{"product_id":"9781921866760","title":"The 10 Rules of Rock and Roll: Collected Music Writings 2005-09","description":"\u003ci\u003eSometimes I play a game in my head: name the five best American rock bands of the ’60s. My list goes: The Velvet Underground, The Byrds, The Beach Boys, The Doors, and then I stall on the fifth. Creedence? The Band – although they’re mostly Canadian. Simon and Garfunkel? Jefferson Airplane? The Lovin’ Spoonful? But I plump for The Monkees.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe 10 Rules of Rock and Roll\u003c\/i\u003e, Robert Forster takes readers on an exhilarating trip through the past and present of popular music – from Bob Dylan, AC\/DC and Nana Mouskouri through to Cat Power, Franz Ferdinand and … Delta Goodrem. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e To accompany Forster’s acclaimed writing for the \u003ci\u003eMonthly\u003c\/i\u003e, there are some stunning new pieces – ‘The 10 Rules’ and ‘The 10 Bands I Wish I’d Been In’ and an appreciation of Guy Clark – as well as a reflection on The Velvet Underground, a short story about Normie Rowe and a moving tribute to fellow Go-Between Grant McLennan. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Funny and illuminating, \u003ci\u003eThe 10 Rules of Rock and Roll\u003c\/i\u003e shows a great critic at work. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Robert Forster was a founding member of The Go-Betweens. His most recent solo album is \u003ci\u003eThe Evangelist\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe 10 Rules of Rock and Roll\u003c\/i\u003e is his first book. His writing won the Pascall Prize for Critical Writing in 2006 and was featured in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Music Writing 2007\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the music critic for the \u003ci\u003eMonthly.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Schwartz Publishing Pty. Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47174282641648,"sku":"9781921866760","price":19.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781921866760_p0.jpg?v=1763632797","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781921866760","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}