Books by George Plasketes

George Plasketes provides a comprehensive chronicle of Warren Zevon's 40-year, 20-record career and his enduring cultural significance. Throughout, Plasketes explores the musical, cinematic, and literary influences that shaped Zevon's distinctive style and songwriting themes.

There are undercurrents and peripheral taste preferences that are a defining part of our individual and collective cultural experience. Music is no exception. This book adapts the 'A-side/B-side' dichotomy from the 45 r p m for use as a conceptual, historical, and cultural framework for threading together popular music and media texts.