Gogol Bordello frontman Eugene Hutz announces his debut memoir, Lost Innocent World: Chronicles of a Ukrainian Punk Rocker in the Free World, out December 8, 2026, via Matt Holt Books, with a foreword by Thurston Moore and a musical companion piece. Pre-order now. Continue reading
Founding Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil will release a memoir, “A Screaming Life: Into The Superunknown With Soundgarden And Beyond”, on May 19, 2026 via HarperCollins imprint William Morrow. Soundgarden will be inductedd the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame class of 2025 in the Performer category, next weekend. The Seattle grunge legends were first nominated for the Rock Hall in 2020, and were on the ballot again in 2023 before finally being chosen for induction this year. Thayil, Matt Cameron (also of Pearl Jam), Chris Cornell and Ben Shepherd are being included in the induction, as is Hiro Yamamoto, who was with Soundgarden from 1984 to 1989 and played on the band’s first two EPs and first two albums. Cornell died in 2017.
Judas Priest singer and Heavy Metal Legend Rob Halford will see the release of his memoir tomorrow, September 29th, 2020via Hachette Books. Pre-orders are now available at Amazon. You can now hear an expert from the audiobook version, below. Continue reading