Unterberger attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he wrote for the university newspaper The Daily Pennsylvanian and in the early 1980s was a deejay on the Penn radio station, WXPN-FM.[1] Just prior to graduating in late 1982, he started reviewing records for Op magazine, which marked the start of his career as a freelance writer.[2][3]
From 1985 to 1991, Unterberger was an editor for Option.[4] Since 1993, he has been a prolific contributor to AllMusic, the on-line database of music biographies and album reviews, for which he has written thousands of entries, and many of his on-line contributions have been printed in the AllMusic guide series. Unterberger contributes to various local and national publications, including Mojo, Record Collector, Rolling Stone, Oxford American, and No Depression. He has written liner notes for dozens of CD reissues from labels like Rhino Records, Collectors' Choice, and Sundazed.
Unterberger's books draw extensively on first-hand interviews with musicians and their associates.[5][6][7][8]
Travel writing; public speaking
Unterberger has given talks on music and popular culture at public libraries in San Francisco, Berkeley, and San Mateo County, California. He is also a speaker at area bookstores, including The Booksmith in the Haight Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco.
Unterberger has also written on travel, including The Rough Guide to Seattle (1996), and co-authored The Rough Guide to Shopping with a Conscience (2007), a book about ethical products, investment, and related topics. He has traveled to more than thirty countries and is an advocate of independent travel and alternative culture.
Family
His nephew, Andrew, formerly wrote for Stylusmagazine.com,[9] and in 2007 was part of the winning team on VH1's World Series of Pop Culture.[10] He has been a staff writer or featured contributor on music and sports blogs.[11][12][13]
Selected publications
His books include:
1998: Unknown Legends of Rock'n'Roll. Profiles of 60 underappreciated cult rock artists of all styles and eras
1999: The Rough Guide to Music USA. A guidebook to the evolution of regional popular music throughout America in the twentieth century
2000: Urban Spacemen & Wayfaring Strangers: Overlooked Innovators and Eccentric Visionaries of '60s Rock. Another look at underappreciated cult rock artists
2002: Turn! Turn! Turn!: The '60s Folk-Rock Revolution. The first part of a history of folk rock
2003: Eight Miles High: Folk-Rock's Flight from Haight-Ashbury to Woodstock. The second part of a history of folk rock
2006: The Unreleased Beatles: Music and Film. An illustrated 400-page guide to music that the Beatles recorded but did not release, as well as musical footage of the group that has not been made commercially available (winner of a 2007 Award for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research from the Association for Recorded Sound Collections)[14]
2011: Won't Get Fooled Again: The Who from Lifehouse to Quadrophenia
References
^Unterberger, Richie (5 October 1979), "Women's X-C Ready for Rutgers" (PDF), The Daily Pennsylvanian, University of Pennsylvania, retrieved 27 September 2018
^Cohen, Abra (2 December 2014), "Interview: Talking with a prolific writer of rock n roll books", The Jewish News of Northern California, retrieved 27 September 2018
The WELL interviews on Turn! Turn! Turn! // Eight Miles High // The Unreleased Beatles
Book review: Fleetwood Mac: The Complete Illustrated History by Richie Unterberger / Rocker Magazine
May 08, 2023
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Richie Unterberger born January 19 1962 citation needed is an American author and journalist whose focus is popular music and travel writing Richie Unterberger 2009 Contents 1 Life and writing 1 1 Travel writing public speaking 1 2 Family 2 Selected publications 3 References 4 External linksLife and writing EditUnterberger attended the University of Pennsylvania where he wrote for the university newspaper The Daily Pennsylvanian and in the early 1980s was a deejay on the Penn radio station WXPN FM 1 Just prior to graduating in late 1982 he started reviewing records for Op magazine which marked the start of his career as a freelance writer 2 3 From 1985 to 1991 Unterberger was an editor for Option 4 Since 1993 he has been a prolific contributor to AllMusic the on line database of music biographies and album reviews for which he has written thousands of entries and many of his on line contributions have been printed in the AllMusic guide series Unterberger contributes to various local and national publications including Mojo Record Collector Rolling Stone Oxford American and No Depression He has written liner notes for dozens of CD reissues from labels like Rhino Records Collectors Choice and Sundazed Unterberger s books draw extensively on first hand interviews with musicians and their associates 5 6 7 8 Travel writing public speaking Edit Unterberger has given talks on music and popular culture at public libraries in San Francisco Berkeley and San Mateo County California He is also a speaker at area bookstores including The Booksmith in the Haight Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco Unterberger has also written on travel including The Rough Guide to Seattle 1996 and co authored The Rough Guide to Shopping with a Conscience 2007 a book about ethical products investment and related topics He has traveled to more than thirty countries and is an advocate of independent travel and alternative culture Family Edit His nephew Andrew formerly wrote for Stylusmagazine com 9 and in 2007 was part of the winning team on VH1 s World Series of Pop Culture 10 He has been a staff writer or featured contributor on music and sports blogs 11 12 13 Selected publications EditHis books include 1998 Unknown Legends of Rock n Roll Profiles of 60 underappreciated cult rock artists of all styles and eras 1999 The Rough Guide to Music USA A guidebook to the evolution of regional popular music throughout America in the twentieth century 2000 Urban Spacemen amp Wayfaring Strangers Overlooked Innovators and Eccentric Visionaries of 60s Rock Another look at underappreciated cult rock artists 2002 Turn Turn Turn The 60s Folk Rock Revolution The first part of a history of folk rock 2003 Eight Miles High Folk Rock s Flight from Haight Ashbury to Woodstock The second part of a history of folk rock 2006 The Unreleased Beatles Music and Film An illustrated 400 page guide to music that the Beatles recorded but did not release as well as musical footage of the group that has not been made commercially available winner of a 2007 Award for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research from the Association for Recorded Sound Collections 14 2009 White Light White Heat The Velvet Underground Day by Day 2009 The Rough Guide to Jimi Hendrix 2011 Won t Get Fooled Again The Who from Lifehouse to QuadropheniaReferences Edit Unterberger Richie 5 October 1979 Women s X C Ready for Rutgers PDF The Daily Pennsylvanian University of Pennsylvania retrieved 27 September 2018 Cohen Abra 2 December 2014 Interview Talking with a prolific writer of rock n roll books The Jewish News of Northern California retrieved 27 September 2018 Commencement Program PDF University of Pennsylvania 1983 retrieved 27 September 2018 2002 interview Markprindle com Retrieved 4 April 2011 Unknown Legends of Rock n Roll Interviews Richieunterberger com Retrieved 27 June 2014 Music USA Richieunterberger com Retrieved 27 June 2014 Urban Spacemen amp Wayfaring Strangers Interviews Richieunterberger com Retrieved 27 June 2014 1960s Folk Rock Interviews Richieunterberger com Retrieved 27 June 2014 Andrew Unterberger Stylus Magazine Retrieved 27 June 2014 Only the Strong Survive World Series of Pop Culture Recap Vh1 Blog Blog vh1 com 20 July 2007 Retrieved 4 April 2011 Andrew Unterberger Popdust Archived from the original on 2 June 2014 Retrieved 27 June 2014 Andrew Unterberger The 700 Level CSN Philly Retrieved 19 September 2015 1 Archived 4 February 2011 at archive today Red Room Archived from the original on 26 July 2011 Retrieved 23 December 2009 External links Edit2002 interview with Unterberger Richie Unterberger s Unknown Legends at www richieunterberger com Profile at Rough Guides Allmusic com IMDb Article about Richie Unterberger in the SF Weekly Richie Unterberger at IMDb The WELL interviews on Turn Turn Turn Eight Miles High The Unreleased Beatles Book review Fleetwood Mac The Complete Illustrated History by Richie Unterberger Rocker Magazine Retrieved from https en wikipedia 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