Sheperd Paine The Life and Work of a Master Modeler and Military Historian by JimDerogatis, BillHoran Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2008 by Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. ISBN-13: 978-0-7643-2929-6, ISBN: 0-7643-2929-4
"Sheperd Paine did more than anyone to elevate modeling to the level of an art form - one that includes elements of painting, sculpting, research, and storytelling. Building and painting miniature figures, armor, aircraft, and ships with equal skill, and displaying a broad scope of knowledge and interests ranging from the Napoleonic era to WWII, Paine created incredibly detailed and masterfully rendered vignettes and dioramas. This is th ..."
"Hardly anyone bought the Velvet Underground’s albums when they were released, but most everyone who did formed a band. This was the kind of influence the Velvets exerted, and it persists to this day in the sounds of groups as diverse as Patti Smith, Talking Heads, Sex Pistols, R.E.M., My Bloody Valentine, and Sonic Youth--all of whom claim the Velvets as their most important influence. And then there are such soundalikes as Yo La Teng ..."
Soulless The Case Against R. Kelly (Updated and Expanded Edition) by JimDerogatis Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2020 by Abrams Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4197-4304-7, ISBN: 1-4197-4304-X
"Decades in the making, this is an outrageous, darkly riveting account of the life and actions of R. Kelly, and their horrible impact on dozens of girls, by the only person to tell it."
Soulless The Case Against R. Kelly by JimDerogatis Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 2019 by Harry N. Abrams ISBN-13: 978-1-4197-4007-7, ISBN: 1-4197-4007-5
"The essential account of R. Kelly’s actions and their consequences, a reckoning two decades in the making In November 2000, Chicago journalist and music critic Jim DeRogatis received an anonymous fax that alleged R. Kelly had a problem with “young girls.” Weeks later, DeRogatis broke the shocking story, publishing allegations that the R&B superstar and local hero had groomed girls, sexually abused them, and paid them off. DeRogatis th ..."
Soulless The Case Against R. Kelly by JimDerogatis 320 Pages, Published 2019 by Abrams ISBN-13: 978-1-68335-762-9, ISBN: 1-68335-762-0
"Kelly's new spokesman, Mayer, had replaced Regina Daniels, who for years had
stood among Kelly's most ardent defenders. Regina and her husband, George,
split from the star not long before his indictment in 2002, issuing a press release ..."
Staring at Sound The True Story of Oklahoma's Fabulous Flaming Lips by JimDerogatis Published 2014 ISBN-13: 978-1-299-02022-1, ISBN: 1-299-02022-4
"Two of the world's preeminent music journalists tackle the liveliest debate in rock history: which band is the greatest ever--the Beatles or the Rolling Stones? More than two dozen topics of debate are addressed, with cases being made both for the lads from Liverpool and rock's proto bad boys. From the Cavern and Crawdaddy clubs through head-to-head comparisons of specific albums (e.g., Exile or "the White Album"?), members' roles withi ..."
Let It Blurt The Life and Times of Lester Bangs, America's Greatest Rock Critic by JimDerogatis Published 2008 ISBN-13: 978-1-299-20532-1, ISBN: 1-299-20532-1
Staring at Sound(Reprint) The True Story of Oklahoma's Fabulous Flaming Lips by JimDerogatis Library, 251 Pages, Published 2008 by Paw Prints ISBN-13: 978-1-4352-8821-8, ISBN: 1-4352-8821-1
Staring at Sound The True Story of Oklahoma's Fabulous Flaming Lips by JimDerogatis 272 Pages, Published 2007 by Three Rivers Press ISBN-13: 978-0-307-41931-6, ISBN: 0-307-41931-2
"Even more effusive was a review in Forced Exposure by its editor, Byron Coley, a
Meltzer acolyte with a corresponding love of invented contractions. “As's been
conclusively proven by the likes 0' Black Oak Arkansas 8: the Thirteenth Floor
Elevators, there's nothin' quite so invigorating as hillbillies who've sensed that
there IS a better way," Coley wrote. “Wow. What we've got here's a fat brick o'
sockodelic design that owes not o ..."
Staring at Sound The Story of the "Flaming Lips" by JimDerogatis Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 2006 by Robson Books ISBN-13: 978-1-86105-926-0, ISBN: 1-86105-926-4
"''Staring at Sound' is the tale of the Flaming Lips's fascinating, long career (which began in 1983) and the many colourful personalities in its orbit, particularly Wayne Coyne, the charismatic and visionary founder."
Staring at Sound The True Story of Oklahoma's Fabulous Flaming Lips by JimDerogatis Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2006 by Three Rivers Press Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-7679-2140-4, ISBN: 0-7679-2140-2
"An engrossing and intimate portrait of the Oklahoma-based psychedelic pop band the Flaming Lips, cult heroes to millions of indie-rock fans.In July 2002, the Flaming Lips released an ambitious album called Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, which merged elements of orchestral pop, electronic dance music, and old-fashioned psychedelic rock with lyrical themes that were simultaneously poignant and philosophical and supremely silly. The albu ..."
"(Book). Turn On Your Mind: Four Decades of Great Psychedelic Rock is a history and critical examination of rock's most inventive genre. Whether or not psychedelic drugs played a role (and as many musicians say they've used them as not), psychedelic rock has consistently charted brave new worlds that exist only in the space between the headphones. The history books tell us the music's high point was the Haight-Ashbury scene of 1967, bu ..."
Milk It! Collected Musings on the Alternative Music Explosion of The 90s by JimDerogatis Published 2003 ISBN-13: 978-0-585-48205-7, ISBN: 0-585-48205-5
Milk It(1st Edition) Collected Musings on the Alternative Music Explosion of the '90s by JimDerogatis Paperback, 432 Pages, Published 2003 by Da Capo Press ISBN-13: 978-0-306-81271-2, ISBN: 0-306-81271-1
"Taking its title with suitable slacker irony from a song on Nirvana's In Utero, Milk It! is an anthology of pieces written in the heat of the moment-an urgent and diverse overview that mirrors the chaotic rush of the postmodern sounds it covers. Headnotes and connective material-the "stories behind the stories"-provide running commentary on the music business, rock criticism, a troubled generation, and an attempt to put the fast-moving ..."
Turn on Your Mind Four Decades of Great Psychedelic Rock by JimDerogatis Published 2003 ISBN-13: 978-1-61780-215-7, ISBN: 1-61780-215-8
Let it Blurt(Updated) The Life and Times of Lester Bangs by JimDerogatis Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2001 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc ISBN-13: 978-0-7475-5481-3, ISBN: 0-7475-5481-1
"Critics tend to lead fairly boring, sedentary lives. Infamous rock critic Lester Bangs, when he sat still long enough, thumped out 16 crackling pages an hour for the likes of Rolling Stone and Creem. His prose was distinctively streetwise, indulgent, corrosive and humane, the result of seeing rock'n'roll as an attitude rather than a style. Grounded in jazz masters such as Miles Davis and Charles Mingus, he championed the so-called alter ..."
Let It Blurt The Life and Times of Lester Bangs, America's Greatest Rock Critic by JimDerogatis Hardcover, 331 Pages, Published 2000 by Main Street Books ISBN-13: 978-0-385-49673-5, ISBN: 0-385-49673-7