Ink on the Tracks

This book embraces the multiplicity of forms of writing inspired by rock and roll.Exploring a diverse range of formats including rock autobiography and gender race and class in American rock journalism rock obituaries rock literature and spirituality rock writing and promotion/packaging and more this book identifies and prioritizes writing forms often excluded from the categorization of rock music writing. Vitally the volume places rock and roll writing within a wider cultural frame often overlooked by studies of traditional white male-led music journalism.