What if you could connect with a bunch of musicians who started out as kids in the 60s, turned pro, and spent the next 20 or 30 or more years in the business. Can you imagine the stories they could tell us? That’s what got me started – on a new book and with this newsletter. [There’s a bit more on what inspired this adventure here].

The book is drawn from my interviews with more than 50 musicians from my hometown of Winnipeg, Canada. Their stories are highly localized yet they resonate universally, offering an authentic and fascinating telling of what it was really like to chase the rock and roll dream.

With a free subscription, new stories will land in your inbox, including my exclusive podcast (launching January 2025), featuring artist interviews, profiles and whatever else comes along spontaneously. With a paid subscription, you help support my work, all of which is self-funded (!). In return, you can read complete chapters of the book, posted monthly in advance of its release. And you can access the full Raised on Rock and Roll archive.

Stay with me here! I hope you stick around, and bring your friends! I’ll do my best to make it worth your while.