Booked On Rock with Eric Senich

[EP 425] Howard Stern: Rock Star Friendships, Feuds, and Fallout with Greg Prato

Howard Stern’s relationships with rock stars produced unforgettable interviews, unlikely friendships, and plenty of fallout. Author Greg Prato returns to Booked On Rock t

[EP 424] James Brown’s Funky Drummer: The Beat That Changed Music but Left Clyde Without Credit — with D. Leah Steinberg

What if one of the most influential drumbeats in music history came from a musician who never received the recognition—or compensation—he deserved? Clyde Stubblefield, J

[EP 423] Nirvana, Pearl Jam & Soundgarden: How Grunge Took Over Rock with Gillian Gaar

How did Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and Alice in Chains transform Seattle’s underground music scene into a worldwide rock revolution? Music journalist and author Gi

[EP 422] Did the CIA Write “Wind of Change”? Songs That Changed the World with Andrew Clarke

Can a song really change the world? Author Andrew Clarke joins Booked On Rock to explore the stories behind some of rock music’s most influential songs and how they becam

[EP 421] Counting Crows: The Surprising Stories Behind Their Biggest Songs with Geoff Harkness

Who was “Mr. Jones,” and how did Monica Potter help save “Mrs. Potter’s Lullaby”? Author Geoff Harkness returns to Booked On Rock to explore the surprising stories behind

[EP 420] Beck: The Man Behind the Myth with Josephine Riesman

Beck has spent more than three decades reinventing himself, from the unlikely breakthrough of “Loser” and the sample-heavy experimentation of Odelay to the emotional inti

[EP 419] Roger Daltrey: “The Keith Moon of Singers” with Don Henze

Roger Daltrey has one of rock’s most unmistakable voices—but what was he really like inside the recording studio? Author and musician Don Henze shares his firsthand accou

[EP 418] Black Dog: Rock, Addiction & Recovery with Erica Kent

Erica Kent’s debut novel Black Dog is a raw, darkly funny coming-of-age story about rock music, addiction, loss, and recovery in 1980s Boston. The story begins with an 11

[EP 417] 987 Album Listens: One Fan’s Quest to Rank His Classic Rock Favorites

What happens when you listen to the complete catalogs of 29 classic rock artists—not once, but three times each—and score every album along the way? Aaron Belansky is ta

[EP 416] Fleetwood Mac: The Breakups That Made Rumours with Andrea Swensson

Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours wasn’t just born from heartbreak—the band members were living through broken relationships, new romances, creative tension, and emotional turmoil

[EP 415] Rewriting the History of Rock with Chuck Klosterman

Chuck Klosterman joins Booked On Rock to explore a fascinating question: What if rock history happened differently? In his new book, Rock: A Mainstream Alternative Histor

[EP 414] Rock’s Greatest “What Ifs”: The Decisions That Could Have Changed Everything with Mike Garam

What if some of rock history’s biggest personnel decisions had gone the other way? What if Eric Clapton had joined The Beatles, Slash had landed the gig with Poison, Rich

[EP 413] Lynyrd Skynyrd: How Ronnie Van Zant Led Rock’s Most Defiant Band with Chris Salisbury

Lynyrd Skynyrd became one of the most influential and enduring bands in Southern rock, powered by the songwriting, vision, and uncompromising leadership of Ronnie Van Zan

[EP 412] Metallica: The Best, Worst & Most Overrated Albums with Martin Popoff

Metallica’s journey from underground thrash pioneers to the biggest metal band in the world is one of the most remarkable stories in rock history. In this episode of Book

[EP 411] Paul Weller: The Ever-Changing Man with Kevin Sedelmeier

Paul Weller has spent more than four decades refusing to stand still. From his rise with The Jam and the musical experimentation of The Style Council to an acclaimed solo

[EP 410] “What If You Woke Up a Rock Star?” with Charles Harvey

What if you woke up one day as a rock star—but couldn’t play guitar? Author Charles Harvey joins Booked On Rock to discuss his novel Xylene X Band: A Fictionalized Chapte

[EP 409] Paul McCartney & Wings: Why 'London Town' Deserves Another Listen with Luca Perasi

Paul McCartney and Wings entered one of their most adventurous periods with 'London Town', the atmospheric 1978 album featuring “With a Little Luck,” “London Town,” “I’m

[EP 408] Bruce Springsteen: Why His 1973–1987 Run Will Never Be Matched with David Starkey

Author David Starkey joins Booked On Rock to explore Bruce Springsteen’s extraordinary 1973–1987 era, from Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. and Born to Run through Darkne

[EP 407] Eagles: Inside the Chaotic Making of Hotel California with Sean Egan

The Eagles’ Hotel California remains one of the most successful and mysterious albums in rock history—but its polished sound concealed a chaotic creative process. Rock hi

[EP 406] Living Colour: Reclaiming Rock’s Black Roots with Preston Frazier

Living Colour reshaped rock music by fusing hard rock, funk, metal, blues, jazz, and socially conscious lyrics into a sound that refused to be categorized. Author Preston