Richie Unterberger

I've written almost a dozen books about rock music, including ones on the Velvet Underground, Who, Beatles, and 1960s folk-rock. I teach rock history courses.

[Richie Unterberger @Folkrox]

Thanks to all 55 people or so who crammed into the Rock'n'Roll Book Club last night to hear me interviewed about my new book Do What You Fear Most: The History of the Velvet Underground. This was in Mothers Ruin Gin Palace Cocktail Bar in the London neighborhood of Walthamstow.

[Richie Unterberger @Folkrox]

An excerpt from my new book Do What You Fear Most: The History of the Velvet Underground just went up on the Perfect Sound Forever site, at https://t.co/bP0IXeDKeE

[Richie Unterberger @Folkrox]

Yesterday I was interviewed about my new Velvet Underground book for an hour by Jarvis Cocker of Pulp for his BBC Radio 6 show, Someday Service. This will be aired on Sunday May 24 at 4pm UK time, and be available for 30 days at https://t.co/X6NCj6xiBZ

[Richie Unterberger @Folkrox]

I'll be interviewed by Robert Elms about my new biography on the Velvet Underground on BBC Radio London tomorrow (Saturday, May 16) from noon-12:30pm UK time. It should be archived on the site for a while. https://t.co/doO205FOWC

[Richie Unterberger @Folkrox]

Today my book Do What You Fear Most: The History of the Velvet Underground was published in the UK. The staff of Foyle's, London's largest bookstore, asked me to sign a few copies, one of which is on display here. The book will be published in the US in mid-June.

[Richie Unterberger @Folkrox]

Tomorrow (Mon May 11) 6-7:30pm Pacific , I'll present a free Zoom program on the Move, one of the finest groups of the British Invasion not to make it big in the US. To access the program, go to https://t.co/GRDmbrwCak at the time listed. This event will not be recorded.

[Richie Unterberger @Folkrox]

There's a five-star review of my upcoming book Do What You Fear Most: The History of the Velvet Underground in the May issue of the UK monthly magazine Record Collector. "Painstakingly researched and despite its [800-page] size, draws the reader into its addictive narrative."

[Richie Unterberger @Folkrox]

Tomorrow (Mon May 4) 6-7:30pm Pacific, I'll present a free Zoom program on Monty Python's music. To access the program, go to https://t.co/BhQYNprSer at the time listed. This event will not be recorded.

[Richie Unterberger @Folkrox]

Tomorrow (Wed Apr 29 1-2:30pm at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco at 3200 California Street, I'll show and discuss clips from throughout Rob Reiner's career as director and actor. Admission is free: https://t.co/p3G8Lxedna. This event will not be on Zoom or recorded.

[Richie Unterberger @Folkrox]

Tomorrow (Mon Apr 27) 6-7:30pm Pacific, I'll present a free Zoom program on Tim Buckley. His wide variety of folk-rock, jazz, and experimental music from the mid-1960s and mid-1970s featured his astonishingly wide vocal range. To access the program, go to https://t.co/c11he0QEgC

[Richie Unterberger @Folkrox]

My upcoming book Do What You Fear Most: The History of the Velvet Underground has a five-star review in the new issue of Shindig magazine. "It's hard to imagine any future book on the Velvets coming close to rivaling the wide-ranging, all-inclusive approach."

[Richie Unterberger @Folkrox]

Tomorrow (Mon Apr 13) 6-7:30pm Pacific , I'll present a free Zoom program on the Pentangle, the British folk-rock group featuring the two top folk guitarists in Britain with Bert Jansch and John Renbourn. To access the program, go to https://t.co/gR2kn4fTdb at the time listed.

[Richie Unterberger @Folkrox]

My interview with reissue producer David Peck about the 1971 documentary Soul to Soul, featuring a concert in Ghana with Ike & TIna Turner, Wilson Pickett, Santana, the Staple Singers, and Les McCann and Eddie Harris, is at https://t.co/HLUr1vQREA

[Richie Unterberger @Folkrox]

Tomorrow (Mon Mar 23) 6-7:30pm Pacific, I'll present a free Zoom program on early new wave rock women by the likes of Blondie, the Go-Go's, Patti Smith, the Pretenders, and others. To access the program, go to https://t.co/aPI2yP0F59 at the time listed. This will not be recorded

[Richie Unterberger @Folkrox]

Sat Mar 14 3-4:30pm at San Francisco Library at 1833 Page Street, I'll present a free program on the first decade of Joni Mitchell. The presentation will spotlight film clips of her performances from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s. This program will not be on Zoom or recorded.

[Richie Unterberger @Folkrox]

Tomorrow (Mon Mar 9) 6-7:30pm Pacific, I'll present a free Zoom program on Linda Ronstadt. This will focus on her peak years between the late 1960s and early mid-1970s. To access the program, go to https://t.co/w8Q4uOmIfw at the time listed. This program will not be recorded.

[Richie Unterberger @Folkrox]

Thurs Mar 5 1-2:30pm at the JCC of San Francisco at 3200 California Street, I'll present "Live Long and Prosper: Jews and Star Trek." Jewish actors were vital to the strength and success of the original Star Trek series from 1966-1969. Admission is free https://t.co/24hP0zpLnW.

[Richie Unterberger @Folkrox]

Tomorrow (Wed Feb 25) 1-2:30pm at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco at 3200 California Street, I'll present the free "Sid Caesar: Comedy Pioneer," featuring highlights from this legendary comic’s work. https://t.co/S0GaQMuSwA.

[Richie Unterberger @Folkrox]

Tomorrow (Mon Feb 23) 6-7:30pm Pacific, I'll present the free Zoom program on the Three Stooges, showing and discussing selected film clips. To access the event, go to https://t.co/9qJpcC7BxI at the time listed. This program will not be recorded.

[Richie Unterberger @Folkrox]

Tomorrow (Mon Feb 9) I'll present a free Zoom program 6-7:30pm Pacific Time celebrating the music of James Brown. The event will focus on his prime from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. To access the program, go to https://t.co/PvkqgeB6jc at the time listed.