Books: Entertainment
Currently listing articles 668-651:
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Book Review: Janeology by Karen Harrington— In Janeology a father is put on trial for allowing his wife to kill one of their children.
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Book Review: Bad Moon Rising - The Unauthorized History of Creedence Clearwater Revival by Hank Bordowitz— "It ain't me, it ain't me": Hank Bordowitz's bio of one of the most dysfunctional bands in music.
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Book Review: Taken By Storm – The Album Art of Storm Thorgerson by Storm Thorgerson— "I was in that half-sleep, half-awake stage and I was dreaming of a red desert, and a bunch of balls sitting on the sand.”
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Book Review: When We Get to Surf City - A Journey Through America in Pursuit of Rock and Roll, Friendship, and Dreams by Bob Greene— A nostalgic journey into the life of a 1960s rock and roll touring band.
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Book Review: You Don't Love Me Yet by Jonathan Lethem— Jonathan Lethem presents another indictment of consumer culture in his latest novel.
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Book Review: Three Dog Nightmare - The Continuing Chuck Negron Story by Chuck Negron— Behind the music, a cycle of detox and re-tox, (excessive) sex, (staggering amounts of) drugs, and, incidentally, rock and roll.
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Book Review: Steely Dan: Reelin’ In The Years (Updated Edition) by Brian Sweet— “This is music, music we care about. We don’t make records to find girls. We already have girls.”
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Book Review: The Lucky Strike Papers by Andrew Lee Fielding— Early TV was a fascinating world, and reading about it is the next best thing to having been there.
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Book Review: Pot Culture - The A-Z Guide to Stoner Language & Life by Shirley Halperin & Steve Bloom— A fun book that every toker should get their sticky green fingers on.
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Book Review: 33 1/3 - Tom Waits’ Swordfishtrombones by David Smay— One blogger's 33 1/3 series rampage continues, this time with Tom Waits' Swordfishtrombones.
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Book Review: Psychic Confusion - The Sonic Youth Story by Steve Chick— This exhaustive biography reveals the many influences Sonic Youth have had over the years.
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Book Review: To Live's to Fly: The Ballad of the Late, Great Townes Van Zandt by John Kruth— Townes Van Zandt chose to pursue a life of wine, women, and most importantly, his unwavering dedication to song.
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Book Review: Captain Beefheart's Trout Mask Replica (33 1/3) by Kevin Courrier— Eric Whelchel tackles Kevin Courrier's informative if uneven take on Trout Mask Replica, one of music’s most challenging albums.
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Book Review: Hoi Polloi edited by Robert McNulty— The real value comes not from its bite-size musings but instead from its author profiles and interviews.
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Book Review: Hollywood Be Thy Name - An Inside Look at Hollywood Actors and Extras by Shirley and Jeff Lawrence— Extras are privy to a lot of information about stars and the inner workings of Hollywood.
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Book Review: Doolittle by Ben Sisario— Sisario examines and discusses Doolittle's themes of violence, death, and the horizontal tango - and the dark sense of humor resting just below the surface.
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Book Review: Winner Takes All by Christina Binkley— Christina Binkley’s fly-on-the-wall viewpoint of the second coming of Vegas is an educational and entertaining read.
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Book Review: Amy, Amy, Amy - The Amy Winehouse Story by Nick Johnstone— The prospect of writing an unauthorized biography becomes even riskier when the subject is somebody as volatile as Amy Winehouse.
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