From the Book - First Scribner hardcover edition.
Introduction: Dropping the needle: side one, track one
50 essential rock albums: the '60s
Metal gurus and other discoveries
...And then my brain exploded
The joy of access: getting in the door
50 essential rock albums: the '70s
Music appreciation 101: majoring in rock studies
"Modern rock on the Jersey Shore"
50 essential rock albums: the '80s
The great northwest: how Nirvana saved the world
Buzz clips and twists of fate
50 essential rock albums: the '90s
Jimmy and Doug's farm: LA and the dawn of the digital age
My brilliant A&R career (or: As the industry crumbles)
Encounters: Coheed and Cambria
Pursuing the Killers (and other adventures in A&R)
50 essential rock albums: the '00s
