New Book of Rock Lists - Paperback

by Dave Marsh (Author), James Bernard (Joint Author), James Bernard (Introduction by)

Quotations from Chairman Elvis -- Wisdom from the Hip-Hop Nation -- 10 Ways to Tell If a Rapper's Careers on the Way Out -- 21 Rockers, Rappers and Poppers Who'd Lose to Beavis & Butthead in a Meeting of the Minds -- 10 Worst Performers of All Time -- 30 Artists Who've Never Won a Grammy -- What Was the First Rock 'n' Roll Record? -- Famous Turndowns -- Famous Musicians Who Have Appeared on U.S. Postage Stamps -- Best & Worst Rock and Rap Movies -- 10 Best Things About MTV -- 10 Worst Things About MTV -- The 10 Best Metal Videos -- Fashion Accessories for the Serious Funkadelic Clone -- She's Your Lover Now: Best Non-Dylan Dylan Records -- Fab Five Freddy's 10 Favorite Hip-Hop Moments -- The Sons of Kenny G: The Dozen Worst Instrumentals -- Songwriters Who Never Wrote a Song -- The 30 Essential Metal Albums -- Hits at the Wedding Dance: The 75 Songs Most Favored by Mobile DJs -- It'll Never Fit If You Force It: The 10 Phoniest White Soulboys -- Dancin' with Mr. D: The Devil Music Top 40 -- Chuck D Picks 11 Hip-Hop Albums That No One Can Do Without -- Record Companies That Turned Down the Beatles -- The Ten Commandments of Love

Author Biography

Dave Marsh was among the first editors of Creem magazine and wrote extensively for Rolling Stone and other publications. He has authored twenty-five books, including two bestselling biographies of Bruce Springsteen, Before I Get Old: The Story of the Who, and The Heart of Rock & Soul: the 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made. Marsh cofounded the newsletter Rock & Rap Confidential and currently hosts Kick Out the Jams and other programs on SiriusXM.