MY NEW BOOK: About The Author

I've been deliberately coy about the title and contents of my new book. Other than saying that it's NOT my long-threatened book The Greatest Record Ever Made! (Volume 1), and that it's planned for publication in the Spring of 2023, I have honored the publisher's preference that I remain mum about details until [redacted] is ready to announce those details in an official manner.

Some sites have already begun listing the book for preorder, with a publication date of March 14th. The details are beginning to leak, but the book is not yet being promoted or mentioned on the publisher's own website. With that in mind, I'm going to hold off on public comments about the book for just a little bit longer.

However, I can at least share this spoiler-free author's bio, as it appears at some of the sites currently taking preorders for my book:

About the Author

Carl Cafarelli is the co-host (with Dana Bonn) of the long-running weekly broadcast and internet radio show This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio with Dana & Carl. When he's not playing records and yelling into the microphone, Cafarelli has been writing about rock 'n' roll, pop music, and pop culture for nearly forty years. The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame cited his 1994 interviews with the Ramones as “essential reading," and Not Lame Media referred to Cafarelli as “one of the world’s most respected power pop scholars.” Cafarelli has written for Goldmine, DISCoveries, The Syracuse New Times, The Buffalo News, Rhino Records, Warner Brothers Records, BMG Europe, and more. Cafarelli maintains his daily blog Boppin' (Like The Hip Folks Do). Cafarelli has written short fiction for AHOY Comics, and contributed to the books Bubblegum Music Is The Naked Truth, Shake Some Action, MusicHound Rock, and Lost In The Grooves.

Cafarelli lives with his wife Brenda in the suburbs outside Syracuse, New York. Their daughter Meghan is Carl and Brenda's proudest accomplishment.

Spiffy! I'm a fan of me. And I look forward to telling you all about this book in the very, very near future.

And, of course, if you happen to be listening to This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio this Sunday night, one can never predict what information a fast-talkin' DJ might let slip in the heat of the moment....

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