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Huey "Piano" Smith and the Rocking Pneumonia Blues
Another own-worst-enemy musical genius
Reviewed by Ed Ward, Music, May. 29, 2014
Here Comes the Night: The Dark Soul of Bert Berns
The man wrote 'Hang On, Sloopy' for God's sake
Reviewed by Scott Schinder, Music, May. 29, 2014
The Smell of Death
Not your typical get-in-the-van account
Reviewed by Tim Stegall, Music, May. 29, 2014
Monday, Monday
Elizabeth Crook's new novel charts the ripples radiating out from the Whitman shootings
Reviewed by 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
Reviewed by 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
Reviewed by Amy Gentry, Arts, May. 15, 2014
Thunderstruck and Other Stories
Elizabeth McCracken's stories examine the humanity of the mildly freakish and unspoken freakishness of daily life
Reviewed by 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
Reviewed by 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
Reviewed by Amy Gentry, Arts, May. 15, 2014
Buck 'Em! The Autobiography of Buck Owens
Buck Owens } Randy Poe
Reviewed by Jim Caligiuri, Music, Dec. 5, 2013
Progressive Country: How the 1970s Transformed the Texan in Popular Culture
Jason Mellard
Reviewed by Doug Freeman, Music, Dec. 5, 2013
Boys From Houston
Vicki Welch Ayo
Reviewed by Margaret Moser, Music, Dec. 5, 2013
The Replacements: Waxed Up Hair & Painted Shoes
Picture Book
Reviewed by Michael Bertin, Music, Dec. 5, 2013
Jazz Sides
Yardbird blows his alto hard, fast, and revolutionary
Reviewed by Jay Trachtenberg, Music, Dec. 5, 2013
Mo' Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson and Ben Greenman
Reviewed by Thomas Fawcett, Music, Dec. 5, 2013
I'll Take You There: Mavis Staples, the Staple Singers, and the March Up Freedom's Highway
Greg Kot
Reviewed by Ed Ward, Music, Dec. 5, 2013
Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion
Robert Gordon
Reviewed by Scott Schinder, Music, Dec. 5, 2013
Robert Plant: A Life
Paul Rees
Reviewed by Michael Toland, Music, Dec. 5, 2013
Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir
Linda Ronstadt
Reviewed by Scott Schinder, Music, Dec. 5, 2013
JAMerica: The History of the Jam Band and Festival Scene
Peter Connors
Reviewed by Jim Caligiuri, Music, Dec. 5, 2013
Everything's Coming Up Profits: The Golden Age of Industrial Musicals
Steve Young and Sport Murphy
Reviewed by Greg Beets, Music, Dec. 5, 2013
Ministry: The Lost Gospels According to Al Jourgensen
Al Jourgensen and Jon Wiederhorn
Reviewed by Richard Whittaker, Music, Dec. 5, 2013
If You Like the Ramones ...
Peter Aaron
Reviewed by Tim Stegall, Music, Dec. 5, 2013
This Music Leaves Stains: the Complete Story of the Misfits
James Greene Jr.
Reviewed by Tim Stegall, Music, Dec. 5, 2013
The Rise and Fall of Paramount Records, Volume One (1917-27)
Breaking into a cabinet of blues.
Reviewed by Doug Freeman, Music, Oct. 24, 2013
Left of the Dial: Conversations with Punk Icons
From fanzine to book.
Reviewed by Tim Stegall, Music, Oct. 24, 2013
Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington
Jazz maestro in detail.
Reviewed by Jay Trachtenberg, Music, Oct. 24, 2013
Let Me Clear My Throat
Singing takes many forms.
Reviewed by Jim Caligiuri, Music, Oct. 24, 2013
Open Your Heart
Yoga murders part two.
Reviewed by Chase Hoffberger, Music, Oct. 24, 2013
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief
Even in the face of truth ...
Reviewed by Michael Toland, Music, Oct. 24, 2013
Nonfiction and Memoir
Justin St. Germain, Stephen Harrigan, and more delight with these true tomes
Books, Oct. 24, 2013
Fiction Favorites
From postapocalyptic islands to mining camps in Nevada, these novels will rock your world
Books, Oct. 24, 2013
¡Viva Tequila! Cocktails, Cooking, and Other Agave Adventures
Hutson and her publisher pull out all the stops
Reviewed by Wes Marshall, Books, Jul. 3, 2013
House of Earth
Rock & roll summer reading
Reviewed by Luke Winkie, Music, Jun. 20, 2013
Days That I'll Remember: Spending Time with John Lennon and Yoko Ono
Jonathan Cott
Reviewed by Luke Winkie, Music, Jun. 20, 2013
Louder Than Hell
Jon Widerhorn & Katherine Turman and Howie Abrams & Sacha Jenkins
Reviewed by Michael Toland, Music, Jun. 20, 2013
Springsteen on Springsteen
Jeff Burger
Reviewed by Raoul Hernandez, Music, Jun. 20, 2013
Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division
Peter Hook
Reviewed by Richard Whittaker, Music, Jun. 20, 2013
Mojo Hand: The Life and Music of Lightnin' Hopkins
Timothy J. O'Brien and David Ensminger
Reviewed by Doug Freeman, Music, Jun. 20, 2013
The First Four Notes: Beethoven's Fifth and the Human Imagination
Matthew Guerrieri
