In which Chris Holmes reviews Greg Prato’s The Faith No More & Mr. Bungle Companion. The verdict? You should care a lot.
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Rob Ross
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Once again, author Heather Augustyn hits hard and deep, this time with her study of a forgotten musical legend – Jamaican trombonist Don Drummond. Acknowledged by many but heard of…
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Rob Ross
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Ska: The Rhythm Of Liberation is a very serious study of the upbeat, rhythm-based music that was born in Jamaica. While other books have been written about the “2 Tone”…
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Rob Ross
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This autobiography from the Hollies/Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young mainstay isn’t your standard book of revelations. It is one of those rare musical life reflections that, although dishing some “dirt”,…
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Rob Ross
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Mud Sharks is the first novel written by former Adam & The (original) Ants and Bow Wow Wow drummer Dave Barbarossa and it is a remarkable debut. A powerful story…
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Dw. Dunphy
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In his sequel to The Shining, Stephen King explores the prices paid to break the cycles of the past, and scares the hell out of you too.
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Rob Ross
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Originally released in 1990 as Remarks: The Story Of R.E.M. (and subsequently updated, minus the photos, as Remarks Remade in 2002), Perfect Circle is the fitting, final written chapter of…
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Ann Logue
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Nailed!: The Improbable Rise and Spectacular Fall of Lenny Dykstra is a tragedy, but it is not a particularly novel one. It’s about an athlete who goes bad after retiring….
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David Medsker
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Cassie McKinnon. She’s like Harry Dresden, only more assassin-y.
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Brian Boone
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So I’ve read a lot of articles over the last three years or so about the exciting, brave new world of e-book publishing, almost all of which used the term…
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Brian Boone
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Political satire is usually pretty lead-footed. It’s hard to do well, with the result usually falling into the realm of smug, obvious, and overwhelmingly direct (Capitol Steps), or fear-mongering and…
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Mike Heyliger
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An interesting new book takes a look at the life, successes and troubles of Motown’s first “First Lady,” Mary Wells.
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Brian Boone
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Are almanacs still necessary? Yeah, I think they are. Even though you can find exactly the thing you need on the Internet instantly, on your goddamn phone with Bing and…
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Brian Boone
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As a rock snot, music writer, and Young White Male, you’re kind of supposed to already know everything there is to know about Yo La Tengo. It’s like that list…
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Jack Feerick
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Is there something inherently amusing about trousers? They seem to be the go-to item of clothing for comedians in search of a title for their memoirs. Tina Fey’s Bossypants, for…
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Ken Shane
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Jon Stebbins has penned fine books about Beach Boys Dennis Wilson, and David Marks. “The Beach Boys FAQ” aspires to be the last word on the history of the band.
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Jack Feerick
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In Hollywood, where everything from the latest Scorsese to Piranha 3-D is marketed as “a major motion picture,” you might think that there’s no such thing as a minor one….
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Jack Feerick
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If the idea of Ozzy Osbourne writing a health-and-wellness column seems ludicrous — I mean, this is Ozzy we’re talking about, the inchoate wet-brain that you’ve seen shambling across your…
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Chris Holmes
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Engineer and producer Phill Brown reflects on more than four decades in the music business with “Are We Still Rolling?” Chris Holmes weighs in with his review.
Andrew Berne
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I must admit a few things before I begin: First, this is the only book review I have ever written. I’ve written reviews of concerts and albums, but it’s been…
Dw. Dunphy
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Popdose reviews the latest from the Firefly Universe, Serenity: The Shepherd’s Tale.
Jeff Giles
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Like many of you, I’ve always been a sucker for books about rock music, either about the music itself (e.g. Paul Zollo’s Songwriters on Songwriting and Jimmy Guterman and Owen…
Bob Cashill
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Still time to stuff stockings with an assortment of new tomes on movies, theatre, and TV, bookended by a poster collection that drips blood and a rundown of renowned Broadway hits–and flops.
Jeff Giles
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There’s really nothing all that amusing about the newspaper industry’s death spiral, but that hasn’t stopped Richard Hine from using it as the backdrop for Russell Wiley Is Out to…
Dave Lifton
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The United States’ performance in the World Cup last month, and the attention if brought, caused many commentators, sports and otherwise, to ask if this was the moment when soccer…
Scott Malchus
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What defines a cult television series? Is it the number of viewers watching the show? Perhaps it’s the devotion of the fans? Is it the genre in which the series…
Scott Malchus
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Justin Pearson is the bassist in the hardcore punk band, The Locust, as well as several other underground punk bands, including Swing Kids and Some Girls. In addition to constantly…