
The Music Book Podcast
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<p>A podcast about music books, talking to authors about how they wrote their books about music! Hosted by music writer Marc Masters.</p>
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2/6/2023
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Recent Episodes

June 2, 2026
090 Ben Cardew on Stereolab
Host Marc Myers interviews author Ben Cardew about Stereolab's enduring musical impact and creative process, exploring their biography and criticism through 20 key songs.

May 12, 2026
089 Caryn Rose on Patti Smith
On this episode, Marc talks with Caryn Rose, author of Why Patti Smith Matters, published by the University of Texas Press, and Three Chords and Blessed Noise: A Patti Smith Tour Chronicle, a chapbook released on her own Till Victory Press imprint. The former is part biography, part memoir of Smith fandom, and part critical analysis of Smith's work and life. The latter is a tour diary that Rose wrote when she went to four Smith concerts held in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Smith's d...

May 5, 2026
088 Richard Langston on the Clean
On this episode, Marc talks with Richard Langston, author of "The Clean: In the Dreamlife You Need a Rubber Soul," published in April of 2026. It's an excellent oral history of the Clean, the band started by brothers David and Hamish Kilgour along with Peter Gutteridge, and then Robert Scott. Langston tells their story thoroughly through interviews with the band and the many New Zealand music figures who surrounded them as well as American bands who played with them, alongside quotes from rev...
91 total episodes available with 6 transcripts
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<p>A podcast about music books, talking to authors about how they wrote their books about music! Hosted by music writer Marc Masters.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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