Rock Torch

by Randy Abramson, Nicholas Nocera (Illustrator)

Over 100 established artists passionately write about the bands and solo artists that are meaningful to them in this beautifully illustrated full-color book.

Contributions come

Sean Lennon
Mike Doughty
Kate Nash
Joe Grushecky
Anaïs Mitchell
Ritzy Bryan of The Joy Formddable
Willie Nile
Rachel Flotard
Dave Bielanko
Mike Nichols from Lucero
Chris Smither
Hutch Harris of The Thermals
Noelle Scaggs of Fitz and the Tantrums
Anaïs Mitchell
Mojo Nixon
Melora Creager of Rasputina
Matthew Ryan
Brett Dennen
Cate Le Bon
Fyfe Dangerfield
John Wesley Harding
Melora Creager of Rasputina
Jill Sobule

...and more!

All profits from the book will be going to the following

* The Sweet Relief Fund, which provides financial assistance to musicians that are facing illness, disability, or age-related problems.

* Local food banks in great music cities across the U.S.

* To help the victims of Hurricane Sandy

222 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 12, 2013

About the author

Randy Abramson grew up in New York. He played horribly in a couple of rock groups and went on to run the Bruce Springsteen Celebrity Shrine on NJ.com. Randy still works in the digital media field and founded Rocktorch.com in 2010. He now lives outside of Washington, D.C. with his wife, son and cat and still gets out to shows.