Time to listen to the penultimate episode of Season 11 before our finale drops tomorrow! #robmillerwriting, #bloodshotrecords:
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Don't miss our interview of author Rob Miller. #bloodshotrecords, #robmillerwriting
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I appreciate that.
From the the acknowledgements of my new book "The Hours Are Long But The Pay Is Low":
"Special thanks to Gromit aka Grom-Grom aka Lord of the Sniff aka Count Sniffington aka Sir Sniffs-A-Lot, for the long, ponderous walks when I needed them."
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Re-posting with the link. Sign up for your spot now!
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#lincolnsquare #oldtownschool #justintownesearle #robmillerwriting #musicbooks #booksky📚 #bookevents
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Mention this episode my book.
Let's not forget these dialog nuggets: “mosh pits are like soldiers fighting an insane war,” “punkers are into an angry
thing,” and “why would anyone want to listen to music that makes you hate?” 24 karat comedy gold to those in on the joke.
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Chicago! Mark your calendars & join myself & @jonbern.bsky.social w/ a performance by Sammy Brue for a special evening celebrating the life & legacy of #justintownesearle
April 16th. Reserve your spot now!
#oldtownschooloffolkmusic #altcountry #musicbooks #robmillerwriting #booksky📚
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The folks in the design (and publicity) department at @illinoispress.bsky.social have been busy.
Order from them and get a nice little discount using the promo code below. Or, as always, support indie stores!
#robmillerwriting #booksky📚 #author #musicbooks #altcountry #chicagomusichistory
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A copy of my book "The Hours Are Long But The Pay Is Low" on display on a library shelf.
Look was spotted in the wild at the @ferndalelibrary.bsky.social public library! Makes sense, as 1 one of THE great indie record stores that got me on my path---SAM'S JAMS---was in that city. SUPPORT PUBLIC LIBRARIES!
@illinoispress.bsky.social #robmillerwriting #booksky📚
#detroitmusichistory
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#oakpark IL, Heads up!
One week from today! @marthabayne.bsky.social and I take the gloves off and talk about "The Hours Are Long But The Pay Is Low" on @illinoispress.bsky.social
Come for the witty banter, stay for the unrelenting questioning.
#booksky📚 #robmillerwriting #americana #musicbooks
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Autographed show poster from the closing night of Ann Arbor's Nectarine Ballroom. Ghastly late 80's squiggly design and fonts, signed by Patti Smith, Fred "Sonic" Smith, Scott "Rock Action" Asheton, Lenny Kaye, and others
Red All access pass from the Happy Trails show, the closing night of Ann Arbor's Nectarine Ballroom, April 6th, 1991. Plus a pertinent excerpt from my book "The Hours Are Long But The Pay Is Low"
An epic show I got to work.
Closing night of a storied club in #annarbor and this gang of legends got together for one last hurrah. #pattismith #lennykaye members of #MC5 & #stooges
I did a good job & afterwards they gave me this signed poster.
#booksky📚 #flyers #robmillerwriting #musichistory
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Re-upping this piece because 1) it was really fun to think about and write and 2) maybe you missed it because of all that holiday nonsense.
#booksky #peterguralnick #greilmarcus ##nicktosches #americana #robmillerwriting @illinoispress.bsky.social
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A LP record rack showing albums by Duane Eddy, the Cramps, Flat Duo Jets and others, along with a banner for Radio Harbor Country, its call letters and fruequencies.
Tune into Miller's Cave Sat at 4pm eastern. www.radioharborcountry.org
You'll hear #bottlerockets, Lefty Frizzell, #irmathomas, #davealvin #magicsam and more!
The cure for the common radio!
Replayed Sun night 9pm
#robmillerwriting #harborcountry #rootsradio #indieradio #altcountryradio
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Attn: Oak Parkers! Oak Parkians? The book release tour for "The Hours Are Long But The Pay Is Low" hits yer town 2/15 at 4pm. My sparring partner will be @marthabayne.bsky.social so you know it will be good.
@illinoispress.bsky.social #booksky📚 #robmillerwriting #chicagomusichistory #oakpark
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Brightly colored LP cover of "New Orleans Ladies" featuring a saucy photo of Irma Thomas in a white sequined dress, and her autograph reading "To Rob, love Irma Thomas
Do you have an artist, an LP, that, no matter what, elevates your mood? I believe every music fan does--and, dang, we need that record more than ever.
For me, it's #Irmathomas , the Soul Queen of New Orleans.
#vinylcommunity #booksky📚💙 #robmillerwriting #musicbooks @illinoispress.bsky.social
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Announcement of an author event at City Lit Books in Chicago for my book "The Hours Are Long But The Pay Is Low". Features the cover, as well as dashing photos of myself and my co-host.
Hey ho, Chicago, "The Hours Are Long But The Is Low" book release tour continues at City Lit in Logan Square. C'mon by as the fabulous and cruel @marthabayne.bsky.social grills me on a variety of topics until I weep.
#robmillerwriting @illinoispress.bsky.social #booksky
#chicagomusichistory
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Just re-upping this little TV tidbit if you missed it in the holiday shuffles. Plus, my views from the green room at @wgntv.com before plugging my book available at @illinoispress.bsky.social
#justintownesearle #bozotheclown #bloodshotrecords #robmillerwriting #chicagomusichistory
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Writers: "We're possums stuck in trash bins"
Indie music label owners: "I can relate."
Me--being both: "Why do I keep doing this to myself? Why can't I do something normal?"
#booksky #musicbooks #robmillerwriting #chicagomusichistory
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5 books in a stack.
Not a bad haul for Xmas...I shall not be wanting for good reading material for at least a month or two. Maybe three. We'll see how it goes.
#booksky #richardpowers #charlesdickens @christopherbrown.bsky.social @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social @jsnr.bsky.social #reading #clairetomalin #robmillerwriting
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From @nodepression.bsky.social 's 2025 IN REVIEW "BEST OF EVERYTHING"
#booksky #insurgentcountry #robmillerwriting #chicagomusichistory #musicbooks
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Well, it's not every day (read: never before), that I've shared a headline with a Beatle.
This does not change my opinion of that Xmas song of his, however. Now, if .01% of people who buy his buy mine...
#robmillerwriting #altcountry #americana #bloodshotrecords
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Holiday scarves on left, with "HOLIDAY SALE" promotion from University of Illinois Press center and right. 40% off with promo code HOLIDAY40
I don't know about where you are, but it's COLD here. A perfect weekend to take care of the music lovers on your list. To help @illinoispress.bsky.social is offering a HOLIDAY SALE for the month of December. May I humbly suggest "The Hours Are Long But The Pay is Low?"
#robmillerwriting #booksky
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Nice write-up in @allmusic.com today. Appreciate the shout-out to #blackflag 's Chuck Dukowski. It's a good story.
Pick up a copy now @illinoispress.bsky.social
#booksky #americana #altcountry #chicagomusichistory #detroitmusichistory
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Big dummy in jeans, black cap, dark winter jacket, holding a box of books in front of a xmas tree in a bookstore
Popped by Lincoln Square's THE BOOK CELLAR today to resupply them with signed copies of "The Hours Are Long But The Pay Is Low."
Support your local bookstore, whoever they are, wherever you are!
#booksky #lincolnsquare #robmillerwriting #chicago
#musicbooks #americana #altcountry #indiebookstores
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NPR Weekend Edition logo
Hey kids! Just got word that my interview with Chicago native Scott Simon for @npr.org Weekend Edition will air tomorrow, 11/29. Check local listings.
We talk about "The Hours Are Long But The Pay Is Low", and what made Chicago a special place for a weirdo endeavor like mine.
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Took part in the "Page 99 Test", which was fun to write and an interesting angle for a blog to take.
Have a gander:
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A rollicking good review from "Americana Highways":
"...told with enthusiasm & nostalgia with an inspired delivery."
"Miller never holds back, & that’s what makes the entire effort delightful. It’s like he’s talking to you. "
#booksky #robmillerwriting
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Have a listen. It was a fun one. Come for the convo, stay for my answer to "who do I want to hear LESS: Lynryd Skynyrd or Led Zeppelin?"
#robmillerwriting #altcountry #musicbooks
@illinoispress.bsky.social #insurgentcountry #indielabels
#booksky #chicagomusic #americana
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C'mon by! We'll chat, we'll have some wine, music talked about in the book will be playing on the PA, all at the lovely Book Cellar in Lincoln Square.
I'll be awkward, it'll be fun.
@marthabayne.bsky.social #lincolnsquare #bookcellar #robmillerwriting #booksky #insurgentcountry #altcountry
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Former Bloodshot Records staff smiling at a table, all holding their copies of the new book by their former boss "The Hours are Long, But the Pay is Low"
Staff looking very unhappy when they realize I expect them to READ the book
OG Bloodshot staff at @dovetailbrewery.bsky.social seemingly delighted to receive a copy of their former boss's upcoming book @millerscave.bsky.social
2nd photo, they are not so happy when they realize I expect them to actually read it.
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#musicwriting
#indielabels
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My black shaggy beast poodle dog Gromit is excitedly sniffing several cardboard boxes in front of an LP rack.
Black shaggy beast poodle dog Gromit in foreground, with a disappointed look on his face, the boxes behind him are opened revealing that they were full of my new book "The Hours Are Long, But the Pay is Low"
Book Arrival Day!
When a box arrives, Gromit assumes it is for him.
However, instead of a windfall of freeze dried squirrels, it is just my UPCOMING BOOK!
www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...
His disappointment is obvious. Everyone's a critic.
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#musicbooks
#robmillerwriting
#altcountry
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