This month marks the 25th anniversary of Almost Famous, Cameron Crowe’s landmark semi-autobiographical film. Based on his experiences as a 15-year-old music journalist with Rolling Stone, the movie earned Crowe an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and catapulted Kate Hudson into stardom.

The 2000 film also delivered one of the most celebrated soundtracks of its era, a GRAMMY-winning collection of ’70s classics from The Who, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, and Elton John (who can forget Penny Lane and the band belting out “Tiny Dancer” on the tour bus?).

Perfectly timed with the silver anniversary, Crowe, 68, is embarking on a book tour for his new memoir, The Uncool. In it, he shares the stories behind the stories — like how touring with the Allman Brothers Band inspired Almost Famou

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