'SNL' star Abby Elliott appears in new web series
Cool book alert: Anthony Bourdain's 'Get Jiro!'

Rhino releases a series of musical e-books

By Whitney Matheson, USA TODAY
Updated

While I love downloading novels to my Kindle, sometimes I prefer shorter pieces (particularly the "Kindle Singles") for my commute.

This week Rhino Entertainment launched a series of "quick read" pop-culture e-books that are the perfect length for subway rides and lunch breaks.

So far the books cover such bands as the Beastie Boys, the Grateful Dead and Duran Duran. Rhino has kicked off the series by offering one e-book for free: Musician Binky Philips' My Life in the Ghost of Planets: The Story of A CBGB Almost-Was.

You can grab your free download of Philips' tale on Amazon or iTunes. Rhino's other offerings are only $1.99 each; I'm particularly curious about Christopher Weingarten's contribution, Every Day I Take A Wee: The Beastie Boys And The Untimely Death of Suburban Folklore. He chats about it below:

Keep an eye on Rhino's site for extra features and new additions to the series.

PREVIOUS
'SNL' star Abby Elliott appears in new web series
NEXT
Cool book alert: Anthony Bourdain's 'Get Jiro!'
To report corrections and clarifications, contact Standards Editor Brent Jones. For publication consideration in the newspaper, send comments to letters@usatoday.com. Include name, phone number, city and state for verification. To view our corrections, go to corrections.usatoday.com.
USA TODAY is now using Facebook Comments on our stories and blog posts to provide an enhanced user experience. To post a comment, log into Facebook and then "Add" your comment. To report spam or abuse, click the "X" in the upper right corner of the comment box. To find out more, read the FAQ and Conversation Guidelines