Paperback, 182 pages; Ink Music/Buchschmiede

"Useless Music Knowledge" collects anecdotes and stories from the world of pop music, especially for children of the 80s and 90s. The stories behind the songs, the little details you don't hear on the radio, the connections and relationships you don't immediately see. For that little "ha!" moment or the head-shaking "tss!" in between; for the back room and the next pub quiz, or for casual bragging at the next barbecue. Because, of course, knowledge is never truly "useless," because it testifies to the very curiosity that drove the author to learn and discover things and to write them down.