From 1980 to around 2000, Dean Brownrout had an uncanny habit of finding himself at the forefront of cultural shifts—from the emergence of new wave and thrash metal music to the dawn of the commercial internet.
No Big Deal
is a very humorous and nostalgic journey through a seminal time in the music industry, told in a style reminiscent of Bourdain’s
Kitchen Confidential
. Its unfiltered view into this transforming era includes a glimpse at America’s technological influence and culture. And, of course, no show business memoir is complete without appearances by
The Rolling Stones, Grace Jones, Bob Dylan, the Beastie Boys
, models, actors, and countless other fringe characters and luminaries.