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Ooooh... lots on: Beatles promo tour, Sid takes Million Dollar Bash to the USA, the Interactive Keyboard Bible begins filming... and more.... 15 May 2008 Our very own John & Paul (John Blaney, author of the new Jawbone title Beatles For Sale, and Stu Shea, author of the acclaimed Hal Leonard title Fab Four FAQ) have been spun out onto the road by the almighty, Tasmanian devil-like, whirlwind inducing Jawbone PR engine. The chaps have had a wonderful time enjoying some unexpected UK spring sunshine and doing a variety of radio show from Liverpool to London, taking in Teeside, Suffolk, Bristol, Gloucester and Devon along the way. Jon 'Mojo' Mills (publicist in the London office) joined the guys for two days in London visiting the BBC and a few choice hostelries, whilst Jawbone Commissioning Editor Tony Bacon introduced them to the wonders of the Wild West -- Bristol to be precise. Everyone clicked and music and books have been discussed with further titles already in discussion. Watch this space. On Friday May 17th Stu Shea will be reading from Fab Four FAQ at our new London promotional hub, the Gower Street branch of Waterstones. Things kick off at 1830 and there'll be wine to drink. Bring you friends, spread the word and grill Stu on The Beatles. He's prepared.  (Left) Stu Shea enjoying the Liverpool sun. If in London, come and see him read and grill 'im with your Beatles FAQs.March 16th 6:30-7:45 (free wine) Waterstone's Gower St 82 Gower St, London, WC1E 6EQ 0207 636 1577 Call to reserve (free) tickets
 Jawbone Beatles book Tour and Flying V clip from Interactive Gibson Bible on Musicradar.com 24 April 2008  During May renowned Jawbone author John Blaney will be hitting the road to promote his new title, Beatles For Sale. Accompanying him will be Hal Leonard author Stu Shea, whose book Fab Four FAQ appeared earlier this year. The two Beatles nuts will be travelling the country speaking about their respective books and taking both presenters' and listeners' Beatles questions. John and Stu met in Chicago whilst promoting previous titles and thought that pairing up in the UK for a promotional tour would be ideal. The duo will be appearing on the following shows -- all BBC appearances will be available as "listen again" on the internet at www.bbc.co.uk/radio:
Sid Griffin's FREE London readings in March-April 11 March 2008  Acclaimed musician (The Long Ryders and Coal Porters), broadcaster and writer Sid Griffin will be reading from his current book, MILLION DOLLAR BASH: Bob Dylan, The Band And The Basement Tapes in London at two free book shop shows in March and April. Published six months ago the MILLION DOLLAR BASH has received numerous excellent reviews and toured the country as a one man show (spoken word and songs). It has even been read from at the heralded Lake District Literary fest Ways With Words, where Sid held court with all manner of celebrated writers and politicians. If you are a Dylan fan, or for that matter a Sid Griffin fan, and you haven't seen this charasmatic gent read from his acclaimed book, tell fun tales about the research and writing process and perform songs from the Basement Tapes canon these FREE shows will be unmissable! March 19th 6:30-7:45 (free wine) Waterstone's Gower St 82 Gower St, London, WC1E 6EQ 0207 636 1577 Call to reserve (free) tickets April 11th 6:30-7:30 Borders, Oxford Street What's New 11 January 2008 Happy New Year everybody! First up, two exciting new titles for early 2008. Coming Soon:  Bowie In Berlin tells the fascinating story of the three years David Bowie spent in Germany in the mid 1970s, making the most extraordinary music of his career. Driven to the brink of madness by cocaine, overwork, marital strife, and a paranoid obsession with the occult, Bowie fled Los Angeles in 1975 and ended up in Berlin, the divided city on the frontline between communist East and capitalist West. There he sought anonymity, taking an apartment in a run-down district with his sometime collaborator Iggy Pop, another refugee from drugs and debauchery, while they explored the city and its notorious nightlife. In this intensely creative period, Bowie put together three classic albums: Low, "Heroes", and Lodger (with collaborators who included Brian Eno, Robert Fripp, and Tony Visconti). He also found time to produce two albums for Iggy Pop (The Idiot and Lust For Life) and to take a leading role in a movie, the ill-starred Just A Gigolo. This book tells the story of that period and those records, exploring Bowie's fascination with the city, unearthing his sources of inspiration, detailing his working methods, and teasing out the elusive meanings of the songs. Painstakingly researched and vividly written, the book casts new light on the most creative and influential era in David Bowie's career.  Beatles For Sale is a brand new way of looking at a story you may think you know inside out. Author John Blaney shows for the first time how the group and their inner circle invented so much of what we now recognise as the modern business of making and selling rock music. This was certainly not because Lennon, McCartney, Epstein, and the rest had a clear vision of the way things ought to be. Very often it was simply down to making things up as they went along (because no one had been there before and no one knew how to do these things). The book details the ups and downs of the group as they promoted, advertised, and sold records, played concerts, sold merchandise, made films, and set up publishing and record companies of their own. It is a story of naivety and greed, inexperience and luck, gullibility and ingenuity. It is the story of every aspect of how The Beatles made money (and how virtually every group since then has followed in their footsteps).We have recently opened a Youtube page where you can view extracts from the wonderful DVDs that accompany our Interactive Series (the samples are from Totally Interactive Band Bible, Interactive Fender Bible and Totally Interactive Guitar Bible). Please check out the videos and leave comments as we're always eager to hear what you think. For starters, here are Dave Hunter and XTC's Dave Gregory discussing and playing some shimmering Rickenbackers. Jawbone on Youtube Finally, we've had many correct answers in for our Four Decades Of Folk Rock competition... and we only have one copy left. Answer the question in the below blog and it could be yours. Four Decades Of Folk Rock competition 13 November 2007  Sony BMG have given us five copies of their new Four Decades Of Folk Rock four disc box set to give away. Featuring classic tracks from Dylan, The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, The Band, Tim Buckley, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Fairport Convention, Nick Drake, Pentangle, Jackson Browne, The Pogues, Steve Earle, Suzanne Vega, The Waterboys, The Jayhawks, Steve Wynn, Uncle Tupelo, Wilco, Son Volt, John Hiatt and many, many more this historic box is the ideal introduction to this long lasting and continually developing genre. It is also ideal listening when reading such Backbeat/Jawbone titles as Turn! Turn! Turn! and Eight Miles High , Million Dollar Bash and Follow The Music . To win a copy of Four Decades Of Folk Rock email the answer of the below question to Jon: "What is the name of the 1980s folk rock group that Jawbone author Sid Griffin fronted?" News from Domenic Priore, author of Riot On Sunset Strip 08 November 2007 Venice tonight, Liverpool radio broadcast rescheduled for November 17 You may have noticed that on October 27, the interview about Riot on Sunset Strip: Rock 'n' Roll's Last Stand in Hollywood, did not appear on Spencer Leigh's BBC Radio Merseyside program "On The Beat". It was bumped to Saturday, November 17, 2007. The show will air at 6:30 p.m. (Greenwich Mean Time) on that day, so, in California, you can wake up on Saturday morning and hear it over tea from Liverpool at 10:30 a.m. (or, 1:30 p.m. in New York City). Spencer is the author of "Let's Go Down The Cavern," so he's someone well-qualified to talk about a music scene like the one on Sunset Strip during 1965/1966. Click one the link, for November 17: "On The Beat" Also, tonight, I'll be at Sponto Gallery in Venice, California. See below: 7 DUDLEY CINEMA - films & live events at SPONTO Gallery, 7 Dudley Ave, Venice, 310-306-7330, free admission, 8:00pm unless noted, www.81x.com/7dudley/cinema Come early - seating is limited & pre-shows WED, Nov 7. SUNSET STRIP at 8pm - Cultural historian/author Domenic Priore will screen rare films (Inside Pop:The Rock Revolution and MONDO MOD) and discuss his new book Riot on Sunset Strip: Rock 'n' Roll's Last Stand in Hollywood (foreword by Arthur Lee of Love) visit: dumbangelmagazine.com Celebrate 5th year anniversary of 7 Dudley Cinema. Live music - 6pm Sol Of Love, 6:30pm:Lucas Gonze plays the pre-history of folk, 7pm: The Backboners ("fantastic" - Michelle Phillips) sing vibrant original & Mamas & Papas songs. Thanks for turning up, and tuning in.... and remember, I do two shows on Luxuriamusic.com. Fridays, it's "Volcanic Action" (Exotica and Surf instrumental... with some Surf vocal, West Coast Jazz, Bossa Nova and Hawaiian music thrown in for good measure) at 11:00 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time (3:00 p.m. in California, 6 p.m. in New York).... then on Sundays, it's "Riot On Sunset Strip," starting at 6:00 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time (10:00 a.m. in California, 1:00 p.m. in New York)... both shows go for two hours, with the latter program being based on my new book. Domenic Priore His Bobness recommends buying Million Dollar Bash this xmas! 07 November 2007 The first Jawbone blog ... Million Dollar Bash 02 November 2007  As you may know, musician, author, journalist, broadcaster, and raconteur Sid Griffin has written our recently published and highly regarded Dylan tome. To promote the book the author will be taking a rather special show out on the road.In my first blog it seems fitting to talk about this affable chap and the first of his "Basement Tapes" shows, which I was lucky enough to attend on Nov 1st at The Green Note in Camden. This intimate venue offers great veggie food (which admittedly I didn't try, but will do next time), organic lagers and an array of vodkas. The walls are covered with tasteful prints of '60s and '70s folk and rock icons and the place emits just the right amount of boho cool. It was the perfect venue for Sid's debut spoken word and songs show. Hitting the small, subtly lit stage at 9PM Sid spoke with ease about his Basement Tape theories, interspersing key moments with snippets of the folk and blues tunes that Dylan was returning to whilst holed up in Woodstock. He held the audience's attention for the entire 45 mins, peppering the show with liberal amounts of humour. Sid certainly informed and entertained; a master of his craft. At 10:00 he returned for more songs and chat, including a number of Basement Tapes works, ending with a rousing version of The Long Ryders classic 'Looking For Lewis & Clark' (which references the "great Bob Dylan" ). The Basement Tapes: An Evening Of Spoken Word And Music With Sid Griffin. NOVEMBER 2007 Thurs 1 - London, England - The Green Note restaurant The Basement Tapes: An Evening of Spoken Word and Music with Sid Griffin. 106 Parkway, London NW1 7AN Tel: 020 7485 9899 Web: www.greennote.co.uk Futher info & tickets: www.wegottickets.com/event/19689 FEBRUARY 2008 Thurs 7 - Winchester, Hampshire - Tower Arts Centre The Basement Tapes: An Evening of Spoken Word and Music with Sid Griffin. Romsey Road, Winchester, Hampshire Tel: 01962 877049 MARCH 2008 Sat 1 - Keswick, Cumbria - Theatre By The Lake The Basement Tapes: An Evening of Spoken Word and Music with Sid Griffin. Keswick , Cumbria CA12 5DJ Tel: 017687 74411 Email: enquiries@theatrebythelake.com APRIL 2008 Sat 12 - Farnham, Surrey - The Maltings The Basement Tapes: An Evening of Spoken Word and Music with Sid Griffin. Farnham GU9 7QR Box Office 01252 745 444 Email: info@farnhammaltings.com Fri 18 - Southport, Merseyside - Southport Arts Centre The Basement Tapes: An Evening of Spoken Word and Music with Sid Griffin. Lord Street, Southport , Merseyside PR8 1DB Tel: 0151 934 2134 MAY 2008 Sat 24 - Ireby, Cumbria - Ireby Village Hall The Basement Tapes: An Evening of Spoken Word and Music with Sid Griffin. Tel: 01697 371 645 JUNE 2008 Fri 27 - Trafford, Manchester - Sale Art Centre The Basement Tapes: An Evening of Spoken Word and Music with Sid Griffin. Further info to follow. | About us JAWBONE is a brand new imprint from the people who brought you many great Backbeat and Thunder Bay books, including How To Write Songs On Guitar, Beatles Gear, and Totally Guitar. You can now buy all of our books directly from this site either by going straight to our Amazon store or by clicking on the links on any of the book pages. It really couldn't be any easier. We can also be found on MySpace and YouTube. 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