…as determined by me. The following books represent a collective yardstick by which all entertainment/arts-based non-fiction should be measured. This is a work in progress, and don’t let it be thought that these books are unable to stand on their own. Not the case, friends, not the case.

- Peter Guralnick - Both Last Train to Memphis and Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis

- Joe Carducci - Rock and the Pop Narcotic

- Nick Tosches - Dino

- David Cavanagh - The Creation Records Story: My Magpie Are Hungry for the Prize

- David Michaelis - Schulz and Peanuts

- Jimmy Mcdonough - Shakey: Neil Young’s Biography

- Henry Rollins - Get In The Van

- Julie Salamon - The Devil’s Candy: The Anatomy of a Hollywood Fiasco

- Frederic Dannen - Hit Men and the similarily-minded Stiffed: A True Story of MCA, the Music Business, and the Mafia by William Knoedelseder

…and my massive Bill Drummond biography, to be published when I’m well into my 40’s.

Let the comments fly. Let my spit fly at your feet.