Crime of the Century: Summer 2025 Coverage Roundup

Hi! Long time, no see. I’ve been hard at work at my day job and when I get the chance I’m working on my next book on the history of celebrity trials, which you can read a little bit about the process in this blog post. If you’re still awaiting that and haven’t read Crime of the Century, there’s a few famous trials in there, including a big chapter on Phil Spector and multiple chapters on the Manson Family, whose connections to rock and roll go beyond the Beach Boys.

Since I haven’t done one of these in a while, I have quite a few things to share and I want to show appreciation for those who have left kind words about my book on review websites. If you haven’t had the chance to review my book, I’d really appreciate it if you leave a review on Amazon or Goodreads. It would really help me out and get the book exposed to new readers who would love it! A good review helps more than you imagine and it only takes a couple of seconds.

Recent Praise for Crime of the Century: Classic Rock & True Crime on Amazon and Goodreads

Here’s a very nice review from Jeremy that reads:

“⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ New Convert – I’m not into True Crime as such but the music angle piqued my interest. I’ve not finished it but loving it so far.”

Revy on Goodreads left a very comprehensive review that reads:

“⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4.5 stars rounded up. A fascinating compendium of the darker sides of rock n roll and how that lead many to intermingle with some of the worst of the worst. A good mix of iconic bands and individuals and certainly a must read for fans of anything 60s/70s/80s rock. The true crime is handled very tastefully as well, ensuring the facts are given without glorifying or romanticising the perpetrators or diminishing the victims. Overall this is well researched and thoroughly interesting!

Also a very easily digestible and understandable book – helpful for those of us new to the subject matter. Now I need to go and lend it to about seven different relatives who’ve asked for it!!”

A very nice review from Ellie:

“⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ – Great read learned much particularly that The Krays loved Cliff Richard, which really made [me] smile”

Thank you to everyone who has left a review, if you haven’t already, here are the links to leave a review on Amazon and to leave a review on Goodreads.

Feature: With It Girl

Jessica from online magazine With It Girl left a very nice review on their website. Here are a couple of excerpts from it:

“I recently read Angie Moon’s Crime of the Century: Classic Rock & True Crime, and it opened my eyes to the surprising connections between iconic Rock and Roll figures and notorious criminal cases.”

“As I read Moon’s book, each story prompted me to reflect on my own relationship with crime media. Every mystery I tried to solve had a real victim behind it—someone who deserved justice. Every alleged perpetrator was a person entitled to a fair trial. Who are these people, really? And what about their families, caught not just in the crossfire of investigations, but also under the relentless gaze of the public?

Moon approaches each subject with care and humanity. She offers glimpses into their childhoods, career milestones, and pivotal life moments, focusing on the people behind the headlines. That’s what captivated me—not just the rock stars or the criminals, but the human beings navigating extraordinary circumstances.”

Talking about The Rolling Stones on Rock Daydream Nation

Friend of the blog Peter Kerr invited me back on his show to talk about The Rolling Stones’ Aftermath. Although this was years before Altamont, we talk a little bit about it. Remember that much like The Kinks, The Stones couldn’t tour the US for a few years because of Mick, Keith, and Brian’s drug possession charges.

Angie Moon on The Lipstick Pickup: Talking Danelectro electric sitar and my blog

Emily from The Lipstick Pickup invited me on her podcast after finding my blog through her research on the electric sitar and its impact on music, and not just in classic rock! Her mission and my mission are quite similar and this is easily my favourite interview I’ve done. If you’re fascinated with Danelectro and Electic Sitars, you’re gonna love her podcast.

Here’s a quote from Emily introducing me:

“Angie Moon is a classic rock historian of the finest order because she’s self-taught for years and I’ve learnt a lot from her since I started following her. I discovered her blog in April of this year. I was doing research on electric sitar and I stumbled unto an essay called The Indian Influence in Classic Rock and I read it and I said, this young lady knows a lot about this subject, in fact she knows a lot of the things it took me years to discover.”

Emily on Crime of the Century:

“I love it because it’s rock mixed with true crime. One thing I love about reading it is because I enjoyed a lot of your interviews on YouTube and other sites before I started reading this book, so when I read it, I hear your voice telling me the stories.”

Angie Moon on Rock Talking Badfinger, The Diversity of Classic Rock, and Crime of the Century

I appeared on Grant’s Rock Warehaus and what was supposed to be a discussion on Badfinger and power pop turned into a stream of consciousness rambling interview, but a very interesting one indeed talking about all things rock and roll, plus a bit of my writing.

Me on my upbringing, the significance of music, and my desire to not just love the look of the classic rock, I need to live it:

“I’ve lived in Chicago, Texas, Florida, Canada, Ireland, now the UK. One thing that’s followed me is music and movies and I fell in love with classic rock thanks to the movie Austin Powers, believe it or not. I was bored and decided to watch it because people would quote it. I always thought that movie looked cool and aesthetic and then I fell in love with the 60s fashion and the music and I was like I don’t just love the look of it, I need to live it. So I was only listening to 60s, 70s music, classic rock from that point onwards pretty much and when I was 17, got out of the house and went to university I was like that’s it I’m dressing vintage now. So I am wearing a real 70s shirt. I have lots of vintage stuff in my house, lots of vintage clothing. I’m a big collector of that stuff. It’s my life basically. It’s something that I enjoy so much.”

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