[EP 423] Nirvana, Pearl Jam & Soundgarden: How Grunge Took Over Rock with Gillian Gaar
How did Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and Alice in Chains transform Seattle’s underground music scene into a worldwide rock revolution? M...
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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 and songs in rock history with the authors who've written all about them.
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[EP 422] Did the CIA Write “Wind of Change”? Songs That Changed the World with Andrew Clarke
Can a song really change the world? Author Andrew Clarke joins Booked On Rock to explore the stories behind some of rock music’s most influe...
[EP 421] Counting Crows: The Surprising Stories Behind Their Biggest Songs with Geoff Harkness
Who was “Mr. Jones,” and how did Monica Potter help save “Mrs. Potter’s Lullaby”? Author Geoff Harkness returns to Booked On Rock to explore...
[EP 420] Beck: The Man Behind the Myth with Josephine Riesman
Beck has spent more than three decades reinventing himself, from the unlikely breakthrough of “Loser” and the sample-heavy experimentation o...
[EP 419] Roger Daltrey: “The Keith Moon of Singers” with Don Henze
Roger Daltrey has one of rock’s most unmistakable voices—but what was he really like inside the recording studio? Author and musician Don He...
[EP 418] Black Dog: Rock, Addiction & Recovery with Erica Kent
Erica Kent’s debut novel Black Dog is a raw, darkly funny coming-of-age story about rock music, addiction, loss, and recovery in 1980s Bosto...
[EP 417] 987 Album Listens: One Fan’s Quest to Rank His Classic Rock Favorites
What happens when you listen to the complete catalogs of 29 classic rock artists—not once, but three times each—and score every album along...
[EP 416] Fleetwood Mac: The Breakups That Made Rumours with Andrea Swensson
Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours wasn’t just born from heartbreak—the band members were living through broken relationships, new romances, creative t...
[EP 415] Rewriting the History of Rock with Chuck Klosterman
Chuck Klosterman joins Booked On Rock to explore a fascinating question: What if rock history happened differently? In his new book, Rock: A...
[EP 414] Rock’s Greatest “What Ifs”: The Decisions That Could Have Changed Everything with Mike Garam
What if some of rock history’s biggest personnel decisions had gone the other way? What if Eric Clapton had joined The Beatles, Slash had la...
[EP 413] Lynyrd Skynyrd: How Ronnie Van Zant Led Rock’s Most Defiant Band with Chris Salisbury
Lynyrd Skynyrd became one of the most influential and enduring bands in Southern rock, powered by the songwriting, vision, and uncompromisin...
[EP 412] Metallica: The Best, Worst & Most Overrated Albums with Martin Popoff
Metallica’s journey from underground thrash pioneers to the biggest metal band in the world is one of the most remarkable stories in rock hi...
[EP 411] Paul Weller: The Ever-Changing Man with Kevin Sedelmeier
Paul Weller has spent more than four decades refusing to stand still. From his rise with The Jam and the musical experimentation of The Styl...
[EP 410] “What If You Woke Up a Rock Star?” with Charles Harvey
What if you woke up one day as a rock star—but couldn’t play guitar? Author Charles Harvey joins Booked On Rock to discuss his novel Xylene...
[EP 409] Paul McCartney & Wings: Why 'London Town' Deserves Another Listen with Luca Perasi
Paul McCartney and Wings entered one of their most adventurous periods with 'London Town', the atmospheric 1978 album featuring “With a Litt...
[EP 408] Bruce Springsteen: Why His 1973–1987 Run Will Never Be Matched with David Starkey
Author David Starkey joins Booked On Rock to explore Bruce Springsteen’s extraordinary 1973–1987 era, from Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J....
[EP 407] Eagles: Inside the Chaotic Making of Hotel California with Sean Egan
The Eagles’ Hotel California remains one of the most successful and mysterious albums in rock history—but its polished sound concealed a cha...
[EP 406] Living Colour: Reclaiming Rock’s Black Roots with Preston Frazier
Living Colour reshaped rock music by fusing hard rock, funk, metal, blues, jazz, and socially conscious lyrics into a sound that refused to...
[EP 405] Def Leppard: “They Showed the World How to Be a Band” with Scott Robinson
Def Leppard’s story is filled with massive hits, groundbreaking albums, incredible triumphs, and devastating setbacks. In this episode, auth...
[EP 404] How “Touch of Grey” Changed the Grateful Dead Forever with John Brackett
The Grateful Dead spent decades building one of the most devoted followings in rock history without ever needing a conventional hit single....