The fine folks at Pittsburgh City Paper placed my book "Modest Mouse: A Pretty Good Read" on their list of "Highlights from 2006's Musical Literature." Here's what they had to say:
"While Alan Goldsher's not a name musician himself, he's served tours of duty as a bassist in several groups, in addition to being a novelist and contributor to musicians' magazines. Ostensibly an unauthorized biography of Modest Mouse (or, rather, of Isaac Brock), Goldsher's book is most perceptive during interludes on subjects like side projects, and the anti-hero in American music. In his hands, the Modest Mouse story becomes an insightful meditation on the making and breaking of indie cred, the conflicted politics of hipster cool, and how dealing with all that could make anyone an alcoholic."
Woo-hoo!
Happy 2007,
Alan
http://www.AlanGoldsher.com
aprettygoodread@hotmail.com
"While Alan Goldsher's not a name musician himself, he's served tours of duty as a bassist in several groups, in addition to being a novelist and contributor to musicians' magazines. Ostensibly an unauthorized biography of Modest Mouse (or, rather, of Isaac Brock), Goldsher's book is most perceptive during interludes on subjects like side projects, and the anti-hero in American music. In his hands, the Modest Mouse story becomes an insightful meditation on the making and breaking of indie cred, the conflicted politics of hipster cool, and how dealing with all that could make anyone an alcoholic."
Woo-hoo!
Happy 2007,
Alan
http://www.AlanGoldsher.com
aprettygoodread@hotmail.com
I'm going to Isaquah, WA tomorrow.