{"podcast":{"title":"The Hustle","slug":"the-hustle-879596","podcast_index_feed_id":879596,"rss_url":"http://thehustle.podbean.com/feed.xml","website_url":"https://thehustle.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/839690/Resized-VW39J.jpg","author":"Jon Lamoreaux","episode_count":750,"summary":"Every artist has a story. Whether big or small, they‘ve all seen the ups and downs and worked hard to maintain careers in music. We chat with some of the most interesting legacy artists in pop music and go in depth on their careers, how they feel about them, what it‘s like being a ”rock star” and also hear their best stories. If you‘re a music junkie you will love these long form conversations with beloved figures from your life.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hustle-879596"},"episode":{"title":"Book Club - Jim Sullivan author of Backstage & Beyond: 45 Years of Rock Chats and Rants","slug":"book-club-jim-sullivan-author-of-backstage-beyond-45-years-of-rock-chats-and-rants","published_at":"2026-03-09T17:10:11+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hustle-879596/book-club-jim-sullivan-author-of-backstage-beyond-45-years-of-rock-chats-and-rants","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hustle-879596","url":"https://thehustle.podbean.com/e/book-club-jim-sullivan-author-of-backstage-beyond-45-years-of-rock-chats-and-rants/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/77uc5a2mhur32n2s/The_Hustle_-_Book_Club_-_Sullivan95zhs.mp3","summary":"Former Boston Globe Music Critic and rock and roll lifer Jim Sullivan joins us this week to discuss his highly entertaining new books Backstage and Beyond. There are two volumes (or one \"Complete\" version that includes both and some extra chapters) that share his conversations with most of the major movers and shakers over the last 45 years in rock. There's everyone from Jerry Lee Lewis to David Bowie to Ginger Baker to Enya to George Clinton. Jim and I discuss his long career with the Globe and what he does now, why most music critics all like the same music, his thoughts on rock stardom in general and a lot more. Enjoy, it's a blast! Backstage & Beyond Complete (eBook) — Trouser Press Books The Hustle Podcast | creating podcasts | Patreon","meta_description":"Former Boston Globe Music Critic and rock and roll lifer Jim Sullivan joins us this week to discuss his highly entertaining new books Backstage and Beyond…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5351,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-hustle-879596/episodes/book-club-jim-sullivan-author-of-backstage-beyond-45-years-of-rock-chats-and-rants/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hustle-879596/book-club-jim-sullivan-author-of-backstage-beyond-45-years-of-rock-chats-and-rants.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}