Disclaimer: I received a free Kindle copy of this book from the author in exchange for my honest review. Two weeks ago, I was contacted by an author and Def Leppard enthusiast named Sal Nudo, who asked me if I could review his latest book, Kings of the World: The Def Leppard Model for Success... Continue Reading →
The rock ‘n’ roll gods blessed me with another Def Leppard book and even better, it’s a picture book! The book is called, Def Leppard: The Definitive Visual History. It was published in 2011, so it covers the band’s early years to the Songs from the Sparkle Lounge (2008) album. My older sister sent me... Continue Reading →
Flashback to season 7 of American Idol when I was nine-years-old. David Archuleta was a shy 17-year-old with angelic vocals and a musical soul beyond his years. There are certain shows and movies I stray away from when it comes to what really happened behind the scenes like Full House and Boy Meets World. However,... Continue Reading →
The Outsiders (1983), specifically “The Complete Novel” version, is one of my favorite movies of all time. Therefore, when I saw that Barnes & Noble at Ala Moana had a book called, Staying Gold: The Oral History of The Outsiders (2025) by Danny Boy O’Connor and Jimmie Tramel available for purchase, I bought it immediately!... Continue Reading →
Now that I’ve read Ozzy Osbourne’s first autobiography, I Am Ozzy (2009), it’s time for me to dive into his second and final autobiography, Last Rites (2025). Like the former, Last Rites was co-written by Chris Ayres. The book captures the last seven years of Ozzy’s life, starting with the No More Tours II tour... Continue Reading →
I don’t remember how I discovered Ozzy Osbourne because it certainly wasn’t through Black Sabbath. I just know that my vivid memory of Ozzy, sort of, was through a season two episode of Hannah Montana titled, “(We’re So Sorry) Uncle Earl,” where Jackson Stewart (played by Jason Earles) does an exaggerated impression of him. Now... Continue Reading →
Charlie’s Good Tonight: The Life, the Times, and The Rolling Stones (2022) is the authorized biography of the late great Charlie Watts by Paul Sexton. Published one year after his death, the book details Watts’ life from beginning to end, and it features forewords by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. No offense to the band... Continue Reading →
Def Leppard are my favorite band of all time, so I knew I had to buy their Definitely: The Official Story of Def Leppard (2023) book eventually, it was just a matter of when I felt brave enough to part with my money again. Well, I sucked it up last year, started reading the book... Continue Reading →
Haters can say all they want about AC/DC. Their music is boring. They’ve made the same album 17 times (or however many studio albums they have). They’re devil worshipers and all that nonsense. But, believe it or not, rock ‘n’ roll would not have been the same without AC/DC. Heck, pop culture wouldn’t have been... Continue Reading →
Let’s get this out of the way; I only bought Geddy Lee’s My Effin’ Life (2023) book because of Sea of Tranquility. In fact, more than half of my music purchases from the past 2-3 years were because of Sea of Tranquility. I’m not a Rush fan (yet), by any means, but I’m trying to... Continue Reading →
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