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Book Review: ‘Allen Klein: The Man Who Bailed Out The Beatles, Made The Stones, And Transformed Rock & Roll’ by Fred Goodman
Allen Klein forever changed the way the game is played. At least, before this whole internet thing came along. But that's another story...
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Grateful Dead FAQ’ by Tony Sclafani
It's like a Wiki-Dead-a-Pedia.
Read More »TV Review: Orchestra of Exiles
Orchestra of Exiles is the fascinating story of one man's quest to form the Palestine Symphony Orchestra in the 1930s.
Read More »Book Review: Mary Wells: The Tumultuous Life of Motown’s First Superstar by Peter Benjaminson
Does the new biography of Mary Wells capture the spirit of the late soul singer?
Read More »Book Review: Bruce by Peter Ames Carlin
Springsteen biography looks to The Boss' past to present a multifaceted view.
Read More »Book Review: Ukulele Heroes by Ian Whitcomb
A fast, witty, entertaining look at the history of the ukulele in popular music.
Read More »Book Review: Abbey Road To Ziggy Stardust: Off the Record with The Beatles, Bowie, Elton and So Much More by Ken Scott and Bobby Owinski
Ken Scott has produced some of the mightiest music of the 20th Century and has written a book about it.
Read More »Book Review: Up Front and Center: New Orleans Music at the End of the 20th Century by Jay Mazza
New Orleans' musical scene flourishes at the end of the 20th century
Read More »Book Review: When I Left Home: My Story by Buddy Guy
Buddy Guy’s autobiography goes behind the scenes of the great Chicago Blues renaissance and beyond.
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