Joe Banks’ “Rock and Role” is the definitive biography of Peter Hammill (leader of Van der Graaf Generator, and one of the most unique solo artists in Rock).
Coming in at over 500 pages, and illustrated with hundreds of images – many rare and previously unseen – “Rock and Role” is both a highly accessible biography and a serious critical appreciation of one of Rock’s genuine visionaries, providing an in-depth look at PH‘s music and lyrics, investigating the ideas behind his songs, and presenting a portrait of Hammill as both artist and man.
Gregory Spawton (Big Big Train), co-owner of Kingmaker Publishing, comments: “Peter Hammill is a singular artist – a true original whose music has long deserved this kind of thoughtful, in-depth study. Joe Banks is the perfect writer for this book, and we’re thrilled to be publishing it.”
All pre-orders received by 31st October will be signed by Joe Banks.
Pre-Order “Rock and Role” here: https://burningshed.com/store/kingmaker/joe-banks_rock-and-role_book
— About Joe Banks —
Joe Banks is a respected music journalist and author of the widely acclaimed Hawkwind biography “Days Of The Underground” (Strange Attractor Press, 2020), described by The Wire as “entirely engrossing” and by The Quietus as “a tour de force.” His writing on Peter Hammill and Van der Graaf Generator has appeared in Prog, Rock & Folk and The Quietus, among others.