A big tip of the Boppin' (Like The Hip Folks Do) bonnet to my old pal John M. Borack, whose latest Power Pop Plus column online at Goldmine includes thumbs-ups for my books Gabba Gabba Hey! A Conversation With The Ramones and The Greatest Record Ever Made! (Volume 1). Thanks, John!
I find this especially cool because Goldmine magazine is my alma mater. I was a very frequent freelance contributor to Goldmine for twenty years, 1986-2006. Goldmine wasn't my first freelancing gig, but it was my first professional opportunity to write about music, and the experience remains a large part of what still moves me as a rockin' pop pundit today. In 2016, I marked the 30th anniversary of my first Goldmine sales with a lengthy reminiscence of my path to getting there (The Road To GOLDMINE), and it's one of my favorites among everything I've ever written. Goldmine has meant a great deal to me, and I'm grateful to John for extending Goldmine validation to my current work.
But that ain't all! John's current Power Pop Plus also includes huzzahs in favor of my own power pop heroes the Flashcubes and the great Cubic tangent the Half/Cubes, as well as This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio Fave Raves Paul Collins, Mark Bacino, Dave Edmunds, Joe Giddings, 20/20, Dennis Schocket and Cliff Hillis, and Wesley Fuller, David Bash's latest International Pop Overthrow compilation, and Richard Campbell's book Gettin' Kinda Itchie: The Groups That Made The Mamas & The Papas. That's pretty good company for my own ramblings to keep, and I'm delighted to be part of this party.
GO! Read John M. Borack's new Power Pop Plus column right here and right now. And with apologies to Stan Lee: Make mine Goldmine!
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My new book The Greatest Record Ever Made! (Volume 1) is now available, and you can order an autographed copy here. You can still get my previous book Gabba Gabba Hey! A Conversation With The Ramones from publisher Rare Bird Books, OR an autographed copy here. If you like the books, please consider leaving a rating and/or review at the usual online resources.
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