S.W. Lauden Author Bio

May 12, 2024

S.W. Lauden is the editor of the essay collections Go All The Way: A Literary Appreciation of Power Pop and Forbidden Beat: Perspectives on Punk Drumming. His power pop-themed crime fiction novellas include That'll Be The Day: A Power Pop Heist and Good Girls Don't. He is also the author of the Greg Salem punk rock PI trilogy, starting with Bad Citizen Corporation. Find more of Steve’s music writing on Substack at Remember The Lightning, including his semi-annual print/ebook Guitar Pop Journals.

Steve has played drums for various LA-based rock bands including Ridel High, Tsar and the Brothers Steve.

Favorite Food: Burritos
Favorite Non-Burrito Food: Pho
Favorite Drinks: Coffee and Bubbly Water
Favorite Bands: The Replacements, X, David Bowie, The Go-Go’s, The Nerves, Teenage Fanclub, Descendents, The Whiffs, Kate Clover, Robyn Hitchcock, Fountains of Wayne, 2nd Grade, The Beths, The Kinks…
Favorite Fiction Authors: Kurt Vonnegut, Raymond Chandler, Katherine Dunn, Don Winslow, E. Annie Proulx, Haruki Murakami, Blake Crouch, Jo Nesbø, Arnaldur Indriðason, Umberto Eco…
Favorite Non-Fiction Music Books: Trouble Boys by Bob Mehr, Supernatural Strategies for Making a Rock 'n' Roll Group by Ian Svenonius, Corporate Rock Sucks by Jim Ruland, Sick On You by Andrew Matheson, X-Ray: The Unauthorized Autobiography by Ray Davies…
Favorite Movies: Willy Wonka &The Chocolate Factory (Gene Wilder), The Outsiders, Oliver, Apocalypse Now, Groundhog Day, It’s A Wonderful Life, True Romance…
Favorite Music Documentaries: Every Everything: The Music, Life & Times of Grant Hart, The Beatles: Get Back, The Decline of Western Civilization, Let’s Get Lost…
Favorite Color: Gray

(Photo Credit: Chris Strother)