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Book Review: "Rock Stars at Home"
This entertaining new book takes readers on pri- vate home tours of icons such as Elvis, Ozzy, Rod Stewart, Prince and even the Beatles. With ... -
Book Review: "Making Poor Man's Guitars"
In Making Poor Man’s Guitars, Shane Speal, the “King of the Cigar Box Guitar,” brings the making of music and musical instruments back to its ... -
Book Review: "Into The Light: The Music Photography of Jérôme Brunet"
We’ve seen a lot of photo books, but this one is exceptional. Mainly because Brunet has captured so many of these performers “in the moment” ... -
Book Review: "Shame is an Ocean I Swim Across" By Mary Lambert
Known for her Grammy-nominated collaboration with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, “Same Love,” Lambert delivers a poetry book that is beautiful and brutally honest. Lambert opens ... -
Book Review: "No Cameras Allowed: Career as an Outlaw Rock & Roll Photographer"
Julian David Stone, entirely by sneaking his equipment into concerts, amassed an incredible archive of over 10,000 rock & amp; roll photos. Starting by simply ... -
Book Review: "Burning Down the Haus: Punk Rock, Revolution and the Fall of the Berlin ...
The story of East German punk rock is about much more than music; it is a story of extraordinary bravery in the face of one of ... -
Book Review: "Bitten By The Blues: The Alligator Records Story"
Bitten by the Blues is Alligator Records founder Bruce Iglauer’s memoir of a life immersed in the blues—and the business of the blues. He produced albums by Koko ... -
Book Review: "Beauty in the Breakdown: Choosing to Overcome"
In her inspirational memoir, country singer Julie Roberts relates the highs and lows of her career, the personal struggles she’s endured, the lessons she’s learned, and her sense ... -
Book Review: "Rock-and-Roll Woman"
Subtitled The Fiercest 50 Female Rockers, Ochs’ books is a fun, satisfying compendium. You’re not only treated to bios of many of the more familiar ladies of loudness (Joplin, Jett, Winehouse, Nicks) but ... -
Book Review: "Songs of Love and Horror: Collected Lyrics of Will Oldham"
Singer-songwriter Oldham’s aphoristic meditations on death, patience and turning carelessness into a virtue are, like his lyrics, profound, earthy and often funny. They reveal flashes of Oldham’s ...
