Today, Tuesday, April 23, Book Day is celebrated around the world.
And in Futuro, rock radio we review our library to celebrate training, learning, open-mindedness and the always healthy confirmation that, the more we know things, we realize that in reality we know much less.
Book Day with Rock
The universe is immeasurable and we would lack complete lives to cover it all. And as a starting point, we share 10 great rock books.
I AM OZZY (Ozzy Osbourne)
Of course, the story of the Prince of Darkness told by himself is a milestone to always celebrate. The 426-page memoir that Ozzy Osbourne published in 2009 has become a must-read, with generous doses of humor, absurdity, excess, details and rock.
HOW MUSIC WORKS (David Byrne)
How does music work? It is a question that we always ask ourselves, but only David Byrne dared to answer it in great detail, taking us through technological changes, the way of producing and consuming music and a bit of his personal memory.
LIFE (Keith Richards)
Keith Richards is a true survivor, and in “Life”, his autobiography published in 2010, he describes in great detail and anecdotes an entire life dedicated to rock and roll. And he holds absolutely nothing back to entertain us in a story where his partner Mick Jagger doesn’t come out very well.
RETROMANIA (Simon Reynolds)
This has become a new classic. In his 2010 essay, Reynolds tries to explain the addiction of music to his past. Everything that makes us nostalgic, and how it has determined the industry for a long time. It immerses us impeccably in topics such as YouTube, MP3, record collectors, the musical curator and other topics that enrich the current panorama of our music.
BORN TO RUN (Bruce Springsteen)
According to what he himself has said, Bruce Springsteen had the idea of writing a book with his memoirs when he was at the 2009 Superbowl. And in this 2016 publication, which also has a residency branch on Broadway until the end of this year, The Boss invites us to learn about his entire journey as an author, showing us the process and essence of his vast work.
GIRL IN A BAND: A MEMOIR (Kim Gordon)
Kim Gordon is a true alternative rock institution. And after the end of Sonic Youth, the bassist told her story in first person in these unmissable memoirs published in 2015, which bring up how to survive in an environment loaded with testosterone, where until now parity still does not exist. A remarkable declaration of principles.
WHITE LINE FEVER: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY (Lemmy Kilmister)
In 2002, and a rest before reaching 6 decades. Lemmy Kilmister gave an account of a life full of rock and roll in his autobiography. Against all odds, at that time the leader of Motórhead showed credentials as a survivor of the dizzying pace of rock and roll. He tells his story as if he were sitting with you at a table, with lucidity and a good dose of humor. And he is missed every day.
THE LOVE YOU MAKE AN INSIDER’S STORY OF THE BEATLES (Peter Brown, Steve Gaines)
This must be one of the first Beatles books that came into our hands. Published in 1983, and with the permission of both the Fab Four and their entourage, the story of the most epic history of music through the eyes of an accountant from the company of the late manager Brian Epstein gives us a good starting point for immerse ourselves in the Beatle world that will accompany us forever.
CHRONICLES: VOLUME ONE (Bob Dylan)
There are dozens of books about his enigmatic figure and his extensive work, but these chronicles are the only ones where Bob Dylan himself is in charge of telling us a bit of his story in a non-linear way and leaving us with more doubts than certainties. But the agile pen of the Nobel Prize in Literature convinces from the first moment and gives us the illusion that everything he tells us is the definitive vision.
HAMMER OF THE GODS (Led Zeppelin)
The Led Zeppelin era was marked by the old motto of “sex, drugs and rock’n’roll”, with a series of rumors of all caliber that have circulated since its beginnings. And Stepehn Davis is in charge of confirming or denying them in a captivating story, as much as the band itself.
Book Day Bonus Track
PENTAGRAM (Patricio Jara)
A must for Book Day. 2013 was the year of the return of Pentagram, the death metal legend from Chile and South America. His album “The Malefice” received excellent reviews from fans and specialized media. The history of the band led by Anton Reisenegger began in 1985 and almost 30 years later, Patricio Jara embarked on the project of publishing a book with the testimony of those who gave life to that legend.
SOUND TEST: FIRST ROCK STORIES IN CHILE (1956-1984) (David Ponce)
Two hundred interviews accumulated during a renowned profession as a music journalist helped David Ponce in 2008 to organize the stories of the first Chilean rock. Along with established figures like Blops; Congreso, Jaivas or Fulano, the small but significant stories of partially or almost completely forgotten groups are located; to whom this book pays fair tribute, in a story useful as a testimonial record and as an encyclopedic reference. Each band reviewed includes its discography and member list, and twenty-eight pages of color photographs are attached.
