Books – That Eric Alper https://www.thatericalper.com Mon, 17 Jul 2023 13:36:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 My Next Read: “Faith, Hope and Carnage” By Nick Cave & Seán O’Hagan https://www.thatericalper.com/2023/07/16/my-next-read-faith-hope-and-carnage-by-nick-cave-sean-ohagan/ Sun, 16 Jul 2023 23:39:22 +0000 https://www.thatericalper.com/?p=158452 Faith, Hope and Carnage is a book about Nick Cave’s inner life. Created from more than forty hours of intimate conversations with the journalist Seán O’Hagan, this is a profoundly thoughtful exploration, in Cave’s own words, of what really drives his life and creativity. The book examines questions of belief, art, music, freedom, grief and […]

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]]> My Next Read: “New Highway: Selected Lyrics, Poems, Prose, Essays, Eulogies and Blues” By Dave Alvin https://www.thatericalper.com/2023/07/15/my-next-read-new-highway-selected-lyrics-poems-prose-essays-eulogies-and-blues-by-dave-alvin/ Sat, 15 Jul 2023 13:49:30 +0000 https://www.thatericalper.com/?p=158433 Celebrated singer-songwriter and guitarist Dave Alvin is, first and foremost, a storyteller. The Grammy winning artist’s disarmingly well-crafted lyrics represent just one of the many expressions of his unique ability to capture the gritty and beautiful moments of life with the written word. This anthology of his writing is a companion piece to Dave’s considerable […]

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]]> My Next Read: “Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk” by Kathleen Hanna https://www.thatericalper.com/2023/07/13/my-next-read-rebel-girl-my-life-as-a-feminist-punk-by-kathleen-hanna/ Fri, 14 Jul 2023 00:32:15 +0000 https://www.thatericalper.com/?p=158324 Kathleen Hanna’s rallying cry to feminists echoed far and wide through the punk scene of the 90s and beyond. Her band, Bikini Kill, embodies this iconic time, and today her personal yet feminist lyrics on anthems like “Rebel Girl” and “Double Dare Ya” are more powerful than ever. But where did this transformative voice come […]

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]]> Britney Spears To Release Memoir “The Woman in Me” On October 24 https://www.thatericalper.com/2023/07/11/britney-spears-to-release-memoir-the-woman-in-me-on-october-24/ Tue, 11 Jul 2023 17:16:08 +0000 https://www.thatericalper.com/?p=158263 Britney Spears’ memoir The Woman in Me is a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith, and hope, and gets released on October 24 through Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. In June 2021, the whole world was listening as Britney Spears spoke in open court. The impact of […]

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]]> By Next Read: “None of This Rocks: A Memoir” by Joe Trohman https://www.thatericalper.com/2023/07/08/by-next-read-none-of-this-rocks-a-memoir-by-joe-trohman/ Sun, 09 Jul 2023 01:13:34 +0000 https://www.thatericalper.com/?p=158158 Lead guitarist and cofounder of Fall Out Boy shares personal stories from his youth and his experiences of modern rock and roll stardom in this memoir filled with wit and wisdom.  Trohman cofounded Fall Out Boy with Pete Wentz in the early aughts, and he’s been the sticky element of the metaphorical glue-like substance holding […]

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]]> Paul McCartney: The Lyrics: 1956 To The Present Out In Paperback November 7, 2023 https://www.thatericalper.com/2023/07/06/paul-mccartney-the-lyrics-1956-to-the-present-out-in-paperback-november-7th/ Fri, 07 Jul 2023 00:39:45 +0000 https://www.thatericalper.com/?p=158122 On November 7, 2023, a one-volume edition of THE LYRICS: 1956 to the Present will be published in paperback, featuring additional commentaries on iconic songs spanning Paul McCartney’s unparalleled musical career The #1 New York Times bestselling book to be released in paperback with seven new song commentaries from our greatest living songwriter, including: Bluebird […]

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]]> My Next Read: “Diary of a Rock and Roll Tour Manager: 2,190 Days and Nights with the South’s Premier Rock Band” by Willie Perkins https://www.thatericalper.com/2023/07/02/my-next-read-diary-of-a-rock-and-roll-tour-manager-2190-days-and-nights-with-the-souths-premier-rock-band-by-willie-perkins/ Mon, 03 Jul 2023 02:04:11 +0000 https://www.thatericalper.com/?p=157946 DIARY OF A ROCK AND ROLL TOUR MANAGER chronicles the triumphs and tragedies of the day-to-day touring of The Allman Brothers Band from 1970 to 1976, detailing their rise from obscurity to the absolute pinnacle of rock super stardom. Tour manager, Willie Perkins shepherded the band from their lowly beginnings in smoke-filled bars to six […]

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]]> My Next Read: “Paused in Cosmic Reflection” By The Chemical Brothers https://www.thatericalper.com/2023/06/28/my-next-read-paused-in-cosmic-reflection-by-the-chemical-brothers/ Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:57:23 +0000 https://www.thatericalper.com/?p=157820 Paused in Cosmic Reflection is the definitive story of The Chemical Brothers. Told in the voices of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons, with contributions from friends and collaborators, it is fully illustrated with 30 years of mind-bending visuals. You can get it here. Limited Edition of 500: Individually numbered hardback edition, with alternate cover artwork […]

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]]> My Next Read: “Top of the Mountain: The Beatles at Shea Stadium 1965” By Laurie Jacobson https://www.thatericalper.com/2023/06/17/my-next-read-top-of-the-mountain-the-beatles-at-shea-stadium-1965-by-laurie-jacobson/ Sat, 17 Jun 2023 20:47:42 +0000 https://www.thatericalper.com/?p=157517 On a sweltering Sunday evening in August 1965, 56,000 people traveled by plane, car, bus, ferry, and subway train to pack New York’s Shea Stadium. They were there not for a ballgame, but a rock and roll concert—the audacious dream of promoter Sid Bernstein. No band had ever played a baseball stadium, and few believed […]

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]]> My Next Read: “Silhouettes and Shadows: The Secret History of David Bowie’s Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)” by Adam Steiner https://www.thatericalper.com/2023/05/23/my-next-read-silhouettes-and-shadows-the-secret-history-of-david-bowies-scary-monsters-and-super-creeps-by-adam-steiner/ Wed, 24 May 2023 00:29:05 +0000 https://www.thatericalper.com/?p=156559 An avant-garde pop album rich with tension and fear, 1980’s Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) marked a pivotal point in David Bowie’s career. Standing at the bleeding edge of the new decade between the experimental Berlin Trilogy (Low, Heroes, and Lodger) and 1983’s wildly successful Let’s Dance, it was here Bowie sought to bury the […]

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