Svenonius, a member of the band ＂Chain and the Gang,＂ presents a comical but nonetheless serious guide to starting a rock-band with the aid of the supernatural. The pocket-sized guide reads as
a systematic analysis of the choices rock-bands have made in the past, as well as a detail of the practical features of the profession itself, distilled for their insights, into success.
Organization is in two parts with the first centering on a story about a séance in which rock ’n’ roll legends share advice and music history, noting rock ’n’ roll bands’ connection to gangs in
the mid-20th century. The author spends the bulk of the text philosophically and historically exploring such features of the rock ’n’ roll profession as recording, sex, drugs, leadership,
determining goals, practice, finding your group, and more. No index is provided. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
