I'm joined on the podcast by special guest Dave Brigham for part 1 of our discussion about the making of his new book, "(C)rock Stories: Million-Dollar Tales of Music, Mayhem and Immaturity." Listen to the show in streaming audio or download it directly (right click and "save as").
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The show notes...
Topics:
- Book to be published by print-on-demand house Booklocker
- Brick-and-mortar bookstores can order copies
- Ten years in the making
- Dave learns about SEO
- Started with Dave remembering all the bands he'd seen
- Wrote stories based on concert experiences
- Later combined truth and fiction
- Dave hates lame memoirists like James Frey
- Wrote 18 stories initially
- Book should be available for order before Christmas
- Booklocker reviewed book before agreeing to publish it
- Dave's doppelganger: Actor Anthony Edwards
- First stories revolve around Rick Derringer, Foghat
- Narrator reconciles punk rock with love of classic rock
- Book's really about friendships
- Bonehead of the Week
Music:
Weekend - Coma Summer
Scarce - The Hurricane
The Sheila Divine - We are an Island
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The Weekend song is on the album Sports on Slumberland Records. Download the song for free at IODA Promonet:
Weekend
"Coma Summer" (mp3)
from "Sports"
(Slumberland Records)
More On This Album
The Scarce song is a free download released through the band's Reverb Nation page.
The Sheila Divine song is on a free download available from the band's Bandcamp page.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blogs Clicky Clicky and Keeping Some Dark Secrets. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at his blog. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.
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Thanks again, Jay!
You got it, Briggy. Look for part 2 to go up on Monday.
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