Jan 07, 20 7 ways to rock your next radio interview. Today im news director of npr station kuar in little rock, arkansas. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the smith tapes. The joe smith collection will feature talks with more than 200 artists. The best books on rock music five books expert recommendations. The book will be in two formats including a limited numbered edition and a super limited deluxe edition of the book which will contain some great extras. Cerphes up is simply one of the best rocknroll history books ive read and ive read a lot.
While the book offers the personal story of the beloved dcarea radio personality, cerphe colwell, the narrative also delivers a rich array of stories that will grab the ear of music lovers who. Bobby joins roe conn and anna davlantes to talk about some of the amazing interviews hes done over the years including with the likes of bare naked ladies, david bowie, jackson browne, mick fleetwood, and. The history of rock n roll in ten songs by greil marcus. But radio interviews are nothing like normal conversations unless your friends take listener phone calls and go to commercial. When a spectator was stabbed to death at the altamont rock festival in 1969, ksan opened the phone lines for discussion and debate. Now retired, he has donated the archive of unedited audio interviews to the library of congress.
The format was one of several 24hour satellitedelivered music formats offered by the pioneering satellite music network a company which in 1989 merged with abc radio networks and later became cumulus media networ. Listen to the tides of history episode leah interviews. A story of hitting rock bottom at the top, via harpercollins on june 30th. Interview with the darkness frontman justin hawkins. As an industry insider smith had extraordinary access. A good guest can hold the attention of a host and listeners, and sell a lot of books in the process. Rays love of rock music was evident throughout the book and it generates extra enthusiasm when i read his online classic rock music column.
Stream the tides of history episode, leah interviews dr. Music radio online podcasts, talk radio shows, interviews. Jun 30, 2009 aerosmith drummer joey kramer is set to release his new book, hit hard. Dee snider promotes petition for acdc to play the super bowl. Landau has collected decades worth of his billboard photographs for a book rock n roll billboards of the sunset strip accompanying the images with a history of rock during its. During the past four years my visibility has increased. The oral history of the soft, smooth sounds of the 70s and 80s at. A hippie dream by neil young, out of the vinyl deeps. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. You know those bestof 2014 lists youve seen this month. Four decades of rock and roll encounters is his first published book. Aerosmith drummer joey kramer is set to release his new book, hit hard.
Ray romano shares the story behind swearing on stage at the oscars. Join eddie and his famous friends in rock and entertainment every week for a. Mfr has its own comic book, motion comic, weekly webisodes, music. Five books aims to keep its book recommendations and interviews up to date. Aug 30, 2014 the other rock history a cultural mixtape from greil marcus. Scoop niskers underground news was an ongoing popular feature of ksans heyday in the early 1970s.
Charles sykesassociated press throughout music history, some artists. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Sep 21, 2012 the book will be in two formats including a limited numbered edition and a super limited deluxe edition of the book which will contain some great extras. Smith used excerpts of the interviews for the book off the record, published in 1988. Singer ian curtis on stage in 1980 with joy division, whose song transmission is among those explored in greil marcus book the history of rock n roll in ten songs. The new book the history of rock n roll in ten songs is missing everything you would. Kramer is conducting numerous interviews to promote the book click here to listen to chats with wbz radio, wcsx in detroit and kisw.
Welcome to the online home and archive of michael hibblen. The venues and that wondrous era of top 40 am radio that re invented itself in video formmtv. In recent years ive driven around the state, looking at the places where it ran. Stream interviews radio free internet radio tunein. For 31 years ive been working in broadcasting and news. Employee interviews i greatly enjoy talking with former rock island employees in arkansas and hearing their stories of what it was like working for this once great railroad. Even refrigerators can make an annoying sound that you might not notice until you get home and listen to the tape. David randall chatted to graham gouldman in the first hour of his weekly show on get ready to rock.
The other rock history a cultural mixtape from greil marcus. People, on the other hand, can be engaging, informative and interesting interviews. Rock history book was a radio short that we created in the mideighties. Here you have the chance to download exclusive interviews with our favorite rock. If you are the interviewee and would like to update your choice of books. The interviews list the list of fascinating people who have participated in the rockhistory filming so far is and if the name is in red, then there is a clip there for you to click on. I have conducted numerous radio interviews nationwide and throughout canada, appeared on television a little more frequently, and now have book signings. The views and opinions expressed by individuals interviewed for this web site are the sole responsibility of the individual making the comment and or appearing in interviews and do not necessarily represent the opinions of anyone associated with the website. Oct 23, 2014 david randall chatted to graham gouldman in the first hour of his weekly show on get ready to rock. The first of the 10 tales this one about life on the road from the late fifties with chris barber, through to sixties beat groups and late sixties psychedelia.
Bobby skafish spent four highprofile decades on the radio dial in chicago wxrt, wlup, wkqx, wdrv, we have company. The history of rock n roll in ten songs by greil marcus read. Author interviews npr interviews with top authors and the npr book tour, a weekly feature and podcast where leading authors read and discuss their writing. Very funny and scary moments throughout the story and i just love the way ray timelines historical events during his lifetime. Hear the radio version at the audio link, and read more of their conversation below. But these days, seems like im spending more time reading books about rock history than i am listening to newly released rock reissues. The new book the history of rock n roll in ten songs is missing everything.
No one interviews a book radio interview tips for authors. Library of congress releases audio archive of interviews with. E4 of the rock brigade featuring dennis dunaway and the band killer bee. Rock history book radio there are no slow songs on rock history book. As carl sagan said, you have to know the past to understand the present.
After all, you just pick up a phone or visit a studio and have a conversation with the host. Oct, 2015 the 10 most notorious rock star interviews ever. The book will also contain previously unseen photographs from the bands entire history time and a word the yes interviews is due to be published late 2012. A note about the parameters of the following lists. The format was one of several 24hour satellitedelivered music formats offered by the pioneering satellite music network a company which in 1989 merged with abc radio networks and later became cumulus media networks. He won an academy award for writing the number one hits ive had the time of my life, and hungry eyes from the dirty dancing soundtrack. Becoming a great radio guest isnt hard, literally anyone can do it. Best classic rock podcasts we could find updated april 2020. One of the most appealing factors about ksan and kmpx was that they afforded their audiences greater participation and a sense of shared community. The best books on rock music recommended by greil marcus. Z rock was a nationally syndicated radio network based in dallas, texas, united states that, from the mid1980s through the mid1990s, played heavy metal and hard rock music. Rockhistory unique interviews from inside the british. In his first book in 24 years cheekily called howard stern comes again out may 14, stern unveils a compendium of some of his best and most illuminating interviews ranging from jon stewart. Listen to interviews from more than 40 years of fresh air with terry gross, the celebrated radio show and podcast produced by whyy and broadcast by npr.
Aerosmith drummer joey kramer promotes new book radio. Just be calm and be your bubbly self, they want to see people to have great personalities and arent shy. Mf ruckus isnt just a worldclass party machine cranking out some of the best power rock youve probably never heard, oh no, mf ruckus is a multimedia assault of the senses and mind. Watch miley cyrus perform roadhouse blues with robby krieger of the doors. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. It was hosted by journalist steve burgess and syndicated a.
I started writing trade books instead of textbooks or academic books. Join eddie and his famous friends in rock and entertainment every week for a rollicking good time. Adam interviews peter olson one of the members of yacht rock revue. April 23, 2009 reflections on life, love and comedy. Best books on rock and roll artist bios, reference works, books by musicians, collections of lyrics, interviews. A practical guide to television and radio interviews aaup. Sep 04, 2014 singer ian curtis on stage in 1980 with joy division, whose song transmission is among those explored in greil marcus book the history of rock n roll in ten songs. This website tells my story and random interests, including audio of some stories ive covered, photos, videos and pdf files of newspaper stories. A little haphazard and rambling in structure, this oral history formatted volume nonetheless has a lot of great firsthand interview material, touching most of the main bases of rock during l. Record interviews in the quietest place possible be careful of tvs, stereos, traffic noise, wind, anything that will be distracting from the interview. Rock history book radio free internet radio tunein. Popular rock music history books goodreads share book. Cerphe shares his life as a rock radio insider in rich detail and previously unpublished photographs.
Cerphes up is an incisive musical memoir by cerphe colwell, a renowned rock radio broadcaster for more than fortyfive years in washington, dc. History has shaped our nations character, and our collective strength is measured in how we came together during our most challenging moments. With a plethora of podcast postings in the retropopic radio community this page is focused on podcasts from the saints author. Ive done hundreds of radio interviews throughout my career.
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