For Miranda Lambert, who added New York Times best-selling author to her impressive list of accolades with “Y’ALL EAT YET? Welcome to the Pretty B*tchin’ Kitchen,” her lifestyle book became as much an homage to multi-generational female friendship, the power of food and laughter to carry you through hard times and the will to chase impossible dreams as it was a collection of anyone-can-make-them recipes. Unconventional in its lane, like its groundbreaking, multiple GRAMMY-winning author, “Y’All Eat Yet?” – co-written with journalist Holly Gleason – is making its mark in unprecedented ways.
Most recently, it is among the nominees for Best Book, Non-Fiction at the National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards. It joins Jon Burlingame’s “Music for Prime Time: A History of American Television Themes and Scoring,” Gerrick Kennedy’s “Didn’t We Almost Have It All: In Defense of Whitney Houston,” Mark Kernes’ “Preachers Vs. Porn: Exposing Christianity’s War on Sexxx” and Alessandra Mattanza’s “Street Art Is Female” in a very competitive and eclectic category.
“I knew when I started working on this book, I wanted it to be something that shared more than how many cups of flour,” Lambert says. “I was raised by such strong, smart women – my mother and her friends and my Nonny and her friends – that I wanted to celebrate them as much I wanted to make these ladies actually write down their recipes. We live in a world where it’s easy to forget how powerful having that kind of force in your life can be...
“It never occurred to me when we were writing that it was anything more than just talking about where I came from. I am so honored and surprised to be nominated for this award. I promise that the last thing on my mind when we finally finished and got it out was getting nominated for anything, let alone something like this with such an impressive group of books.”
With Texas Monthly raving “it’s a Texan’s dream” and Forbes calling it a “celebration,” Lambert’s book arrived to multiple kudos. Shondaland opined, “Miranda Lambert’s Secret Ingredient is Sisterhood;” Rolling Stone offered it “sees the singer opening up her heart and home in more intimate ways than ever before;” Eating Well concurred, “Reading her new cookbook will make you feel like you’re part of her family;” and Southern culture monthly Garden & Gun celebrated the book as “dedicated to her tight-knit clan of women and the laughter, comfort and good food they fill spaces with.” Even trade Publishers Weekly assessed, “Lambert uses stories of food to celebrate friendship, good times, and the importance of kinship,” while Booklist boiled it down to the fact that the book “quite simply, will enchant.”
“Y’ALL EAT YET? Welcome to the Pretty B*tchin’ Kitchen” is available at retailers and stores across the country including Walmart, Target, Buc-ee’s, Cracker Barrel, Kroger and Whole Foods, Nashville’s Parnassus Books, plus online via Amazon and HERE.
GWAR Announces North American Leg of “The Black Death Rager World Tour”
Kicks Off May 19th in Ft. Wayne, IN
New Album “The New Dark Ages” Out June 3rd on CD and Digital / September 16 on Vinyl and Cassette
Human Scum! In support of their forthcoming opus, “The New Dark Ages” our Lords and Masters GWAR will return to the road in North America this Spring! The first leg of “The Black Death Rager World Tour,” kicks off May 19th in Ft. Wayne, IN and runs through June 17th in Reading, PA. Support on the run will come from Crowbar, The Native Howl and Nekrogoblikon. A complete list of dates can be found below. Tickets go on sale to fan club members this Thursday March 3rd and to the general public this Friday March 4th.
Lead doom-warbler, The Berserker Blothar, comments on the upcoming tour: “Ah, the cruel Spring, when life bursts forth and humans are reminded how dead they are inside! The horrific majesty of GWAR will blow through your town like painted ladies working the block for that rock.”
Watch a trailer for the tour
Pre-order “The New Dark Ages” at https://gwar.net/collections/the-new-dark-ages. The album will be released on CD/Digital June 3rd and Vinyl and Cassette September 16th via the band’s own “Pit Records.” The first aural offerings from the album are cumming soon.
GWAR LIVE:
Support: Crowbar, The Native Howl, Nekrogoblikon
5/19: Ft. Wayne, IN @ Piere’s*
5/20: St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant* (PointFest PreParty)
5/21: Wichita, KS @ TempleLive*
5/23: Colorado Springs, CO @ The Black Sheep
5/24: Grand Junction, CO @ Mesa Theater
5/26: Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
5/27: Chico, CA @ Senator Theatre
5/28: San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
5/29: Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee
5/31: San Antonio, TX @ Vibes Event Center
6/2: Destin, FL @ Club LA
6/3: Chattanooga, TN @ The Signal
6/4: Charleston, SC @ Music Farm
6/5: Charlotte, NC @ The Underground
6/7: Joliet, IL @ The Forge
6/8: Green Bay, WI @ EPIC Event Center
6/10: Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
6/11: Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
6/12: Albany, NY @ Empire Live
6/14: Hampton Beach, NH @ Wally’s
6/15: Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
6/16: Providence, RI @ The Strand
6/17: Reading, PA @ Reverb
*No Crowbar
It was also just announced that GWAR will be heading across the pond bringing “The Black Death Rager World Tour,” to Europe this summer.
You've read the album, now hear the book!
"GWAR in the Duoverse of Absurdity" chronicles the epic battle between GWAR and their doppelgangers from an alternate universe the band discovers behind their treasured Magic Mirror. The book uses an innovative storytelling technique that combines words and pictures printed on paper (made from real trees!) in a seamless format we are calling a "graphic novel.” The tale is illustrated by the masterful talents of Andy MacDonald (Wolverine, Dr Strange, Wonder Woman), Shane White (Things Undone, Braun, Endless Summer), Matt Maguire (GWAR) and Bob Gorman (GWAR). Z2 Comics (Judas Priest, Dio, Anthrax) have teamed up with GWAR to produce what will surely be known as the ultimate illustrated saga of the beloved Scumdogs of the Duoverse.
Decibel Books Announces USBM: A Revolution of Identity in American Black Metal!
Pre-Orders Available NOW!
“USBM is an important and truly revealing adventure into U.S. black metal's inner-workings, for better or worse.” —Invisible Oranges
Over three years in the making, Decibel Books is proud to finally announce the publication of USBM: A Revolution of Identity in American Black Metal. In parallel with the blazing European scene of the 1990s, the American wasteland birthed its own wayward souls who found their own uses for blast beats, tremolo picking, ghoulish shrieks and satanic leanings. Over the span of 30 years, Americans have clung to black metal’s core tenets and cast them off in equal measure, always in search of a sound that could give voice to our uniquely predatory demons.
This new 544-page hardcover book chronicles the stateside movement via first-hand accounts from genre progenitors Von, Profanatica and Absu through revolutionary acts like Leviathan, Weakling and Xasthur to present day progressives Panopticon, Deafheaven and Wolves in the Throne Room along with dozens more black metal musicians. Including hundreds of rare and never-before-seen photos and a special foreword from extreme metal godfather Tom Gabriel Warrior (Hellhammer/Celtic Frost), USBM is a thorough and definitive tome from longtime Decibel contributor Daniel Lake and is available for pre-order exclusively through Decibel NOW.
Watermarked digital review copies and interview opportunities with author Daniel Lake are available upon request.