I’m not someone who would ever think to buy and read an autobiography by an actor; it’s usually not in my crosshairs of interest for reading when it comes to…
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Rob Ross
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A gripping and fascinating read – this is the author’s own story. And Joe Biel is not just an author – he’s a survivor of alcoholic reality, the do-it-yourself punk…
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Ted Asregadoo
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Don’t scoff! Movie can changes lives — and that’s not always a good thing.
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Dw. Dunphy
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The funny pages have gone digital, and have become a labor of love more than money. Dan Pavelich discusses how.
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Home may be hell, but welcome home, Swamp Thing.
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Popdose spoke with author Andrew Maraniss in September 2014 about his bio of pioneer Perry Wallace.
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This is not your grandfather’s Superman…but is that Superman at all anymore?
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Pete Chianca
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Let me say right off the bat that I love Stan Lee. If he hadn’t revolutionized superhero comics at Marvel back in the 1960s, I don’t know what I would…
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Ann Logue
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I’m a Pretenders fangirl, not an objective reviewer. Like Chrissie Hynde, I grew up in Northeast Ohio. I was in high school when “Brass in Pocket” came out, and when the…
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Rob Ross
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With all the incredible events, programs, releases and moments we’ve been fortunate enough to see, hear and experience this year, the 50th that The Who (as we knew and like…
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Ken Shane
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Ken Shane recommends some of the year’s best music books
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Scott Malchus
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Greg Renoff’s “Van Halen Rising” charts the early triumphs, mishaps and wildness of the band that saved heavy metal.
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Jack Feerick
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Bitch Planet makes no bones about being a dangerous object. The bold, garish cover art seems made to be viewed under a black light. The color registration is purposely off,…
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Scott Malchus
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A teenage girl uncovers dark secrets about her world in this tale of vampires and an alternate reality where Germany won WWII.
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Ted Asregadoo
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Kevin J. Anderson and Neil Peart return to the world of Albion in “Clockwork Lives”
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Jack Feerick
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Writing fiction is both art and science, but never does it feel more like a science than when the fiction is very short. The traditional elements of story — dialogue,…
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Rob Ross
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This is, to a great extent, one of those books I wish was around when I was playing in a band – certainly, when I was 18 and in my…
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Scott Malchus
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This novel should be an enjoyable read for anyone who enjoys gaming, comic books or just plain old nail biting mystery and thrills.
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Rob Ross
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This is not your standard recount of a punk album collector’s purchases and memories of the records he bought over the years; it’s not a compendium of albums all punks…
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Dw. Dunphy
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Get ready to re-engage with the interconnectedness of all things.
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Rob Ross
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Kevin Prested does a fine job with his detailed history of Lookout Records, the Berkeley, California-based independent record label which gave a voice and a home to punk bands of…
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Rob Ross
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In this period of celebration for The Who’s 50th Anniversary comes this excellent book by Mark Blake. Pretend You’re In A War: The Who & The Sixties is – for…
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Rob Ross
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Another study (as opposed to pop history biography) that examines the qualities of the bands that came to the United States in the wake of the February 1964 arrival of…
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Rob Ross
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Mavericks of Sound: Conversations with the Artists Who Shaped Indie and Roots Music (to give it its full title), is a compendium of interviews done by music scholar David Ensminger…
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Alert: This is a comic you’ll be talking about 20 years from now.
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In Geek Rock: An Exploration of Music and Subculture, editors Alex DiBlasi and Victoria Willis examine the intertwining of “geek culture” and music, in a methodical and very academic fashion. …