Tags : “History and Appreciation” - Page 17

Opinion in Music — by Big Geez — on Apr 30, 2008

Behind the music, a cycle of detox and re-tox, (excessive) sex, (staggering amounts of) drugs, and, incidentally, rock and roll.

Review in Books — by James A. Gardner — on Apr 29, 2008

Over 500 different versions have been recorded but some of them are seldom heard.

Opinion in Music — by Big Geez — on Apr 27, 2008

A history of prewar blues that's a work in progress.

Review in Books — by Lou Novacheck — on Apr 22, 2008

Smart bandleaders knew that a great arranger could mean the difference between success and failure for their band.

Opinion in Music — by Big Geez — on Apr 19, 2008

When Americans began to sing dirges was when I sensed History's tragic hand upon her shoulder.

Opinion in Politics — by Ruvy — on Apr 16, 2008

Only that new British group with the odd name could have kept the Rivieras from topping the charts.

Opinion in Music — by Big Geez — on Apr 15, 2008

This exhaustive biography reveals the many influences Sonic Youth have had over the years.

Review in Books — by Kevin Eagan — on Apr 13, 2008

"The highly charged language...is full of gimmicks and almost overpowers some songs with paradoxes and subverted cliches piling up into private and secret meanings."

Opinion in Music — by Gordon Hauptfleisch — on Apr 09, 2008

An accessible compilation of traditional and more modern klezmer tunes presented by The Rough Guide.

Review in Music — by Barbara Barnett — on Apr 08, 2008