The Music Book Podcast

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A podcast about music books, talking to authors about how they wrote their books about music! Hosted by music writer Marc Masters.

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004 Annie Zaleski on Duran Duran

On this episode, Marc talks with Annie Zaleski , author of Duran Duran's Rio, an entry in Bloomsbury's 33.3 series exploring classic albums. The book originally came out in 2021, and about a year later, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of "Rio," a second, larger edition was released with extra material and illustrations. Annie is a great at telling stories and unearthing information, and her book is so full of details and insight, painting a portrait of a band that was more than just a chart-...

Mar 21, 2023•35 min

003 Kate Molleson on 20th Century Composers

On this episode, Marc talks with Kate Molleson , a journalist, documentarian, and radio presenter for BBC3. She’s the author of the fascinating book Sound Within Sound: Radical Composers of the 20th Century , which focuses on ten composers left out of the standard histories of classical music. In her intro, Kate says she wrote the book out of “love and anger” - “the love because I want to shout from the rooftops that classical music is gripping, essential, personally and politically game-changin...

Mar 07, 2023•43 min

002 John Lingan on Creedence Clearwater Revival

On our second episode, Marc talks to John Lingan , author of the book “A Song for Everyone: The Story of Creedence Clearwater Revival." John does a great job telling the story of this amazing band, framing it more like a cinematic narrative than an oral history. He puts you right in the middle of the CCR journey, which started slow but flew fast once their career took off. Hope you enjoy Marc's chat with John!

Feb 21, 2023•49 min•Season 1Ep. 2

001 Matthew Goody on Flying Nun Records

On the first episode of the Music Book Podcast, Marc talks to Matthew Goody , author of the book “Needles and Plastic: Flying Nun Records 1981-1988." It’s a history of the first seven years of this amazing New Zealand record label, told through chronological entries that cover all of the releases in that span of time. Matthew gets into the details of each record but also tells a story across the book of how this label worked and why it was so important. Enjoy!

Feb 06, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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