Meet Me in the Bathroom

I love verbal histories, and the cast of this particular one was excellent. Similar in style to “Please Kill Me” I did think this book focused more on the strokes than I expected. That being said: I love the strokes and it was an excellent window into the scene.

Maybe it's because I'm in my late 30s, but man, I rolled my eyes a lot at all the talk about partying and drugs. I mean, I get it, it's what rock stars do, but actually reading about it sucks.

Still, I enjoyed reading about the bands I loved when I was in college and later, especially The Strokes and Vampire Weekend. The Strokes' first album will always be one of my favorites, and yeah, they DID end up with a career like Guided By Voices, which is pretty much what they wanted.