Huey "Piano" Smith and the Rocking Pneumonia Blues
Another own-worst-enemy musical genius
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Ed Ward, Music, May 29, 2014
Elvis Died for Somebody's Sins but Not Mine: A Lifetime's Collected Writing
He died onstage, not on the page
Tim Stegall, Music, May 29, 2014
Kentucky Traveler: My Life in Music
Kentucky picker demures
Doug Freeman, Music, May 29, 2014
Cactus Burning: Austin, Texas and the Battle for the Iconic Cactus Cafe
A nasty business in toto
Kevin Curtin, Music, May 29, 2014
Here Comes the Night: The Dark Soul of Bert Berns
The man wrote 'Hang On, Sloopy' for God's sake
Scott Schinder, Music, May 29, 2014
Words Will Break Cement: The Passion of Pussy Riot
Russian punk rock activists take on the Kremlin
Nina Hernandez, Music, May 29, 2014
Merle Haggard: The Running Kind
Okie from Muskogee still waiting for his alt.country crosser
Jay Trachtenberg, Music, May 29, 2014
The Jesus Lizard Book
Zeppelinesque hammer of the gods
Raoul Hernandez, Music, May 29, 2014
The Smell of Death
Not your typical get-in-the-van account
Tim Stegall, Music, May 29, 2014
There Goes Gravity: A Life in Rock & Roll
Once upon a time, writers used to be the tour documentarians
Abby Johnston, Music, May 29, 2014
I Never Met a Story I Didn't Like: Mostly True Tall Tales
All too true tales of the music business
Greg Beets, Music, May 29, 2014
Shakespeare's Songbook
Singing Shakespeare tunes around the campfire
Graham Reynolds, Music, May 29, 2014
Exile in Guyville / My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Liz Phair broke a lot of strings – and Kanye, from bootstraps to bootlickers
Chase Hoffberger, Music, May 29, 2014
Thunderstruck and Other Stories
Elizabeth McCracken's stories examine the humanity of the mildly freakish and unspoken freakishness of daily life
Amy Gentry, Arts, May 15, 2014
Smaller Faster Lighter Denser Cheaper
Through research and case studies, Robert Bryce argues that human ingenuity will beat environmental collapse to the punch
James Renovitch, Arts, May 15, 2014
The Snow Queen
This book by the author of The Hours is a frozen confection of a novel, at once simple and intricate – and gorgeous
Amy Gentry, Arts, May 15, 2014
Monday, Monday
Elizabeth Crook's new novel charts the ripples radiating out from the Whitman shootings
Danielle White, Arts, May 15, 2014
Out of Peel Tree
Laura Long's debut novel chronicles the tug-of-war between moving forward and staying the same in a small town
Chase Hoffberger, Arts, May 15, 2014
Above the East China Sea
In her most ambitious novel, Sarah Bird entwines the tales of two teenaged girls, both on Okinawa but in different eras
Amy Gentry, Arts, May 15, 2014
If You Like the Ramones ...
Two hundred add-ons to your Ramones collection
Tim Stegall, Music, Dec. 5, 2013
Robert Plant: A Life
Robert Plant's now been a solo artists longer than he was frontman for hard rock's fab four
Michael Toland, Music, Dec. 5, 2013
The Replacements: Waxed Up Hair & Painted Shoes
Picture Book
Michael Bertin, Music, Dec. 5, 2013
This Music Leaves Stains: the Complete Story of the Misfits
First Misfits bio ever
Tim Stegall, Music, Dec. 5, 2013
Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir
Linda Ronstadt stays on point – the music
Scott Schinder, Music, Dec. 5, 2013
Jazz Sides
Yardbird blows his alto hard, fast, and revolutionary
Jay Trachtenberg, Music, Dec. 5, 2013
JAMerica: The History of the Jam Band and Festival Scene
What hath the Grateful Dead wrought?
Jim Caligiuri, Music, Dec. 5, 2013
Mo' Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove
Roots drummer digs deep into his LP crate
Thomas Fawcett, Music, Dec. 5, 2013
Buck 'Em! The Autobiography of Buck Owens
Bakersfield sound revived – posthumously!
Jim Caligiuri, Music, Dec. 5, 2013
Everything's Coming Up Profits: The Golden Age of Industrial Musicals
Musicals you never heard of from the industrial complex
Greg Beets, Music, Dec. 5, 2013
I'll Take You There: Mavis Staples, the Staple Singers, and the March Up Freedom's Highway
The Staple Singer and their music march on Civil Rights
