Bradley Morgan
@bradleymorgan.bsky.social
Author of “Frank Zappa’s America” (LSU Press, June 2025) and “U2’s The Joshua Tree: Planting Roots in Mythic America” (Backbeat, 2021). 2nd U2 book publishing Fall 2025. Author interviewer for the New Books Network. Music film fest director for CHIRP Radio
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Bradley Morgan
@bradleymorgan.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Announcing my next book!
“Frank Zappa’s America”
An analysis of modern-day white nationalism & Christian fascism in the US through the lens of Frank Zappa’s music during the 1980s.
Publishing by Louisiana State University Press.
June 2, 2025.
More info: lsupress.org/978080718392...
“Frank Zappa’s America”
An analysis of modern-day white nationalism & Christian fascism in the US through the lens of Frank Zappa’s music during the 1980s.
Publishing by Louisiana State University Press.
June 2, 2025.
More info: lsupress.org/978080718392...
Oh là là! Getting to check out the French translation of my new U2 book!
November 26, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Oh là là! Getting to check out the French translation of my new U2 book!
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Last week I had the opportunity to talk about vaporwave and Eyeliner's BUY NOW with Bradley Morgan at New Books Network. The podcast is now available via the link below. Thanks to @bradleymorgan.bsky.social @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social @disasteradio.bsky.social
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November 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Last week I had the opportunity to talk about vaporwave and Eyeliner's BUY NOW with Bradley Morgan at New Books Network. The podcast is now available via the link below. Thanks to @bradleymorgan.bsky.social @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social @disasteradio.bsky.social
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Thanks to Jim Higgins for including my U2 book on the holiday gift guide for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel!
"Morgan delivers a succinct, photo-laden chronicle of an Irish rock band that seems to always be changing yet somehow remains consistently itself."
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"Morgan delivers a succinct, photo-laden chronicle of an Irish rock band that seems to always be changing yet somehow remains consistently itself."
tinyurl.com/3nhsuaa7
38 new books for holiday gifts in 2025, from birds to Taylor Swift
A varied selection of 38 new books to give this holiday season, with a strong Wisconsin emphasis, including picks for children and teens.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Thanks to Jim Higgins for including my U2 book on the holiday gift guide for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel!
"Morgan delivers a succinct, photo-laden chronicle of an Irish rock band that seems to always be changing yet somehow remains consistently itself."
tinyurl.com/3nhsuaa7
"Morgan delivers a succinct, photo-laden chronicle of an Irish rock band that seems to always be changing yet somehow remains consistently itself."
tinyurl.com/3nhsuaa7
My newest interview for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social! Spoke with @jingajik.bsky.social about his book "Eyeliner's Buy Now" (@3313books.bsky.social, 2025) which the history and influence of vaporwave and the genre pioneer's most revered album. Check it out here: newbooksnetwork.com/eyeliners-bu...
November 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
My newest interview for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social! Spoke with @jingajik.bsky.social about his book "Eyeliner's Buy Now" (@3313books.bsky.social, 2025) which the history and influence of vaporwave and the genre pioneer's most revered album. Check it out here: newbooksnetwork.com/eyeliners-bu...
At the Irish American Heritage Center all weekend making a noise about U2.
November 22, 2025 at 9:47 PM
At the Irish American Heritage Center all weekend making a noise about U2.
Chicago! The Irish American Heritage Center is hosting iBAM! this weekend, a gathering to celebrate the legacy of Irish books, art, & music. I'll be there all weekend with both of my U2 books, and I'm doing a reading from each at 2:45 PM on Saturday! See you there! More info: www.ibamchicago.com
Home | iBAM
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November 17, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Chicago! The Irish American Heritage Center is hosting iBAM! this weekend, a gathering to celebrate the legacy of Irish books, art, & music. I'll be there all weekend with both of my U2 books, and I'm doing a reading from each at 2:45 PM on Saturday! See you there! More info: www.ibamchicago.com
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Congratulation to Bradley Morgan whose "Frank Zappa's America" made Music Connection Magazine's Top 10 Books of the Year! Music Connection called "Frank Zappa's America" "a rare book that makes us love the subject more than we did going in." Check it out here: https://bit.ly/zappasamerica
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Congratulation to Bradley Morgan whose "Frank Zappa's America" made Music Connection Magazine's Top 10 Books of the Year! Music Connection called "Frank Zappa's America" "a rare book that makes us love the subject more than we did going in." Check it out here: https://bit.ly/zappasamerica
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@bradleymorgan.bsky.social, your book on Zappa sounds fascinating!
November 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
@bradleymorgan.bsky.social, your book on Zappa sounds fascinating!
Stopped by @roscoebooks.bsky.social to sign copies of my new U2 book! I’m incredibly appreciative of their support!
Support your local bookseller!
Support your local bookseller!
November 12, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Stopped by @roscoebooks.bsky.social to sign copies of my new U2 book! I’m incredibly appreciative of their support!
Support your local bookseller!
Support your local bookseller!
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Many thanks to @musicconnection.com.web.brid.gy for putting my book "Frank Zappa's America" (@lsupress.bsky.social) on their list of the ten great music books of 2025!
"It’s a rare book that makes us love the subject more than we did going in."
Full review: www.musicconnection.com/ten-great-bo...
"It’s a rare book that makes us love the subject more than we did going in."
Full review: www.musicconnection.com/ten-great-bo...
Ten Great Books Released in 2025 (cont.)
Music Connection reviewed six books every month, leading us to discover some gems. Here are 10 of the very best, compiled for your pleasure.
www.musicconnection.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Many thanks to @musicconnection.com.web.brid.gy for putting my book "Frank Zappa's America" (@lsupress.bsky.social) on their list of the ten great music books of 2025!
"It’s a rare book that makes us love the subject more than we did going in."
Full review: www.musicconnection.com/ten-great-bo...
"It’s a rare book that makes us love the subject more than we did going in."
Full review: www.musicconnection.com/ten-great-bo...
Thanks to Nenad Georgievski for this review of my U2 book for @allaboutjazz.bsky.social!
"In an age where legacy acts are often embalmed in myth, this book allows for something looser and truer...it makes a familiar story feel worth revisiting."
www.allaboutjazz.com/u2-until-the...
"In an age where legacy acts are often embalmed in myth, this book allows for something looser and truer...it makes a familiar story feel worth revisiting."
www.allaboutjazz.com/u2-until-the...
U2: Until the End of the World article @ All About Jazz
U2: Until the End of the World article by Nenad Georgievski, published on November 8, 2025 at All About Jazz. Find more Book Review articles
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November 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Thanks to Nenad Georgievski for this review of my U2 book for @allaboutjazz.bsky.social!
"In an age where legacy acts are often embalmed in myth, this book allows for something looser and truer...it makes a familiar story feel worth revisiting."
www.allaboutjazz.com/u2-until-the...
"In an age where legacy acts are often embalmed in myth, this book allows for something looser and truer...it makes a familiar story feel worth revisiting."
www.allaboutjazz.com/u2-until-the...
“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”
November 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”
Many thanks to @musicconnection.com.web.brid.gy for putting my book "Frank Zappa's America" (@lsupress.bsky.social) on their list of the ten great music books of 2025!
"It’s a rare book that makes us love the subject more than we did going in."
Full review: www.musicconnection.com/ten-great-bo...
"It’s a rare book that makes us love the subject more than we did going in."
Full review: www.musicconnection.com/ten-great-bo...
Ten Great Books Released in 2025 (cont.)
Music Connection reviewed six books every month, leading us to discover some gems. Here are 10 of the very best, compiled for your pleasure.
www.musicconnection.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Many thanks to @musicconnection.com.web.brid.gy for putting my book "Frank Zappa's America" (@lsupress.bsky.social) on their list of the ten great music books of 2025!
"It’s a rare book that makes us love the subject more than we did going in."
Full review: www.musicconnection.com/ten-great-bo...
"It’s a rare book that makes us love the subject more than we did going in."
Full review: www.musicconnection.com/ten-great-bo...
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@bradleymorgan.bsky.social I finally received this! Trump's tariff war makes ordering books complicated.
October 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
@bradleymorgan.bsky.social I finally received this! Trump's tariff war makes ordering books complicated.
Achtung! Received a copy of the German edition of my new U2 book! Danke, Delius Klasing Verlag!
October 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Achtung! Received a copy of the German edition of my new U2 book! Danke, Delius Klasing Verlag!
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@bradleymorgan.bsky.social own words and voice.
Spot on and well done.
Attended The Mother's Brussels, Belgium on January 28, 1977. His genius authentically expressed.
As an owner of several original pressings, including Joe's Garage, I appreciate this analysis. Spot on!
Phi Zappa Crappa.
Spot on and well done.
Attended The Mother's Brussels, Belgium on January 28, 1977. His genius authentically expressed.
As an owner of several original pressings, including Joe's Garage, I appreciate this analysis. Spot on!
Phi Zappa Crappa.
Bradley Morgan, "Frank Zappa's America" (LSU Press, 2025)
YouTube video by New Books Network Book of the Day
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October 28, 2025 at 1:36 AM
@bradleymorgan.bsky.social own words and voice.
Spot on and well done.
Attended The Mother's Brussels, Belgium on January 28, 1977. His genius authentically expressed.
As an owner of several original pressings, including Joe's Garage, I appreciate this analysis. Spot on!
Phi Zappa Crappa.
Spot on and well done.
Attended The Mother's Brussels, Belgium on January 28, 1977. His genius authentically expressed.
As an owner of several original pressings, including Joe's Garage, I appreciate this analysis. Spot on!
Phi Zappa Crappa.
Thanks to Marion McCullen for this write-up about my new U2 book in the Cambridge News! It was also reprinted in several other regional UK dailies such as the Huddersfield Examiner, Burton Mail, Teesside Gazette, & the Nottingham Post.
Check out the article here: www.pressreader.com/uk/cambridge...
Check out the article here: www.pressreader.com/uk/cambridge...
October 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Thanks to Marion McCullen for this write-up about my new U2 book in the Cambridge News! It was also reprinted in several other regional UK dailies such as the Huddersfield Examiner, Burton Mail, Teesside Gazette, & the Nottingham Post.
Check out the article here: www.pressreader.com/uk/cambridge...
Check out the article here: www.pressreader.com/uk/cambridge...
"Think before you speak. Read before you think. This will give you something to think about that you didn't make up yourself.”
October 24, 2025 at 12:34 AM
"Think before you speak. Read before you think. This will give you something to think about that you didn't make up yourself.”
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ICYMI: My chat with @bradleymorgan.bsky.social for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
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Jason Schneider, "That Gun in Your Hand: The Strange Saga of Hey Joe' and Popular Music's History of Violence" (Anvil Press, 2025) - New Books Network
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October 22, 2025 at 2:25 PM
ICYMI: My chat with @bradleymorgan.bsky.social for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
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Made a tv stand from scratch!
October 21, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Made a tv stand from scratch!
Thank you to Latoya Johnson for interviewing me on my new U2 book for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social! After nearly four years interviewing for them myself, it’s always a blast to be on the other side of the mic with such a great team! Check it out here or elsewhere.
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Bradley Morgan, "U2: Until the End of the World" (Weldon Owen, 2025) - New Books Network
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October 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Thank you to Latoya Johnson for interviewing me on my new U2 book for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social! After nearly four years interviewing for them myself, it’s always a blast to be on the other side of the mic with such a great team! Check it out here or elsewhere.
newbooksnetwork.com/u2
newbooksnetwork.com/u2
Went into the @criterion.bsky.social closet repping my patron saint of bad taste.
October 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Went into the @criterion.bsky.social closet repping my patron saint of bad taste.
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Bradley Morgan’s new book ‘Frank Zappa’s America’ dives into how Zappa used music to challenge power, defend free speech, and confront extremism. A bold look at an artist who never stopped speaking truth. zurl.co/mS5JS
Author Bradley Morgan Explores the Political Legacy of Frank Zappa in ‘Frank Zappa’s America’ - That Eric Alper
Bradley Morgan’s book ‘Frank Zappa’s America’ examines the legendary musician’s fearless fight for free speech and social critique through art, highlighting his lasting impact on politics, culture, and democracy.
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October 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Bradley Morgan’s new book ‘Frank Zappa’s America’ dives into how Zappa used music to challenge power, defend free speech, and confront extremism. A bold look at an artist who never stopped speaking truth. zurl.co/mS5JS
