20 Best music books like Estrus: Shovelin’ The Shit Since ’87 by Chris Alpert Coyle

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Estrus: Shovelin’ The Shit Since ’87

By: Chris Alpert Coyle

4.90

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Shovelin’ The Shit Since ’87  is the complete, as-yet-untold story of US garage rock powerhouse  E…

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1. We Never Learn: The Gunk Punk Undergut, 1988-2001

By: Eric Davidson

3.81

Format: 343 pages, Paperback

(Book). Includes a code for free CD download of many of the bands featured in this book! Nirvana, t… read more

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2. Based on a True Story

By: Norm Macdonald

4.51

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Wild, dangerous, and flat-out unbelievable, here is the incredible memoir of the actor, gambler, ra… read more

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3. Girl in a Band

By: Kim Gordon

3.67

Format: 273 pages, Hardcover

In Girl in a Band, Kim Gordon, founding member of Sonic Youth and role model for a generation of wo… read more

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"All that young-girl idealism is someone else's now."

-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band

"I like being in a weak position, and making it strong."

-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band

"For me performing has a lot to do with being fearless."

-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band

"I give Iggy credit for deconstructing the very idea of entertainment."

-Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band

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4. Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk

By: Kathleen Hanna

4.46

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An electric, searing memoir by the original rebel girl and legendary front woman of Bikini Kill and… read more

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"She was the only woman on the whole record and hearing her gave me the first thought that someday I could be in a band."

-Kathleen Hanna, Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk

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5. Monica

By: Daniel Clowes

3.95

Format: 106 pages, Hardcover

Monica is a series of interconnected narratives that collectively tell the life story — actually, s… read more

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6. Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation

By: Kristin Kobes Du Mez

4.30

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

A scholar of American Christianity presents a seventy-five-year history of evangelicalism that iden… read more

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7. Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World

By: Naomi Klein

4.22

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

What if you woke up one morning and found you’d acquired another self―a double who was almost you a… read more

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"Our role here on earth is not simply to maximize the advantage in our lives. It’s to maximize (protect, regenerate) all of life. We are here not just to make sure we as individuals survive, but to ma…"

-Naomi Klein, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World

"A state of shock is what happens to us- individually or as a society- when we experience a sudden and unprecedented event for which we do not yet have adequate explanation. At its essence, a shock is…"

-Naomi Klein, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World

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8. The Philosophy of Modern Song

By: Bob Dylan

3.80

Format: 339 pages, Hardcover

The Philosophy of Modern Song is Bob Dylan’s first book of new writing since 2004’s Chronicles: Vol… read more

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"The thing about being misunderstood is that it diminishes your enjoyment of life"

-Bob Dylan, The Philosophy of Modern Song

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9. Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska

By: Warren Zanes

4.42

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The fascinating story behind the making of Bruce Springsteen’s most surprising album, Nebraska, rev… read more

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"Nineteen eighty-two is as good a year as any to mark the threshold of a future we're still negotiating. It's been called the information age, the digital age, the new media age. It was the beginning …"

-Warren Zanes, Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska

"Nebraska made it almost impossible for critics to miss Springsteen's willingness to take a chance in the name of his art. If Springsteen was driven simply by fame and mainstream success, there would …"

-Warren Zanes, Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska

"Guitar Town was out, and it was doing okay," [Steve] Earle recalled. "But the label didn't want it to happen. Jimmy [Bowen] certainly didn't. He didn't like the record. He didn't like me. But it was …"

-Warren Zanes, Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska

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10. Sonic Life: A Memoir

By: Thurston Moore

3.81

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

From the founding member of Sonic Youth, a passionate memoir tracing the author's life and art—from… read more

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11. Ozark Dogs

By: Eli Cranor

3.72

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

In this Southern thriller, two families grapple with the aftermath of a murder in their small Arkan… read more

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12. Molly

By: Blake Butler

3.66

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A gripping, unforgettable memoir from one of the best, most original writers of the 21st century. … read more

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13. The Least of Us: True Tales of America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth

By: Sam Quinones

4.36

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Apple Best Books of 2021 * Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Nonfiction * Long… read more

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14. Don't Know Tough

By: Eli Cranor

3.66

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Friday Night Lights meets Southern Gothic, this thrilling debut is for readers of Megan Abbott and … read more

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"He was drunk, and even NyQuil make a man brave if he drink enough of it."

-Eli Cranor, Don't Know Tough

"The boys gather around their coach. They're breathing heavy, pupils big and black like drops of ink, a high they'll try and return to the rest of their lives."

-Eli Cranor, Don't Know Tough

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15. Quantum Criminals: Ramblers, Wild Gamblers, and Other Sole Survivors from the Songs of Steely Dan (American Music Series)

By: Alex Pappademas

4.46

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

A literary and visual exploration of the songs of Steely Dan. Steely Dan’s songs are exercises in … read more

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16. A Walk Across Dirty Water and Straight Into Murderer's Row: a Memoir

By: Eugene S. Robinson

4.45

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A rollicking no-holds barred memoir from journalist and musician Eugene S. Robinson that takes read… read more

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17. Mud Ride: A Messy Trip Through the Grunge Explosion

By: Steve Turner

3.88

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A down-and-dirty chronicle of the birth and evolution of the Seattle grunge scene—from backyard ska… read more

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18. Loaded: The Life (and Afterlife) of the Velvet Underground

By: Dylan Jones

3.83

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Drawing on contributions from remaining members, contemporaneous musicians, critics, filmmakers, an… read more

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19. Black Heart Fades Blue Vol 3

By: Jerry A. Lang

4.19

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

If you’re looking for the events that inspired the lyrics to all my songs? Those stories are in thi… read more

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20. Under a Rock: A Memoir

By: Chris Stein

3.74

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

At its heart, Under A Rock is a love story. The codependent bond between Chris Stein and Debbie Har… read more

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Cover of NoMeansNo: From Obscurity to Oblivion: An Oral History by Jason Lamb

21. NoMeansNo: From Obscurity to Oblivion: An Oral History

By: Jason Lamb

4.80

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

They were unlike any other band in the punk scene they called home. NoMeansNo started in the baseme… read more

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Cover of Mudhoney: The Sound and the Fury from Seattle by Keith Cameron

22. Mudhoney: The Sound and the Fury from Seattle

By: Keith Cameron

4.34

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

The complete story of the band that many consider to have been the inventors of "grunge," produced … read more

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Cover of The Hard Stuff: Dope, Crime, the MC5, and My Life of Impossibilities by Wayne Kramer

23. The Hard Stuff: Dope, Crime, the MC5, and My Life of Impossibilities

By: Wayne Kramer

3.96

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The first memoir by Wayne Kramer, legendary guitarist and cofounder of quintessential Detroit proto… read more

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Cover of Euphoric Recall: A Half Century as a Music Fan, Producer, DJ, Record Executive, and Tastemaker by Peter Jesperson

24. Euphoric Recall: A Half Century as a Music Fan, Producer, DJ, Record Executive, and Tastemaker

By: Peter Jesperson

4.00

Format: 361 pages, Kindle Edition

Record executive, producer, band manager, club DJ, booking advisor, record store manager—few people… read more

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25. The Devil By Name (Fever House, #2)

By: Keith Rosson

4.55

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

No one expected the apocalypse would be broadcast via phone call. But in this chilling sequel to Fe… read more

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26. A Roadie's Tale

By: CIV

4.29

Format: 164 pages, Paperback

In the summer of 1987, a hardcore kid from Queens, NY, set out on a summer adventure that would for… read more

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27. The Ballad of Speedball Baby: A Memoir

By: Ali Smith

3.83

Format: 332 pages, Hardcover

The Ballad of Speedball Baby is the thrilling, extremely funny, and heart-wrenchingly vulnerable st… read more

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28. Estrus: Shovelin’ The Shit Since ’87

By: Chris Alpert Coyle

4.90

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Shovelin’ The Shit Since ’87  is the complete, as-yet-untold story of US garage rock powerhouse  E… read more

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Cover of All Gates Open: The Biography of Can by Rob Young

29. All Gates Open: The Biography of Can

By: Rob Young

4.23

Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition

All Gates Open presents the definitive story of arguably the most influential and revered avant-gar… read more

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30. Bill Sassenberger - Toxic Shock Assassin Of Mediocrity [BOOK]

By: Bill Sassenberger

4.57

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

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31. Days and Days: A Story about Sunderland's Leatherface and the Ties That Bind

By: Chris MacDonald

4.64

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

It might seem odd — a punk band introducing poetry into someone’s life. But what if this lyrical in… read more

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American Hardcore: A Tribal History

Steven Blush , George Petros

3.97

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My Effin' Life

Geddy Lee

4.58

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Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk

Kathleen Hanna

4.46

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4.42

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