Danny Bland was the first person I ever asked for an autograph, when I was 16. A fixture of the Seattle music scene as a hard-living musician and sage tour manager, In Case We Die credibly brings to life those nihilistic early years of grunge-era Seattle. A generous storyteller, Danny didn't just put out a novel, he also had a different brilliant artist voice each chapter of the audiobook, which was also released as a physical CD for kicks. From Guns N Roses' Duff McKagan to Aimee Mann, Mudhoney's Mark Arm to Marc Maron, the book comes to life with surreal poignancy.

 

The cover was printed in alarming red, hospital green, and blackest black on a field of reflective silver.