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Book Store: "The Songwriting Competition Handbook" by Scott Ashley
Author Ashley has gone super-specific with his second book, the follow up to How to Write Better Songs. Rather than a general songwriting guide, this ... -
Book Store: "My Hip-Hop Wiz" by Innton Tigger
Innton Tigger wants to make it clear that his My Hip-Hop Wiz passion project is not your grandma’s The Wizard of Oz and it’s not ... -
Book Store: "Down River: In Search of David Ackles" By Mark Brend
Back in 1972, when David Ackles released his third album American Gothic, it was lavishly praised and referred to as the “Sgt. Pepper of folk.” ... -
Book Store: "Eternally Electric: The Message in My Music" By Debbie Gibson
Obviously named in tribute to one of her biggest hits “Electric Youth” (which, unbelievably, is 36 years old now), pop star Debbie Gibson’s Eternally Electric ... -
Book Store: "The Complete Johnny Cash: Lyrics from a Lifetime of Songwriting" By Mark Stielper
It’s just a joy to spend any time with the brilliant mind that was Johnny Cash, isn’t it? The only thing that possibly outshone Cash’s ... -
Book Store: "Lee Berk: Leading the Berklee Way" By Mark Small with Susan Berk
Lee Berk is, of course, the man that the Berklee College of Music is named after. With that in mind, and when considering the wealth ... -
Book Store: "Chet Atkins: Mr. Guitar" By Don Cusic
Country music historian Cusic has done a fine job of telling the story of the great Chet Atkins, described here as “arguably the most influential ... -
Book Store: "Frank Zappa’s America" By Bradley Morgan
They really don’t make ‘em like Frank Zappa anymore. Visionary, poet, activist, virtuoso... Zappa was all of those things and so much more. Plenty has ... -
Book Store: "Cypress Hill: Black Sunday" by Noah Callahan-Bever and Gabriel Alvarez
With July marking the 30th anniversary of seminal hip-hop group Cypress Hill’s multi-platinum album Black Sunday, writers Callahan-Bever and Alvarez take on the trio’s history ... -
Book Store: "Richard Manuel" by Stephen T. Lewis
The tagline to this weighty volume is, “His life and music, from The Hawks and Bob Dylan to The Band.” That’s a fair synopsis. Additionally, ... -
Book Store: "Chick Singer" by Lorraine Devon Wilke
Devon Wilke landed in L.A. years ago with intentions of becoming a singer-songwriter/rock star at a level that it would provide for her future. In ... -
Book Store: "Bobbito’s Book of B-Ball Bong Bong!" by Bobbito Garcia
This is interesting! Bobbito Garcia’s memoir takes a long, hard look at his life in basketball and music. A noted hip-hop radio host, Garcia spent ... -
Book Store: "Tearing Down the Orange Curtain" by Nate Jackson and Daniel Kohn
Respected journalists Jackson and Kohn dig deep into the Orange County punk rock and ska-punk scene, barely leaving a stone unturned. The likes of No ... -
Book Store: "501 Essential Albums of the 1980s" Edited by Gary Graff
MC contributor Graff has played an absolute blinder here, working with a long list of esteemed scribes (Cary Baker, Rob St. Mary, many more) to ... -
Book Store: "Gliders Over Hollywood: Airships, Airplay and the Art of Rock Promotion" By Paul ...
During his 33-year career at Columbia Records, Paul Rappaport played an instrumental role in developing the careers of Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd, The ... -
Book Store: "On Elton John: An Opinionated Guide" By Matthew Restall
Restall is known primarily as a historian of early Latin America, with a focus on Aztec and Mayan history. A gifted writer for sure, but ... -
Book Store: "A Walk in the Sun" By Lisa Dominique Machat
Back in the '80s, Lisa Dominique was a metal queen in her native England, regularly appearing in publications such as Kerrang! alongside the likes of ... -
Book Store: "After Woodstock" By Howard Reiss
Writer Reiss has clearly lived an interesting life, and he currently lives in Nyack, NY where he co-founded and runs a soup kitchen. One must ... -
Book Store: "Decade of Dissent: How 1960s Bob Dylan Changed the World" By Sean Egan
One might think that, at this point, there’s really nothing new to write about the living legend that is Bob Dylan. There are countless books ... -
BOOK STORE: "RHAPSODY, THRENODY & PRAYER" BY DAVID J HASKINS
It shouldn’t really be surprising that David J Haskins, commonly known as David J and one of the brains behind both Bauhaus and Love & ...
