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Book Review: Ellie and the Harpmaker
A novel by Hazel Prior, Prior herself is a free lance harpist, Ellie and the Harpmaker tells an unexpected love story between Ellie and Dan— ... -
Book Review: Slanted: How an Asian American Troublemaker Took on the Supreme Court
In 2004, Simon Tam formed a dance-rock band of all Asian-Americans after leaving his previous group, The Stivs. When naming his new band he decided ... -
Book Review: California Slim: The Music, the Magic, and the Madness
Bernstein writes of his front-row seat during the ever-evolving music scene of the 1960s and 1970s in California Slim, a personable memoir that gives a ... -
Book Review: 1964 -1974: A Decade of Odd Tales and Wonders
Chronicling the prolific, multi-faceted Pike’s development as a storyteller, singer and songwriter, along with his performances in the U.S. and abroad from 1964-1974, the book ... -
Book Review: Famous Guitarists I Have Met Who Influenced Me
As the guitarist in #1 hit (“96 Tears”) ‘60s garage-rock band Question Mark and the Mysterians, Bobby Balderrama travelled far and wide playing gigs alongside ... -
Book Reviews: Dreaming The Beatles
The Fab Four have inspired some terrific writing over the years, but none as perceptive, insightful or downright exhilarating as this book by Rolling Stone ... -
Book Review: "Starmaker Machinery"
Author Meredith Day distills her many years of experience as a talent manager into this handbook, aptly subtitled Everything You Need to Know for Self-Promotion ... -
Book Review: "The Doors - Summer's Gone"
Here’s another kick-ass compendium of interviews, courtesy of journalist/historian Harvey Kubernik, who seems to have a bottomless trove of chats with the band’s members, intimates ... -
Book Review: "I Wish You Would Kill Yourself Like Your Brother Or Like Kurt Cobain"
An eye-catching book title, for sure. Author Dean Strickland, aka Roland Numbers, singer-bassist of the band Chemical Diary, has penned a unique autobiographical tale of ... -
Book Review: Rock Critic Law
Straight out of his Twitter feed, @RockCriticLaw, acclaimed rock journalist and author of the classic books Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana and ...
