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  • Book Reviews, Magazine, Reviews
    December 18, 2025
    by Brett Callwood

    Book Store: "The Return of the Blues Brothers: The Escape of Joliet Jake" By Luke ...

    This feels very personal. Dan Aykroyd’s daughter Stella, and Luke Pisano (son of John Belushi’s widow Judy) have joined forces with writer James Werner and ...
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    December 18, 2025
    by Brett Callwood

    Book Store: "Backbeats: A History of Rock and Roll in Fifteen Drummers" By John Lingan

    Author John Lingan, with a body of work that includes the book A Song for Everyone: The Story of Creedence Clearwater Revival, has taken it ...
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    December 18, 2025
    by Brett Callwood

    Book Store: "Mostly the Van: Volume One" By Jason Narducy

    Jason Narducy, as well as being a solo artist, is known for his work with Bob Mould, Sunny Day Real Estate, Superchunk, Verböten and actor ...
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  • Book Reviews, Magazine, Reviews
    December 18, 2025
    by Brett Callwood

    Book Store: "Plenty for All: The Art of Rick Fröberg" By Rick Fröberg

    Rick Fröberg tragically passed away in 2023 at the all-too-young age of 55. He achieved immortality of a sort though, because his art and his ...
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  • Book Reviews, Magazine, Reviews
    November 20, 2025
    by Brett Callwood

    Bookstore: "Unbreakable Rhythm: My Journey Through Music, Wellness and Mental Strength" By Frank Zummo

    Frank Zummo is the drummer with Canadian pop-punk kings Sum 41 and, alongside veteran music journo Jason Pettigrew, he’s penned an autobiography (published by Modern ...
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    November 20, 2025
    by Brett Callwood

    Bookstore: "Desert Dreams: The Music, Style, and Allure of Coachella" By Katie Bain

    Music journalist Bain has been attending the Coachella Festival for years, and she’s put all those hours in the baking desert sun to good use. ...
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    November 20, 2025
    by Brett Callwood

    Bookstore: "In One Ear: Cocteau Twins, Ivor and Me" By Simon Raymonde

    British producer, musician, and record-company CEO Simon Raymonde was one third of the Cocteau Twins and offshoot This Mortal Coil, and he’s the founder of the ...
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  • Book Reviews, Magazine, Reviews
    November 20, 2025
    by Brett Callwood

    Bookstore: "Now Jazz Now: 100 Essential Free Jazz & Improvisation Recordings 1960-80" By Thurston Moore, ...

    Musicians Mats Gustafsson and Thurston Moore have joined forces with music scribe Byron Coley for this, an exhaustive illustrated guide to free jazz records between ...
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    November 20, 2025
    by Brett Callwood

    Bookstore: "Street Smart: Succeeding in a Man’s World" By Dina LaPolt

    Powerhouse attorney and founder of LaPolt Law Dina LaPolt has written her memoir, and it’s both a survival guide and a source for incredible personal ...
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  • Book Reviews, Magazine, Reviews
    November 20, 2025
    by Brett Callwood

    Bookstore: "Moving in Stereo: Ric Ocasek, the Driving Force of The Cars" By Peter Aaron

    This is the second book on the subject of new wave icons The Cars that we’ve reviewed in recent months, the first being Bill Janovitz’s ...
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  • Book Reviews, Magazine, Reviews
    October 23, 2025
    by Brett Callwood

    Book Store: "Iron Maiden: Infinite Dreams" by Steve Harris, Bruce Dickinson, Iron Maiden

    One of the greatest and most consistent heavy metal bands of all time, the men of Iron Maiden have come together to create this absolutely ...
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  • Book Reviews, Magazine, Reviews
    October 23, 2025
    by Brett Callwood

    Book Store: "Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual" Edited by Tamsin Embleton

    MC reviewed the physical version of this invaluable book back in April, and noted that “the book instructs you how to navigate band conflicts and ...
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  • Book Reviews, Magazine, Reviews
    October 23, 2025
    by Brett Callwood

    Book Store: "Revolution: Prince, The Band, The Era" by James Campion

    Campion has penned a long-overdue book that gives Prince’s band The Revolution their dues. When you’re fronted by one of the greatest musical minds of ...
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  • Book Reviews, Magazine, Reviews
    October 23, 2025
    by Brett Callwood

    Book Store: "Oasis: Trying to Find a Way Out of Nowhere 1994-2009/2025" by Jill Furmanovsky, ...

    Like the Iron Maiden book, this Oasis tome is published by Tames & Hudson, and it’s equally impressive. With the Brit-pop icons back together and ...
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  • Book Reviews, Magazine, Reviews
    October 23, 2025
    by Brett Callwood

    Book Store: "Land of A Thousand Sessions: The Complete Muscle Shoals Story 1951-1985" by Rob ...

    Music scholar Bowman has already dug into one legendary institution with his bookSoulsville U.S.A.: The Story of Stax Records. His new slab of work, “captures ...
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  • Book Reviews, Magazine, Reviews
    October 23, 2025
    by Brett Callwood

    Book Store: "Heart*Life*Music" by Kenny Chesney

    Country icon Kenny Chesney’s long-awaited and highly-anticipated book was, they say, “written to capture the road from small town dreamer to every aspiring songwriter and ...
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    October 15, 2025
    by Brett Callwood

    Book Store: "Sanctuary of Sound: The Church Studio Story" by Teresa Knox

    First off, hats off to the packaging. This stunning coffee table pictorial by Teresa Knox about the Tulsa, OK landmark is packed with gorgeous, glossy ...
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  • Book Reviews, Magazine, Reviews
    September 19, 2025
    by Brett Callwood

    Book Store: "The Last Outlaw" by Henry Paul with Gary Hertz

    Southern rock artist Henry Paul has joined forces with ghostwriter, producer, screenwriter, and superfan Gary Hertz to tell his story, and tell it properly. “A ...
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  • Book Reviews, Magazine, Reviews
    September 18, 2025
    by Brett Callwood

    Book Store: "Giant Steps" by Derek Shulman

    With a tagline of “My Improbable Journey from Stage Lights to Executive Heights,” Giant Steps is a memoir by renowned executive Derek Shulman, detailing his ...
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  • Book Reviews, Magazine, Reviews
    September 18, 2025
    by Brett Callwood

    Book Store: "Cat: On the Road to Findout" by Yusuf/Cat Stevens

    He became something of a divisive figure in some quarters for non-musical reasons, but nobody can deny that the man known as either Yusuf or ...
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