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The Uncool: A Memoir, Cameron Crowe, Audiobook Read by author (2025)

Note: This is part of a series on memoirs read by their authors. #AudioMemoir

Previously in this series: Neko Case

Coming soon: Wayne Kramer, Evan Dando, Larry Charles

Listening to Crowe’s warm narration as he mines his teen music journalism years for laughs and tears, it felt like Almost Famous: Writer's Cut. 

A love letter to the 1970s, with Rock Stars galore, from Lou Reed to Dicky Betts. Tales of long tours, late nights, and chance encounters. All guided by mentor Lester Bangs. 

Light on movie career, but has choice Fast Times stories. Even winning an Oscar is quick business. 

Not the box set of his life, rather a double album. But in the end, it is a story about a family in San Diego.

Listen to it.

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Neko Case – The Harder I Fight the More I Love You: A Memoir (2025)

Most will start this expecting Neko's tales of Rock & Roll, only to read a memoir about poverty, family pain, and generational trauma. Case presents a stark look at growing up poor and neglected in North America.

There are some music business bits, but they feel like addenda to her rich story. Music helped save her, but it's only part of her narrative. Her quest to find her Slavic heritage resonated with me, from horse-riding women warriors to lady wrestlers to The Muffs.

Her writing crackles with verve. She dashes off analogies, deploying wordplay with a songwriter's touch. Listen to it.

Neko Case

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