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John M. Borack

John M. Borack is a music journalist and musician from Southern California.

Journalist

Borack's music reviews, columns and feature articles have appeared in periodicals such as Goldmine, Amplifier,[1] Trouser Press,[2] The Garden Grove Journal, Audities and Popsided.[citation needed] He first began contributing to Goldmine in 1985[3] and as of 2010 continued to write the "Rave On" column for the magazine.[1] He currently writes the "Power Pop Plus" column for Goldmine.[4]

Borack is the author of the 2007 book Shake Some Action: The Ultimate Power Pop Guide.[2][3] He credits the Beatles with helping to shape his appreciation for music and in 2010 published the book John Lennon: Life Is What Happens.[3]

In his biography for AllMusic, he describes himself as a "power-pop maniac".[5] Among his contributions as a CD liner-note writer, he supplied the liner notes for the 1997 Rhino Records compilation Poptopia! Power Pop Classics of the '80's.[5]

In late 2021, his latest compilation project, titled We All Shine On: A Tribute to the Music of 1970 was released through SpyderPop Records.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "John Borack". penguinrandomhouse.com. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Jönsson, Peter (February 27, 2019). "John M. Borack: Shake Some Action 2.0". popdiggers.com. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Wright, Michael (December 8, 2010). "Q&A: John M. Borack, Author of John Lennon: Life Is What Happens". gibson.com. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  4. ^ "Columns: Power Pop Plus". Goldmine. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Borack, John. "Biography: John Borack". AllMusic. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  6. ^ "We All Shine On: Celebrating The Music Of 1970". Bandcamp. August 26, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
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