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THE ROCK BIBLE
HENRY H. OWINGS AND BRIAN TEASLEY
By DAVID DAY
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THE ROCK BIBLE | HENRY H. OWINGS AND BRIAN TEASLEY
QUIRK BOOKS | 9.17.08
The Rock Bible, "The Gospel According to the Band," Writing the Good Word, Verse 587: "Never let a drummer write a song or do anything other than drum. Ever." This is one of innumerable jokes sending up the platitudes and clichés of that famous genre: rock & roll. Henry Owings, the editor of Chunklet (otherwise known as the greatest music magazine ever), is trained in lancing sacred cows. Contributors come from all corners: The Mountain Goats' John Darnielle, comedian Eugene Mirman, Henry Rollins and music insiders like Ben Goldberg. There are gospels from "The Bassist" to "The Singer," "The Crew" and others, and conveniently, The Book of Revelation and Genesis (which is one long sentence of "begats"). It's made like a pocket Bible, too, so you can fit it in those acid-washed jeans for reference. As in "The Ten Commandments of Stage Banter," Number One: "Shut up and play." It's genius, really.