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Memoir Suite

Rock & roll books from Austin to Beijing

By Raoul Hernandez, Fri., Dec. 16, 2011

2011 GIFT GUIDE

> Memoir Suite
Inseparable – The Memoirs of an American and the Story of Chinese Punk Rock

Punk rock from Austin to Beijing

BY MARC SAVLOV
My Song

Harry Belafonte earned his arrogance

BY AUSTIN POWELL
Sweet Judy Blue Eyes: My Life in Music

Stephen Stills wrote CSNY's best song about Judy Collins for more than love

BY MELANIE HAUPT
The Book of Drugs

Don't mention Soul Coughing to its frontman

BY JAY TRACHTENBERG
Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir

Dave Mustaine takes no pleasure in all debauchery

BY MICHAEL TOLAND
Backstage Past

Bill Graham wasn't the only promoter with a treasure chest of rock & roll anecdotes

BY MARGARET MOSER
Tom Waits On Tom Waits: Interviews and Encounters

Tom Waits – rumor, myth, or fact?

BY DOUG FREEMAN
Freak Out!: My Life With Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa's secretary made excellent use of her notepad

BY JIM CALIGIURI
You Are Not Alone Michael: Through a Brother's Eyes

Baby brother Michael needs defending

BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
My Infamous Life: The Autobiography of Mobb Deep's Prodigy

It took jail to get Prodigy to finally sit down and slang some hip-hop history

BY CHASE HOFFBERGER
Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York That Changed Music Forever

Punk, hip-hop, disco, salsa – all born in five short years in New York

BY GREG BEETS
Visual Vitriol: The Street Art and Subcultures of the Punk and Hardcore Generation

Essential collection of not-so-disposable DIY markers

BY MARC SAVLOV
Gig Posters Volume 2

You'd tear posters out of a book? Starting here, maybe so.

BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
'Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven & Hell With Black Sabbath' and 'Trust Me: I'm Dr. Ozzy: Advice From Rock's Ultimate Survivor'

Life advice from the Prince of Darkness and the Black Sabbath story told by the man behind the riffs

BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

BookPeople hummed warm and quiet last Thursday night, readers in every corner scanning the printed page rather than their phones. A page and a half of Ace Frehley's new autobiography, No Regrets, convinced me to plunk down $26 to relive my youth in the Kiss Army. I'll let you know how that turns out, but in the meantime, here's a cache of rock & roll memoirs, poster books, and reportage to get your favorite Bad Santa through the next lean months of music industry hibernation.