Please join us for our next book club on May 20th at 7pm when we will be discussing Tom Piazza's amazing book Living in the Present with John Prine a relaxed, informal memoir that all began on a 2018 road trip that Tom and John took, traveling to Florida in a 1977 Coupe DeVille. During their time on the road together, they soon became good friends and began to write John's memoir. They began writing about John's life through his intimate details and hilarious stories of his childhood in Chicago and Kentucky, his breakthrough into the national spotlight as a musician, his boisterous early years in the country music scene and much more.
When John Prine died suddenly of COVID in April 2020, that unfinished memoir evolved into an intimate narrative of the artist’s final years. Piazza offers fans an unforgettable portrait of the beloved musician in his late glory—as a boyish cut-up, an epic raconteur, a great American poet, and most importantly, the good friend his fans have always imagined.

CBC news piece/video about John Prine

This page is sponsored by Brewster Book Store.

There is no sign-up necessary for the Rock and Roll Book Club. Just read the book (it's ok if you don't read the book- come anyway!) and use the Zoom Link. We hope to see you soon at an MVYRADIO Rock n’ Roll Book Club gathering. Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88614241913

Links to past book club videos:
Peter Ames Carlin, "The Name of this Band is REM" | Sam Sussman, "Boy from the North Country" |Peter Wolf, "Waiting on the Moon" | Emma Brodie, "Songs in Ursa Major" | Larry S. Sherman and Dennis Plies, "Every Brain Needs Music" | Mark Blake, "Dreams: The Many Lives of Fleetwood Mac" | Jayson Greene, "Once More We Saw Stars" | Peter Shapiro, "The Music Never Stops" | Jeff Tweedy, "A World Within a Song" | Danyel Smith, "Shine Bright" | Dar Williams, "How To Write a Song That Matters" | Susan Rogers' This is What it Sounds Like | Lou Reed, "The Art of the Straight Line" | Chris Frantz, "Remain in Love"

Upcoming Books ~
May - Living in the Present with John Prine by Tom Piazza

Have any questions? Email polly@mvyradio.org.

Zoom Meeting with Peter Ames Carlin:

Peter Ames Carlin Soundcloud Interview:

The Name of this Band is REM Playlist:

Zoom Meeting For Boy from the North Country:

Sam Sussman Full Audio Interview:

Spotify Playlist for Boy from the North Country

Featured articles:
Harper's Magazine, "On (possibly) being Bob Dylan’s son" by Sam Sussman
GQ, "A Guy Who Thinks He Might Be Bob Dylan's Son Picks 10 Great Bob Dylan Songs" by Julia Pagnamenta

Zoom meeting with Peter Wolf:

Peter Wolf full interview:

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Spotify Playlist:

Article about Peter working with Aretha Franklin and an excerpt from his Memoir~
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/peter-wolf-aretha-franklin-book-excerpt-memoir-1235280965/

Zoom meeting with Emma Brodie:

Spotify Playlist for Ursa Major:

Zoom meeting with Larry S. Sherman and Dennis Plies:

Full interview with Larry S. Sherman and Dennis Plies:

Zoom meeting with Mark Blake:

Mark Blake full interview:

Fleetwood Mac Spotify playlist:

Fleetwood Mac article: https://www.thisisdig.com/feature/fleetwood-mac-line-ups-complete-list-of-bandmembers/

Zoom meeting with Jayson Greene:

Full interview with Jayson Greene in two parts

Here is a beautiful video created about Jayson's words and story:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYqAMBRqgZM
Here is an interview with Jayson Greene:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/may/11/jayson-greene-interview-once-more-we-saw-stars-trauma
The Oprah Magazine article with the playlist link:
https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/books/a27395764/jayson-greene-once-more-we-saw-stars-playlist/
Here is a few articles by Jayson about one of his favorite musicians Elliot Smith:
https://pitchfork.com/features/article/the-untold-story-of-elliott-smiths-teenage-band/
https://pitchfork.com/features/podcast/elliott-smith-like-youve-never-heard-him-before/


Zoom meeting with Peter Shapiro:

Check out the interview here:

Please find a playlist below highlighting some of the music that Peter has enjoyed and been involved in as well as two links for book-related films:

Wetlands Preserved, the History of an Activist Rock Club

Peter's 1993 Grateful Dead Tour Documentary"Miles to Go Before I Sleep"

Zoom meeting with Jeff Tweedy:

Zoom meeting with Danyel Smith:

Polly's Danyel Smith full interview:

Danyel Smith Spotify Playlist:

Zoom meeting with Dar Williams:

Polly's Dar Williams full interview:

Dar Williams Spotify Playlist:

Zoom meeting with Susan Rogers

Polly's full Susan Rogers interview:

Check out The Kitchen Sisters Presents podcast episode which discusses Susan's book (requires an Apple Podcast subscription and MacOS 11.4 or higher).

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Our book for November 2023 was Lou Reed's "The Art of the Straight Line" ~ a book written in part by Lou before his death and curated and edited by Laurie Anderson, Stephan Berwick, Bob Currie and Scott Richman. The book includes interviews and stories from many who knew Lou well and truly captures his life story. Hear the interview with Scott Richman here (mp3).

Check out Barbara Dacey's interview with Lou Reed from 1997!

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Our Book Club book for September 2023 was "Remain In Love" by Chris Frantz. Below you'll find video of our Book Club meeting, plus Polly's full interview with Chris Frantz.

A note from Polly:
This playlist is an exploration of musical references from Talking Heads drummer Chris Frantz' book Remain in Love - beginning with his earliest musical influences, through his RISD days where he met David and Tina, then stepping into the Talking Heads' formative days at CBGB, touring with the Ramones as well as a walk through the Talking Heads studio albums, Stop Making Sense and some Tom Tom Club tracks as well! Listen to some or all to get a taste of what Remain in Love sounds like!

In 2002, Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth visited the MVY studios on their way to a Tom Tom Club gig at The Atlantic Connection in Oak Bluffs. Here's their chat with Barbara Dacey.