Rock is Lit Vault: Warm-Up To Rex Weiner Interview—Pleasant Gehman Redux
I’m excited about interviewing Rex Weiner, author of ‘The (Original) Adventures of Ford Fairlane’, for an upcoming episode of Rock is Lit. Since half of Rex’s Ford Fairlane stories take place during the early ‘80s punk rock scene in LA, I thought it would be fun to revisit my chat with Pleasant Gehman about that period. This outtake from my interview with Pleasant is from Episode 4 of Rock is Lit, which features Janet Fitch’s novel ‘Paint It Black’, set during that time and place. Enjoy this Pleasant redux and get pumped for the upcoming EP of Rock is Lit with Rex Weiner.
Rock is Lit Bonus Episode: Enter 'Searching for Jimmy Page' Audiobook Giveaway, Listen to an Excerpt of this Rock Novel
Season Two of Rock is Lit launches Feb 2, 2023! One of the episodes I’m especially excited about in Season Two is a celebration of the audiobook release of my rock novel, ‘Searching for Jimmy Page’. Listen to this Vault bonus episode to hear the first chapter of the audiobook and to learn how to enter the audiobook giveaway.
SEASON 1 EP14: FRYE GAILLARD AND PETER COOPER FULL, UNCUT BONUS INTERVIEW
Here is the full interview I recorded with Frye Gaillard and Peter Cooper on Tues, Oct 18, 2022 (less than two months before Peter’s death), as part of Rock is Lit EP14 on Michael Amos Cody's novel 'Gabriel's Songbook'. Only a fraction of this conversation appears in that episode. I offer the uncut version to you now as a tribute to Peter—in honor of his life and in gratitude for the insight he and Frye brought to Episode 14 of Rock is Lit about Michael Amos Cody’s novel ‘Gabriel’s Songbook,’ a book Peter so enjoyed. I wish all of Peter’s friends and family peace and healing.
Season Two Promo
Enjoy the coming attractions of Rock is Lit Season Two in this Vault bonus short. You'll hear what's new, Season One recap, and fun bloopers.
SEASON 1 EP10: JENNIFER HAUPT ON LOST DREAMS AND THE PUBLISHING EXPERIENCE BONUS CONTENT
Episode 10 of Rock is Lit features Jennifer Haupt’s novel ‘Come As You Are’, a story set against the backdrop of the Seattle grunge scene of the early 1990s. In this outtake from that interview, I talk with Jennifer about lost and deferred dreams—for the characters in her novel and for herself—and the difference in her reaction to publishing her first novel and this one.
SEASON 1 EP10: CHARLES R. CROSS FULL, UNCUT INTERVIEW BONUS CONTENT
Episode 10 of Rock is Lit features Jennifer Haupt’s novel ‘Come As You Are’, a story set against the backdrop of the Seattle grunge scene of the early 1990s. I interviewed Charles R. Cross, author of the award-winning 2001 biography on Kurt Cobain, ‘Heavier Than Heaven’, about Kurt Cobain for the second segment but could only fit a fraction of our conversation in the episode. Here is the full, uncut interview.
SEASON 1 EP10: NABIL AYERS ON ‘MY LIFE IN THE SUNSHINE’ AND ROCKIN’ WITH JOAN JETT BONUS CONTENT
Episode 10 of Rock is Lit features Jennifer Haupt’s novel ‘Come As You Are’, a story set against the backdrop of the Seattle grunge scene of the early 1990s. Nabil Ayers, author of the memoir ‘My Life in the Sunshine’ and co-founder of Seattle’s iconic record store Sonic Boom, shares his memories of that pivotal moment in music history in the full episode. Here are two outtakes from my interview with Nabil, in which he talks about his new memoir about his efforts to connect with his father, the funk, soul, and jazz legend Roy Ayers, and Nabil’s experience meeting Joan Jett when his band opened up for her back in the day.
SEASON 1 EP7: DANNY GOLDBERG WITH CHRISTY ALEXANDER HALLBERG BONUS CONTENT
In this bonus segment from Episode 7 of Rock is Lit, Danny Goldberg, former President of Atlantic Records and manager of Nirvana, as well as PR man for Led Zeppelin then Vice President of Swan Song records at the height of the band’s fame, shares his thoughts about some of the nonfiction books on Led Zeppelin by music journalists, including the infamous ‘Hammer of the Gods’ by Stephen Davis. He also mentions journalists the band favored, such as Ritchie York and Chris Charlesworth. Finally, Danny shares some anecdotes about a young Cameron Crowe and his association with Led Zeppelin. Later, Christy Alexander Hallberg responds to readers’ questions about her rock novel ‘Searching for Jimmy Page’.