Why AC/DC matters
With the tragic passing of AC/DC’s founding member and rhythm guitarist Malcom Young, it’s a good time to reflect on an important book about the band’s importance. For an obituary style overview of Young, check out Rolling Stone’s recap of the musician’s life. For our purposes here, we’ll spend some time with Why AC/DC Matters…
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KISS and the guys behind the mask
Today is the publication day for KISS rocker Gene Simmons’ new book On Power: My Journey through the Corridors of Power and How You Can Get More Power, a title that seems purpose built for SEO key word optimization. In case you didn’t notice, the book is about power. I’ll have some thoughts on the…
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Dickinson is a bestseller, our roundup updated
Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson was already an airplane pilot, champion fencer, and legendary rocker. Now, he’s a bestseller. His memoir “What Does this Button Do? landed at #10 on the New York Times hardcover nonfiction bestseller list. Hard rock books have a special place in the Slushpile library (“place” might not be the best…
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Yoga, a cookbook, a guitar shredder, and me
When a chef from a yoga retreat where I met a guitar god signs a deal for a largely vegetarian cookbook, that catches my attention. Lots going on in that sentence, so let’s go through it point by point. Publishers Marketplace is reporting that Jeremy Rock Smith, executive chef at the Kripalu Center for Yoga…
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Writer blows $10k on a glass of fake Scotch
The Washington Post has an interesting article about a bestselling Chinese writer who dropped ten grand on a rare Scotch, only to discover the spirit was a forgery. Zhang Wei, described as a popular writer of fantasy martial arts books, took his grandmother to Switzerland, and visited a bar known for its collection of rare…
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