I've written almost a dozen books about rock music, including ones on the Velvet Underground, Who, Beatles, and 1960s folk-rock. I teach rock history courses.
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Tomorrow (Mon June 15 6-7:30pm, I'll present the free Zoom program "Motown Records: The Greatest Soul Music Label." I'll show and discuss performance clips from the label's prime. To access the program, go to sfcommunityliving.org/event/… at the time listed. This will not be recorded.
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Thanks to all 55 people or so who crammed into the Rock'n'Roll Book Club last night to hear me interviewed about my new book Do What You Fear Most: The History of the Velvet Underground. This was in Mothers Ruin Gin Palace Cocktail Bar in the London neighborhood of Walthamstow.
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An excerpt from my new book Do What You Fear Most: The History of the Velvet Underground just went up on the Perfect Sound Forever site, at furious.com/perfect/velvetun…
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May 22
Yesterday I was interviewed about my new Velvet Underground book for an hour by Jarvis Cocker of Pulp for his BBC Radio 6 show, Someday Service. This will be aired on Sunday May 24 at 4pm UK time, and be available for 30 days at bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00ptsj…
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May 15
I'll be interviewed by Robert Elms about my new biography on the Velvet Underground on BBC Radio London tomorrow (Saturday, May 16) from noon-12:30pm UK time. It should be archived on the site for a while. bbc.co.uk/programmes/p001d7k…
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May 14
Today my book Do What You Fear Most: The History of the Velvet Underground was published in the UK. The staff of Foyle's, London's largest bookstore, asked me to sign a few copies, one of which is on display here. The book will be published in the US in mid-June.
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May 10
Tomorrow (Mon May 11) 6-7:30pm Pacific , I'll present a free Zoom program on the Move, one of the finest groups of the British Invasion not to make it big in the US. To access the program, go to sfcommunityliving.org/event/… at the time listed. This event will not be recorded.
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There's a five-star review of my upcoming book Do What You Fear Most: The History of the Velvet Underground in the May issue of the UK monthly magazine Record Collector. "Painstakingly researched and despite its [800-page] size, draws the reader into its addictive narrative."
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Tomorrow (Mon May 4) 6-7:30pm Pacific, I'll present a free Zoom program on Monty Python's music. To access the program, go to sfcommunityliving.org/event/… at the time listed. This event will not be recorded.
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Apr 28
Tomorrow (Wed Apr 29 1-2:30pm at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco at 3200 California Street, I'll show and discuss clips from throughout Rob Reiner's career as director and actor. Admission is free: jccsf.org/.../rob-reiner-hig…. This event will not be on Zoom or recorded.
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Apr 26
Tomorrow (Mon Apr 27) 6-7:30pm Pacific, I'll present a free Zoom program on Tim Buckley. His wide variety of folk-rock, jazz, and experimental music from the mid-1960s and mid-1970s featured his astonishingly wide vocal range. To access the program, go to sfcommunityliving.org/event/…
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Apr 14
My upcoming book Do What You Fear Most: The History of the Velvet Underground has a five-star review in the new issue of Shindig magazine. "It's hard to imagine any future book on the Velvets coming close to rivaling the wide-ranging, all-inclusive approach."
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Apr 12
Tomorrow (Mon Apr 13) 6-7:30pm Pacific , I'll present a free Zoom program on the Pentangle, the British folk-rock group featuring the two top folk guitarists in Britain with Bert Jansch and John Renbourn. To access the program, go to sfcommunityliving.org/event/… at the time listed.
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My interview with reissue producer David Peck about the 1971 documentary Soul to Soul, featuring a concert in Ghana with Ike & TIna Turner, Wilson Pickett, Santana, the Staple Singers, and Les McCann and Eddie Harris, is at richieunterberger.com/wordpr…
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Mar 22
Tomorrow (Mon Mar 23) 6-7:30pm Pacific, I'll present a free Zoom program on early new wave rock women by the likes of Blondie, the Go-Go's, Patti Smith, the Pretenders, and others. To access the program, go to sfcommunityliving.org/event/… at the time listed. This will not be recorded
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Mar 12
Sat Mar 14 3-4:30pm at San Francisco Library at 1833 Page Street, I'll present a free program on the first decade of Joni Mitchell. The presentation will spotlight film clips of her performances from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s. This program will not be on Zoom or recorded.
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Tomorrow (Mon Mar 9) 6-7:30pm Pacific, I'll present a free Zoom program on Linda Ronstadt. This will focus on her peak years between the late 1960s and early mid-1970s. To access the program, go to sfcommunityliving.org/event/… at the time listed. This program will not be recorded.
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Thurs Mar 5 1-2:30pm at the JCC of San Francisco at 3200 California Street, I'll present "Live Long and Prosper: Jews and Star Trek." Jewish actors were vital to the strength and success of the original Star Trek series from 1966-1969. Admission is free jccsf.org/.../live-long-pros….
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Feb 24
Tomorrow (Wed Feb 25) 1-2:30pm at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco at 3200 California Street, I'll present the free "Sid Caesar: Comedy Pioneer," featuring highlights from this legendary comic’s work. jccsf.org/event/sid-caesar-c….
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Feb 22
Tomorrow (Mon Feb 23) 6-7:30pm Pacific, I'll present the free Zoom program on the Three Stooges, showing and discussing selected film clips. To access the event, go to sfcommunityliving.org/event/… at the time listed. This program will not be recorded.
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