlaw Girls to the Front by Sara Marcus Mo'Meta Blues by Questlove Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at @OverDriveLibs. Email us directly at [email protected] Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com Podcast Overview We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The OverDrive staff librarians come from a wide range of backgrounds and two of our librarians -- Liz and Rachel K. -- come from music library backgrounds. So we decided to use their collective knowledge and reading backgrounds to discuss musical memoirs and rock biographies! Books Mentioned In this Episode Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen Everyone Loves You When You're Dead by Neil Strauss Tom Waits on Tom Waits edited by Paul Maher Just Kids by Patti Smith M-Train by Patti Smith Girl in a band by Kim Gordon Porcelain by Moby Rat Girl by Kristin Hersh Out of the Vinyl Deeps by Non Willis Arnowitz Words Without Music by Philip Glass Eminent Hipsters by Donald Fagen Not Dead Yet by Phil Collins Substance by Peter Hook Unknown Pleasures by Peter Hook Autobiography by Morrissey Spider from Mars by Woody Woodmansey On Bowie by Rob Sheffield Love is a Mixed Tape by Rob Sheffield Turn Around Bright Eyes by Rob Sheffield The Show I'll Never Forget by Sean Manning Piece by Piece by Tori Amos Hunger Makes me a Modern Girl by Carrie Brownstein The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer The Rest is Noise by Alex Ross Sick Bag Song by Nick Cave Special Deluxe by Neil Young Waging Heavy Peace by Neil Young Your Song Changed My Life by Bob Boilen Bruce by Peter Ames Carlin Homeward Bound by Peter Ames Carlin Our Band Could Be Your Life Michael Azerrad Come As You Are by Michael Azerrad Mystery Train by Greil Marcus Country by Nich Tosches Absolutely on Music by Haruki Murakami and Seiji Ozawa Symphony for the City of the Dead by M.T. Anderson Life by Keith Richards The Dirt by Tommy Lee and Vince Neil Get in the Van by Henry Rollins Dancing with myself by Billy Idol Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis Tony Visconti by Tony Visconti The Importance of Music to Girls by Lavinia Greenlaw Girls to the Front by Sara Marcus Mo'Meta Blues by Questlove Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at @OverDriveLibs. Email us directly at [email protected] Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com Podcast Overview We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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