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Jason Hare
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I became a Queen fan the winter before my 14th birthday; a friend let me borrow his well-worn Greatest Hits cassette, and by the time I got to song #2…
Pete Chianca
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One thing you learn pretty early on in Springsteen saxophonist Clarence ClemonsÁ¢€â„¢ memoir Big Man (Grand Central Publishing, 400 pages, $26.99, Oct. 21) is that youÁ¢€â„¢re not going to be…
Scott Malchus
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We live in an age when you donÁ¢€â„¢t have to be a dignitary, famous celebrity or someone who survived tragedy to write your lifeÁ¢€â„¢s story. In the past decade, blogs,…
Jack Feerick
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What is noetic science, why is everyone talking about it, and how does it relate to some of the most obnoxious new age hooey to separate people from their paychecks this decade? Jack Feerick knows, and he isn’t afraid to tell us.
Robin Monica Alexander
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Join our newest writer, Robin Monica Alexander, as she takes you on a genre and era-bouncing trip through pop culture — today, she looks back at her teenage obsession with V.C. Andrews’ “Flowers in the Attic.”
Jack Feerick
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Dan Brown is the best-selling author in history, and has millions of fans. If you are one of them, do yourself a favor; donÁ¢€™t read this weekÁ¢€™s How Bad Can It Be?, because it will only make you sad.
Jon Cummings
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Nick Hornby has a new book out, and Jon Cummings is here to tell us how it holds up against the author’s previous bestsellers.
Jon Cummings
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High Fidelity author Nick Hornby’s new book doesn’t reach store shelves until Tuesday, but Jon Cummings has an early sneak peek for you. Read it here!
Jeff Giles
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See, now this is what Fanboys wanted to be. The debut novel (or novella, as somewhat grumpily conceded in the Author’s Note) from AlertNerd‘s Matt Springer, Unconventional is, according to…
Jack Feerick
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Indie rock royalty Joe Pernice has released his debut novel, and the first thing Jack Feerick wants to know is — you guessed it — How Bad Can It Be?
Ken Shane
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When it comes to telling the true story of Woodstock, more properly known as “An Aquarian Exposition: The Woodstock Music and Art Fair,” it’s hard to imagine anyone better suited…
Ben Wiser
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Nick Cave has spent the better part of the past decade reasserting himself in his role as true rennaisance man. After the subdued and stately The Boatman’s Call (1997) and…
Ken Shane
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You won’t hear it from the literary highbrow among us, but Stephen King’s novel The Stand has all of the elements necessary to qualify as a (if not the) Great…
Jon Cummings
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If youÁ¢€â„¢ve visited your local Barnes & Noble or Borders lately, you may have noticed that Woodstock-related books have taken over display tables nationwide. Indeed, a cottage industry of tree-pulping…
Ben Wiser
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For this week’s edition of Test of the Boomerang, Ben Wiser sat down for a chat with author J.J. Colagrande to discuss his new book, “Headz.”
Ann Logue
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Who is Zachary Mexico and what’s he doing in the China Underground? Read Ann Logue’s review of the new Soft Skull release to find out.
Jack Feerick
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Rock ‘n’ roll, of course, is all about The Kids. No matter what the makeup of its actual audience — and evidence suggests that it varies widely — there’s an…
Ann Logue
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Andrew Mueller, I Wouldn’t Start From Here: The 21st Century and Where It All Went Wrong (U.S. edition, 2009, Soft Skull) purchase from Amazon I Wouldn’t Start From Here is…
Jeff Giles
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Travis Elborough – The Vinyl Countdown: The Album from LP to iPod and Back Again (2009, Soft Skull) purchase from Amazon Okay, so the title triggers unbidden memories of a…
Jack Feerick
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If it’s Friday, it must be How Bad Can It Be? — and this time, Jack Feerick is leafing through the pages of Jack Kirby’s Devil Dinosaur Omnibus.
Peter Chakerian
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ItÁ¢€â„¢s hard to believe (for those of us who lived it, anyway) that itÁ¢€â„¢s been fifteen years since Kurt Cobain committed suicide. On April 5th, 1994, the Seattle native left…
Ted Asregadoo
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Amber Benson has come a long way since her days as Buffy the Vampire Slayer‘s Tara — and she talks about her new novel, Death’s Daughter, in an interview with Ted Asregadoo that is remarkably free of the word “homina.”
Dw. Dunphy
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There was a period of time during junior high and high school when I was convinced music wouldn’t be a part of my life. I couldn’t afford to get a…
Jack Feerick
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Thank God for Ted Nugent. Seriously. The guy is a true patriot, and he has strong notions about America and what makes her great, which he lays out in his…
Jeff Giles
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John West – The Last Goodnights: Assisting My Parents With Their Suicides (2009, Counterpoint) purchase this book (Amazon) As a culture, Americans may not have the most difficulty absorbing death…
Jack Feerick
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My primary brief, with How Bad Can It Be?, is to look at media product that for whatever reason — an unpromising premise, a poisoned reputation, a creator’s track record…
Jeff Giles
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Robb Walsh – Sex, Death and Oysters: A Half-Shell Lover’s World Tour (2009, Counterpoint) purchase this book (Amazon) To say that I’m not a foodie would be an act of…
Popdose Staff
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It’s that time of year again — when pink and red rule the aisles of your local Wal-Mart, pre-adolescent boys and girls hope for poorly worded expressions of like from…
Molly Marinik
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Book reviews are a little out of my journalistic jurisdiction, but IÁ¢€â„¢m never one to turn down quality entertainment.Á‚ And really, book readings are a lot like theatrical performances: I sit…