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...
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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
www.allaboutjazz.com
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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#booksky
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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
#booksky
newbooksnetwork.com/that-gun-in-...
#booksky
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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.
newbooksnetwork.com/u2
newbooksnetwork.com/u2
Bradley Morgan, "U2: Until the End of the World" (Weldon Owen, 2025) - New Books Network
newbooksnetwork.com
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.
zurl.co
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
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Join me for a deep dive into the evolution of #U2 over the past 50 years with author Bradley Morgan! From 'Boy' to 'The Joshua Tree' to 'Achtung Baby' and beyond, we explore it all.
VIDEO: youtu.be/Rm9FsENeBMU?...
AUDIO: open.spotify.com/episode/1YnN...
VIDEO: youtu.be/Rm9FsENeBMU?...
AUDIO: open.spotify.com/episode/1YnN...
U2 At 50: A Retrospective
YouTube video by Booked On Rock
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October 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Join me for a deep dive into the evolution of #U2 over the past 50 years with author Bradley Morgan! From 'Boy' to 'The Joshua Tree' to 'Achtung Baby' and beyond, we explore it all.
VIDEO: youtu.be/Rm9FsENeBMU?...
AUDIO: open.spotify.com/episode/1YnN...
VIDEO: youtu.be/Rm9FsENeBMU?...
AUDIO: open.spotify.com/episode/1YnN...
Reposted by Bradley Morgan
From the brink of collapse to a chart-topping success story, author Bradley Morgan delves into #U2's journey to create '#AchtungBaby'.
youtu.be/z5pBY5it2sY
youtu.be/z5pBY5it2sY
U2's Near-Ending and Epic Comeback
YouTube video by Booked On Rock
youtu.be
October 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
From the brink of collapse to a chart-topping success story, author Bradley Morgan delves into #U2's journey to create '#AchtungBaby'.
youtu.be/z5pBY5it2sY
youtu.be/z5pBY5it2sY
Reposted by Bradley Morgan
This was a wonderful chat with @bradleymorgan.bsky.social. Hope you can check it out. The book is also available to order in the U.S. from @asterismbooks.bsky.social
My latest @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social interview!. Spoke with @jasonschneidermedia.com about “That Gun In Your Hand” (@anvilpress.bsky.social, 2025) exploring the history/legacy of the modern murder ballad “Hey Joe.” Check it out here or where you get podcasts: newbooksnetwork.com/that-gun-in-...
October 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM
This was a wonderful chat with @bradleymorgan.bsky.social. Hope you can check it out. The book is also available to order in the U.S. from @asterismbooks.bsky.social
My latest @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social interview!. Spoke with @jasonschneidermedia.com about “That Gun In Your Hand” (@anvilpress.bsky.social, 2025) exploring the history/legacy of the modern murder ballad “Hey Joe.” Check it out here or where you get podcasts: newbooksnetwork.com/that-gun-in-...
October 11, 2025 at 6:23 PM
My latest @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social interview!. Spoke with @jasonschneidermedia.com about “That Gun In Your Hand” (@anvilpress.bsky.social, 2025) exploring the history/legacy of the modern murder ballad “Hey Joe.” Check it out here or where you get podcasts: newbooksnetwork.com/that-gun-in-...
Reposted by Bradley Morgan
For anyone interested in more FZ from the 80s, this book by @bradleymorgan.bsky.social is a great read.
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...
October 8, 2025 at 8:11 PM
For anyone interested in more FZ from the 80s, this book by @bradleymorgan.bsky.social is a great read.
Many thanks to @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social for the opportunity to come sign some copies of “U2: Until the End of the World!”
October 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Many thanks to @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social for the opportunity to come sign some copies of “U2: Until the End of the World!”
Today is the pub day for my third book, “U2: Until the End of the World,” profiling the 50 year journey of the band from their humble beginnings in Dublin to becoming a global rock phenomenon!
Thanks to everyone who supported me throughout writing it!
Thanks to everyone who supported me throughout writing it!
October 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Today is the pub day for my third book, “U2: Until the End of the World,” profiling the 50 year journey of the band from their humble beginnings in Dublin to becoming a global rock phenomenon!
Thanks to everyone who supported me throughout writing it!
Thanks to everyone who supported me throughout writing it!
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The efficiency of Bradley Morgan’s 'U2 Until The End of the World' belies its heft with a fairly thorough chronicle of the mega-successful Irish band’s history, without any overt agenda or slanted editorializing. REVIEW:
glidemagazine.com/318296/u2-un...
glidemagazine.com/318296/u2-un...
'U2 - Until The End of the World' By Bradley Morgan (BOOK REVIEW) - Glide Magazine
The efficiency of Bradley Morgan's U2 Until The End of the World belies its heft. In the 240 pages of the 11" by 9" hardcover, the author provides a
glidemagazine.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The efficiency of Bradley Morgan’s 'U2 Until The End of the World' belies its heft with a fairly thorough chronicle of the mega-successful Irish band’s history, without any overt agenda or slanted editorializing. REVIEW:
glidemagazine.com/318296/u2-un...
glidemagazine.com/318296/u2-un...
Thanks to @glidemag.bsky.social for this review of my new U2 book on the eve of its publishing.
“Bradley Morgan certifies his scholarship…those academic touches ratify this title as a ‘coffee table book’ that transcends any pejorative in that descriptive phrase.”
glidemagazine.com/318296/u2-un...
“Bradley Morgan certifies his scholarship…those academic touches ratify this title as a ‘coffee table book’ that transcends any pejorative in that descriptive phrase.”
glidemagazine.com/318296/u2-un...
'U2 - Until The End of the World' By Bradley Morgan (BOOK REVIEW) - Glide Magazine
The efficiency of Bradley Morgan's U2 Until The End of the World belies its heft. In the 240 pages of the 11" by 9" hardcover, the author provides a
glidemagazine.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Thanks to @glidemag.bsky.social for this review of my new U2 book on the eve of its publishing.
“Bradley Morgan certifies his scholarship…those academic touches ratify this title as a ‘coffee table book’ that transcends any pejorative in that descriptive phrase.”
glidemagazine.com/318296/u2-un...
“Bradley Morgan certifies his scholarship…those academic touches ratify this title as a ‘coffee table book’ that transcends any pejorative in that descriptive phrase.”
glidemagazine.com/318296/u2-un...