Books by Gary Hill

When an iconic group of stellar musicians are abducted by an alien force, they find themselves entangled in a cosmic struggle on other worlds against a tyrannical overlord bent upon total domination at any cost - and by any means necessary. "Hill weaves a unique tale that focuses upon the vast potentiality of music, the importance of true camaraderie, and the power in gestalt - all while juxtaposing contemporary socio-political overtones that echo those that humanity seems hell-bent upon relearning over and over again." Heath D. Alberts - Author of "Last Rights"

This is the April 2020 (141) issue of Music Street Journal. It includes coverage of the following artists and more: Acidic Base Acoustic Black Amulet Apache Rose Aradia Ari & Mia Ars Nova Art In America Asia Bad Company Bayonics Lisa Bell Black Sabbath The Building Chris Castino Erin Coburn Paige Cora Bill Curreri The Cyberiam Brian Davison Dubgee EllaHarp Fraudprophets Edgar W. Froese Peter Green Delyn Grey Happy Freuds Glenn Hughes Chris Ianuzzi Jeads King Crimson Matt Lande Matthews Southern Comfort Metal Church Mother Yeti Bif Naked Nektar Ben Noble Ontologics Cami Petyn Markus Reuter Rio Trio Marty Robbins Oriana Setz Rene Shades Bernie Shaw and Dale Collins Sluka Son of Man Sons of Apollo Warlock Gary Wilson Yes Y&T Zan Zone While Gary Hill edited and published the book and wrote many of the articles, Greg Olma and Mike Korn also provided articles and Greg Olma supplied concert photos.

This is the February 2020 (140) issue of Music Street Journal. It includes coverage of the following artists and more: Rob Alexander American Tears Apache Rose Asia Martin Barre The Basement Paintings Black Sabbath Joe Bonamassa Bill Bruford's Earthworks JJ Chardeau Commander Cody Dio District 97 Downes Braide Association Gary Duncan Quicksilver Electric Light Orchestra Emerson, Lake and Palmer The Gardening Club Chris Haskett Bill Haley Dave Kerzner Phil Lanzon John Lodge The Moody Blues Vinnie Moore Mike Oldfield Øresund Space Collective Alan Parsons Fernando Perdomo Professor Louie and the Crowmatix Queen Renaissance Billy Lee Riley The Rolling Stones Ruffyunz Jennifer Saran Saxon Bernie Shaw and Dale Collins Sons of Apollo Sally Tomato Toto Triumph Warlock Link Wray Frank Wyatt Frank Zappa While Gary Hill edited and published the book and wrote many of the articles, Greg Olma also provided articles.

This is the December 2019 (139) issue of Music Street Journal. It includes coverage of the following artists and more: Arthur Adams Bryan Away Black Sabbath Franck Carducci William Clarke Michelle Creber The Cure Alan Davey's Psychedelic Warlords Dio Dream Theater Electric Light Orchestra Emerson, Lake and Palmer Euphoria Station Flamin' Groovies From the Fire Pontus H. W. Gunve Steve Hackett The Hangmen Humble Pie Indubious Iron Maiden Dan Israel Jethro Tull Kansas Kiss The Moody Blues Michael Moorcock National Wrecking Company Nektar Cyril Neville Octopus Parallel Dimension Alan Parsons Project Pink Floyd Potter's Daughter Purusa Leon Redbone Resurrection Fern Little Richard Refugee Bruce Soord Spirit Joey Stuckey Trio Toto Trita UFO Paul Young Frank Zappa While Gary Hill edited and published the book and wrote many of the articles, Greg Olma and Josh Turner contributed articles and supplied concert photos.

This is the October 2019 (138) issue of Music Street Journal. It includes coverage of the following artists and more: Rob Alexander AraPacis Arden and the Wolves Asia BangTower CAIN Cheap Trick Cass Clayton Climax Blues Band Coarbegh Collective Soul Crocodile Deep Purple Demon Dirty Chime Evergrey Fruup Ian Gillan Hawkestrel Glenn Hughes Humble Pie Rocky Kramer Nathaniel Land Erin Jane Laroue Lillimure Lucifer's Friend Magnatar The Members Midnight Lands Moon Letters Moon Over Mountain Todd Warner Moore Name the Moon Joe Olnick Band Poco Potter's Daughter The Rick Ray Band The Residents Riot Mitch Ryder The Syn Pat Travers U. K. Subs Judy Vamp-Shire Joe Louis Walker Wishbone Ash Zan Zone While Gary Hill edited and published the book and wrote many of the articles, Mike Korn, Greg Olma and Larry Toering provided articles and Greg Olma and Larry Toering supplied concert photos.

Capping off and celebrating the first year of Tales of Wonder and Dread Publishing, this book gathers stories from across a number of the books released in that year. One newly published story is added to the mix. The stories included are: On the Road With...by Gary Hill The Curse of Somantusan by Gary Hill The Debut Tour by Gary Hill Chasing the Dragon by Gary Hill The Vampire Maid by Hume Nisbet (1900) Rest in Peace, Jeremy Crandall by Gary Hill The Investigation by Gary Hill An Authentic Narrative of a Haunted House by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1862) Count Magnus by M.R. James(1904) Lost Hearts by M.R. James (1895) The Statement of Randolph Carter by H.P. Lovecraft (1920) The Stars by Gary Hill

The sequel to "Spooky Rockford," this book dishes out more spooky stories in the Rockford, Illinois area. It includes non-fiction from Sheri Darnell, Diane Hill, Gary Hill and John Kleindienst along with one fiction story from Mike Korn. Two black and white photo galleries (Tinker Swiss Cottage and Rockford cemeteries) are also included. The stories included are: A Spirited New Year's Eve by Gary Hill Tinker Swiss Cottage: One of Rockford's (Haunted) Treasures by Diane Hill Robert Hall Tinker: A Brief Biography by Gary Hill Rockford's Elusive Ghost by Sheri Darnell Rockford's Scandinavian Cemetery: Is It Haunted? by Gary Hill Bachelor's Grove: An Addendum by Gary Hill Hope & Anchor English Pub: Are the Spirits Being Poured the Only Ones There? by Gary Hill The Coronado Theater: A Legendary Haunted Location by Gary Hill A Personal Experience by John Kleindienst Lucerne's Fondue and Spirits: Yes, The Name Has Two Meanings by Gary Hill Necropolis by Mike Korn

The companion to "Lovecraftian Roots," this book collects ten stories from H.P. Lovecraft (the tree's trunk) along with newer Lovecraftian stories (the branches). The stories from H.P.L. included are: "The Tomb," "The Statement of Randolph Carter," "The Doom that Came to Sarnath," "Dagon," "The Lurking Fear," "The Music of Erich Zann," "Nyarlathotep," "Polaris" and "The White Ship." The stories that make up "the branches" are: "Recompense of Sorrow" by W. H. Pugmire "The Debut Tour" by Gary Hill "Worm" by Eric Danhoff "The Bibliophile" by Henrik Sandback Harksen "The Stars" by Gary Hill "The Hillside Altar" by Del Merritt The book is edited and compiled by Gary Hill. It is dedicated to W.H. Pugmire and his estate receives part of the royalties from the book. Artwork used on the cover by J.B. Lee

The fourth book in a new series on Rockford, Illinois cemeteries, this volume looks at Marsh and Scandinavian cemeteries. It is a photo-heavy book, with extensive galleries of each cemetery. Those galleries are rounded out by a bit of historical information on the two cemeteries and two short pieces on a couple notable burials.

The companion to "Lovecraftian Branches," this book collects stories from a number of authors who were influential to the writings of H.P. Lovecraft. The stories included here are: "The Willows" by Algernon Blackwood (1907) "The Yellow Sign" by Robert W. Chambers (1895) "Idle Days on the Yann" by Lord Dunsany (1910) "Lost Hearts" by M. R. James (1895) "The White People" by Arthur Manchen (1904) "out of the Deep" by Walter de la Mare (1923) "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" by Edgar Allan Poe (1845) "The House of Sounds" by Matthew Phipps Shiel (1911) The book is edited and compiled by Gary Hill. It is dedicated to W.H. Pugmire and his estate receives part of the royalties from the book. Cover artwork by J.B. Lee

The Rockford, Illinois music scene has always been one worth documentation, but there has never been a massive ongoing coordinated concrete effort to make a record of that scene in physical print form beyond individual books and newsprint zines. We're hoping with this new series to make steps to fixing that problem. It seems a shame to let the history of a vibrant music scene be relegated to scraps of things that just happened to be kept in a drawer somewhere. The Rockford scene has always deserved a better treatment than that, and we're hoping to help the cause. Whether you've been a part of the Rockford music scene in anyway or not, we hope that you find these books to be a lasting record of a history worth preserving. This third book focuses on four bands: Cheater, Dark Sun, Let Fate Decide and Red Ball Jet.

This is the June 2019 (136) issue of Music Street Journal. It includes coverage of the following artists and more: D.G. Adams Alters Alya Annamay Be-Bop Deluxe Dickey Betts Paul Bronson Jack Bruce Roland Buehlmann Paul Butterfield The Byrds Charlie Christmas Citizen K DarWin A Death Cinematic Terry Draper Dream Theater Jon Durant GEA Grönholm and Small Highest Intention Gary Hoey HOIA Bob Holz Humble Pie Paul K Jorma Kaukonen King Prawn Månegarm Patrick Moraz Erich Mrak Alan Parsons Pavlov's Dog ProAge Queensrÿche Django Reinhardt Renaissance The Residents Todd Rundgren's Utopia Saint Mars Shob Shumaun Sponge Steeleye Span Strangejuice Tank Les Techno Third Ear Band Thor Robin Trower Nik Turner The Two's Katy Vernon Voyce Memos Warrior Gary Wilson Reese Wynans Yes Robbie Z While Gary Hill edited and published the book and wrote many of the articles, Mike Korn, Greg Olma and Larry Toering provided articles.

Ghost stories are probably among the oldest forms of fiction. This new collection includes modern tales from: Bill Camp Gary Hill Mike Korn and Kevin Wood It also includes classic ghost tales from: William Harrison Ainsworth John Kendrick Bangs F. Marion Crawford M. R. James Margaret Oliphant Edgar Allan Poe and Edith Warton Explore haunted realities with these stories. Edited and compiled by Gary Hill

The first book in a new series on Rockford, Illinois cemeteries, this volume looks at Cedar Bluff and Greenwood cemeteries. It is a photo-heavy book, with extensive galleries of each cemetery. Those galleries are rounded out by historical information on the two cemeteries along with short bios of some of the notable burials. The whole thing is finished with an article by Ernie Fuhr titled "The Ghouls of Greenwood."

From 1998 until the end of 2018 Gary Hill contributed articles to a zine called "Wormwood Chronicles" under the pen-name "Dark Starr." Now that the zine has ceased publication it seemed a good idea to archive all the articles. This second volume includes CD and video reviews of artists whose names start with the letters "l" through "z." The artists reviewed include: Lana Lane Lillian Axe Lucifer's Friend Yngwie Malmsteen The Meatmen Mekong Delta Metallica Ministry Monster Magnet Vinnie Moore Motörhead Nazareth Ozzy Osbourne Otep The Pineapple Thief Pink Floyd Primus Queensrÿche Rage Rainbow Rammstein Royal Hunt Rush Saxon Scorpions Sevendust William Shatner Billy Sheehan Skid Row Soulfly Spock's Beard Stormtroopers of Death System of a Down John Tapella Geoff Tate Thor Trans-Siberian Orchestra Univers Zero Uriah Heep Steve Vai WASP Wicked Wisdom Steven Wilson The Winery Dogs Wolverine Frank Zappa Zero Hour

This is the April 2019 (135) issue of Music Street Journal. It includes coverage of the following artists and more: Acidic Base Aerostation Ape Shifter Atlas : Empire Peter Banks's Harmony in Diversity Big Brother and the Holding Company Tim Blake Dewa Budjana The Chocolate Watchband Jean-Sebastian Cote David Cross and Andrew Booker Curved Air Aaron English Focus Foreigner Greenslade James Blonde Journey Kinetic Element The Long Ryders Love Ghost Big Jay McNeely Neal Morse Band Erich Mrak Napa Valley Duo Nektar New Nektar O.R.k. The Other Life Overkill Fernando Perdomo PFM Phenomena Anthony Phillips & Andrew Skeet Pink Floyd Post Death Soundtrack REO Speedwagon Shumaun Alan Simon Don Stevenson Tangerine Dream Stephan Thelen Eric Westphal Yage Yes While Gary Hill edited and published the book and wrote many of the articles, Mike Korn, Greg Olma, Larry Toering and Josh Turner provided articles and Josh Turner contributed concert photos.

This is the August 2019 (137) issue of Music Street Journal. It includes coverage of the following artists: Act of Will Alters Andy the Crocodile Carmine Appice Auburn Aura Blaze Bachman Baker Gurvitz Army Be-Bop Deluxe Ivan Beecroft Robert Berry Best Intentions Black Oak Arkansas Browsing Collection Collective Soul Deep C Divers Dizzy Mystics Electric Light Orchestra Epitaph Bonne Finken Mike Florio Scott Henderson Izz Jane in Space Jeads The Jolly Pops Judas Priest Paul K Frédéric L'Épée Paul Maged Magma Marillion The Moody Blues Erich Mrak 1919 Øresund Space Collective The Police Procol Harum Raven The Keith Reid Project Renaissance The Rolling Stones Seneko Jillian Shea Alan Simon Skold Sluka Stratus Luna The Strawbs Tangerine Dream Marty Thompson 3.2 Uriah Heep Yes Lonny Ziblat While Gary Hill edited and published the book and wrote many of the articles, Eric Meli and Greg Olma provided articles and concert photos.

A collection of science fiction stories, this new book includes modern tales from: Katrina Cooper-Hinton, Adam R. Crump and Gary Hill. It also includes classic tales from: E. M. Foster, Jack London, H.P. Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe. Edited and compiled by Gary Hill.

Time travel, along with space travel, is one of the cornerstones of the foundation of science fiction. This new collection includes modern stories from: Heath D. Alberts Abby Goldsmith and Gary Hill It also includes a classic time travel stories from Edmond Hamilton Edward Page Mitchell H. Beam Piper and H.G. Wells Explore time with these tales. Edited and Compiled by Gary Hill Published by Tales of Wonder and Dread Publishing

Space travel stories are a core type of science fiction tales. This new collection includes modern stories from: Heath D. Alberts Katrina Cooper-Hinton Eric Danhoff Gary Hill Ian Christopher LeBlanc and John Michael Oró It also includes a classic space travel story from Edgar Allan Poe Explore the realms of space with these tales. Edited and Compiled by Gary Hill Published by Tales of Wonder and Dread Publishing

This is the February 2019 (134) issue of Music Street Journal. It includes coverage of the following artists and more: Alcatrazz Strat Andriotis Martin Barre Black Label Society Black Sabbath Blood of the Sun Citizen K Coyote Poets of the Universe Sheryl Crow Erdenreich Fido Plays Zappa Fiend 41Point9 Glass Hammer Greenslade Gryphon Hats off Gentlemen, It's Adequate King Crimson Jann Klose k.d. lang Le Mur John Lee's Barclay James Harvest Madwagon Bobbie Morrone Tim Morse Øresund Space Collective Overhead PFM - Premiata Forneria Marconi Anthony Phillips Procol Harum Renaissance Billy Sherwood Neal Smith SNAFU (UK) Sonar Anne Steele Russ Still and the Moonshiners Strange Conversations Sun Temple Circus Les Techno Third Ear Band Tri Atma Nik Turner Yagull While Gary Hill edited and published the book and wrote many of the articles, Mike Heitzman, Kat Heitzman, Mike Korn, Greg Olma and Larry Toering provided articles.

From 1998 until the end of 2018 Gary Hill contributed articles to a zine called "Wormwood Chronicles" under the pen-name "Dark Starr." Now that the zine has ceased publication it seemed a good idea to archive all the articles. This first volume includes humorous roasts of some Rockford area eateries, movie reviews, concert reviews, one spooky article about the creepy side of the Rockford area (sort of a precursor to "Spooky Rockford") and a number of interviews.

The Rockford, Illinois music scene has always been one worth documentation, but there has never been a massive ongoing coordinated concrete effort to make a record of that scene in physical print form beyond individual books and newsprint zines. We're hoping with this new series to make steps to fixing that problem. It seems a shame to let the history of a vibrant music scene be relegated to scraps of things that just happened to be kept in a drawer somewhere. The Rockford scene has always deserved a better treatment than that, and we're hoping to help the cause. Whether you've been a part of the Rockford music scene in anyway or not, we hope that you find these books to be a lasting record of a history worth preserving. This third book focuses on four bands: Krushing Daffodils, Let Fate Decide, Sunset Strip and Sweet Lucy

The third book in a new series on Rockford, Illinois cemeteries, this volume looks at Arlington Memorial Park and Union cemeteries. It is a photo-heavy book, with extensive galleries of each cemetery. Those galleries are rounded out by a bit of historical information on the two cemeteries and a short piece on one notable burial.

The second book in a new series on Rockford, Illinois cemeteries, this volume looks at Guilford Turner and Guilford Union cemeteries. It is a photo-heavy book, with extensive galleries of each cemetery. Those galleries are rounded out by a bit of historical information on the two cemeteries.

The Rockford, Illinois music scene has always been one worth documentation, but there has never been a massive ongoing coordinated concrete effort to make a record of that scene in physical print form beyond individual books and newsprint zines. We're hoping with this new series to make steps to fixing that problem. It seems a shame to let the history of a vibrant music scene be relegated to scraps of things that just happened to be kept in a drawer somewhere. The Rockford scene has always deserved a better treatment than that, and we're hoping to help the cause. Whether you've been a part of the Rockford music scene in anyway or not, we hope that you find these books to be a lasting record of a history worth preserving. This first book focuses on four bands: Clark Colborn, ModiFiRe, 99 Proof Devils and On My Six

Superheroes, once the fodder of a fringe group of fans, have made their way firmly into mainstream culture in the modern world. In truth, stories of superhuman beings doing heroic deeds date back to ancient mythology. This collection gathers together stories from mythology as examples of t he ORIGINAL SUPERHEROES and a couple of the villains. Catch up on the earliest superheroes with these stories: Arthur Kills a Giant at Mont-Saint-Michel Mar Jiryis Kills the Dragon The Challenge of Thor Mercury Homer's Odyssey (Multiple Books) Neptune and the Sea-Gods Thor, The Giant and The Serpent Hercules Perseus The Story of Jason Theseus The Villains: The Punishment of Loki Pluto and the Underworld