Rejected by Nashville is the Whiskey Rebel's opinionated guide to real country music albums. He has been writing music reviews, album liner notes, as well as columns in music and art magazines for over two decades. This is his fourth book. He is veteran amateur musician himself, and holds a History degree from Texas State University. Rejected by Nashville; is finally coming to light after being in the works for eight years. In 261 pages, 265 vinyl and CD albums are reviewed. Also included is an extensive bibliography. Irwin brings the albums he describes to life. The reader feels as though he...

Sometimes a person emerges from American suburbia wild and a bit crazed and ready to do great and interesting things. Phil Irwin- iconoclastic musician, writer, and competitive chess player-is one of these people. He's written a "bad childhood" memoir that is sardonic, funny, sad, and unique. It is a coming-of-age story that paints a unique and compelling picture of post-hippie suburban America. The book is told in two parts. The first half is about Phil's life growing up as a brilliant but alienated youth trying to find his place in society; the second details his triumphant transformation...

Majority of the essays, rants or screeds in this book had been published between 1994-2005 in Hitlist, Amp, Clawhold and Carbon 14. His WRITING.....well, let's just say he UNDERSTANDS things. The various books, columns, rants, and, um, "instructional essays" (see: "The 10 Commandments of Drinking") are always entertaining, opinionated, and 100% REAL. Unlike most "punk rock" types, Reb lives in the real world. The world of trying to make a living in shitty, low paying jobs while despising customers and co-workers alike with an honest misanthropy that is the cursed perspective of ANYONE with...