Lyn Jensen's Blog: Manga, Music, and Politics: August 2021

About Me

Location: Anaheim, California, United States

Regular contributor for Random Lengths (circulation 56,000) in San Pedro, CA, 2001-present. Columns "Life in Long Beach" and "Life After Mother" pub. in Senior Reporter of Orange County. Manga reviewer: LA Alternative (circulation 150,000), 2005-2006. Some manga reviews also ran in NY Press around this time. Entertainment reporting: Music Connection (circulation 75,000), 1983-1906. Travel writing: Oakland Tribune (1998) and Life After 50 (2006). Other bylines: Goldmine, Star Hits, Los Angeles Reader, Los Angeles Times, Long Beach Press Telegram, Blade, BAM, Daily Breeze, LA Weekly. Specializations include community news reporting, writing reviews (book, theater, concert, film, music), copywriting, resumes, editing, travel writing, publicity, screenwriting, lecturing, and content development. Education: B. A. Theater Arts, UCLA. Post-grad work, Education, Chapman University.

Thursday, August 26, 2021

Some Rock 'n' Roll Books I'd Like to Read

I dig rock 'n' roll music, and I'd love to get the chance to cuddle up with these eleven books that trip the scene, from the fifties to the present:

1. The Seekers: Meetings with Remarkable Musicians by John Densmore

2. 'Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky: The Life of Jimi Hendrix by David Henderson

3. U2 by U2 by U2 and Neil McCormick

4. Me by Elton John

5. Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen

6. All I Ever Wanted by Kathy Valentine

7. Remembering Buddy: The Definitive Biography of Buddy Holly by John Goldrosen

8. Lobotomy: Surviving The Ramones by Dee Dee Ramone

9. The Long Hard Road Out of Hell by Marilyn Manson

10. The Philosophy of Punk: More Than Noise by Craig O'Hara

11. Late, Late at Night by Rick Springfield

Plus two country singers' autobiographies:

1. Charley Pride by Charley Pride

2. Like Me: Confessions of a Heartland Country Singer by Chely Wright