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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Dw. Dunphy
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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. …
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The first rock bio I ever bought was in 1979, when I was 14. It was about The Who, Headliners by John Swenson, as I had just become a devotee…
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Rob Ross
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I was fortunate enough to receive and read Heather Augustyn’s last two books; one on the history of ska and the other, a painstakingly researched biography of the late Jamaican…
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Robert Cass
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The former screenwriter (“Strange Brew”) and director (“Miracle Mile”) talks about his big-screen work as well as his new career as a short-story writer.
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Rob Ross
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What makes this book so interesting is, for a start, I have little-to-no great knowledge about the ’60’s folk-rock revolution aside from love for bands like The Lovin’ Spoonful, The…
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Scott Malchus
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A new book chronicles Led Zeppelin’s rise and fall in their own words through rare interviews.
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Pete Chianca
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My fellow Gatehouse Media editor Matt Phillion is at it again: ”The Indestructibles: Breakout” (PFP Publishing), his sequel to last spring’s young adult superhero saga ”The Indestructibles,” comes hot on…
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Twenty years after Kurt Cobain’s tragic suicide, he’s still, it seems, as popular as ever. Sure, Cobain and company have sold some 25 million records in the U.S. since 1991…
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Pete Chianca
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One thing Barbara Barnes Sims doesn’t do in ”The Next Elvis“ (LSU Press), the memoir of her time working at Sun Records in the late 1950s, is dish — at…
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Jack Feerick
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The chilly winds of autumn howl across the plains and carry the distant sound of a train whistle, heralding the arrival of the carnival show. It’s an occasion for gaiety,…
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Pete Chianca
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I have to admit that I’ve kind of given up lately on brainy, morally ambiguous cable and Netflix shows like ”House of Cards,” ”Mad Men” and ”Boardwalk Empire,” in favor…
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Dw. Dunphy
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Andrew Maraniss, author of the biography of Perry Wallace, discusses how civil rights played out on a much different sort of court.
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Rob Ross
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For once, a book about The Beatles that differs – to me – from the ones that have gone before. Beatleness, by Dr. Candy Leonard, is a look at the…
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Scott Malchus
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The final chapter of Legendary features a drive through town, a trip to the grocery store, and a perfect ending to a long and crazy day.
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Scott Malchus
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Brian returns to Eric’s house and finally tells Allison his true feelings.
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Rob Ross
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Hands down, Hotter Than a Match Head: Life on the Run with The Lovin’ Spoonful, the autobiography of the Spoonful’s bass player, Steve Boone, is a riotously funny, no bullshit,…
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Scott Malchus
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As the party winds down, Allison and Eric have a heart to heart.
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Pete Chianca
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When I saw the above fan mash-up (via Comic Book Bros) of the three character stills from the upcoming ”Batman v Superman“ movie, it really crystallized the nagging concern I…
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Scott Malchus
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After breaking up with Kate, Brian drives back to the party.
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Scott Malchus
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Kate is home alone, listening to Berlin, and preparing for the end.
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Scott Malchus
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Allison has two unexpected run-ins as she tries to leave Eric’s party.
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Pete Chianca
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Since it was written by a colleague — Matthew Phillion, a fellow Gatehouse Media journalist — I would have likely picked up ”The Indestructibles“ just as a show of support….
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Scott Malchus
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After his fight with Kate, Brian hides out in Eric’s basement with Jack Daniel’s and Rita Lee.
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