Among all the other crazy stuff going on today, my good friend Steve’s first book just came out today, and I highly recommend everyone picking up a copy. It’s getting fantastic reviews all over the place and it’s great to support a new author. The hardcover is only $16 on Amazon right now, but you can also pick it up at your local bookseller (support the indies!).

From Entertainment Weekly:

In this aptly titled tome, journalist Kurutz relates a year in the lives of two rival New York-based Rolling Stones tribute bands: Sticky Fingers and the Blushing Brides. The subject of copycat acts has been covered in various media almost as extensively as the Jagger/Richards songbook, and Kurutz doesn’t offer any fresh insight. But this is still a funny, poignant look at people who may believe that, to quote the Blushing Brides singer, “we kick the Rolling Stones’ asses live” – though they have to do so at an Elks Lodge. It’s only a book about fake rock & roll, but we like it. B+ -Clark Collis

Good luck, Steve.

[UPDATE: Listen to his interview today on Talk of the Nation on NPR]


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  • Congrats to your friend. I know how it feels to work your tail off on a book and have it come out at last.

    Dunno about you, but I take issue with the book critic's phrase, "fake rock n' roll'. All rock n' roll is inauthentic--that's the whole point! Think Dylan cared if he was being 'real'? Hell no--he used 'realness' as a mask. Even sincerity has to take the form of a pose in order to become art. Otherwise, it's just plain old life.

    Hope you guys are enjoying the house!
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