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The Extremities of Extreme Music

May 1, 2023May 1, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2022, Atari Teenage Riot, Berian Eno, Books, Brutal Truth, Carcass, D.O.A, Extreme Music, Feral House Books, La Monte Young, Lou Reed, Merzbow, Michael Tau, Moby, Napalm Death, Noise Music, William Ackerman

A new book brings light to an intense, intricate genre

Hip Hop

Hip-Hop Still Runs On Dilla Time

August 9, 2022August 8, 2022 Michaelangelo Matos 1 Comment Books, Dan Charnas, Dilla, Dilla Time, Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm, Hip-hop, J. Dilla, James Yancey, Janet Jackson, Jay Dee, Q-Tip, Slum Village

In a new biography, author Dan Charnas dissects the soul of the gifted and complicated Detroit beat guru

Hip Hop Music Journalism Rap

The Thin Line Between Rap and Reality

December 6, 2021December 6, 2021 Michaelangelo Matos 1 Comment 2 Live Crew, 2021, Books, Death Certificate, Eric Harvey, Geraldo Rivera, Ice Cube, Michaelangelo Matos, Oprah Winfrey, Run DMC, University of Texas Press, Who Got The Camera: A History of Rap and Reality

An interview with Eric Harvey, author of the new history of hip-hop and tabloid TV, Who Got the Camera?

Music Journalism Rock Stones

Brian Jones: Rock ‘n’ Roll King Monarch

December 4, 2021 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 1 Comment Books, Brian Jones, Brian Jones: Butterfly In The Park, Charlie Watts, Keith Richards, Michael Cooper, Mick Jagger, New Galleon/Genius Publishing, The Rolling Stones

A vibrant new picture book looks deep into the original heart of The Rolling Stones

Rock

Stevie Van Zandt’s Unrequited Infatuations and the Persistence of Memory

October 4, 2021April 3, 2022 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments Books, Bruce Springsteen, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Hachette Books, Little Steven, Little Steven’s Underground Garage, Memoir, Stevie Van Zandt, Sun City, Unrequited Infatuations

The beloved New Jersey musician and actor’s memoir is also a syllabus of rock history, a thesis on the art of collaboration, a political manifesto, a settling of grievances and a grab bag of opinions

Music Journalism

The Rock & Roll Globe Presents: Book Lit, Volume One

May 23, 2021May 23, 2021 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Aerosmith, Books, CHEAP TRICK, Darryl W. Larson, Hachette Books, Hollywood Eden, House of Anansi Press, Joel Slevin, Kiss, LGBTQ, Omnibus Press, Starz, The Velvet Mafia, The Velvet Mafia: The Gay Men Who Ran the Swinging Sixties, They Just Seem a Little Weird, They Just Seem a Little Weird: How KISS

An occasional column on music-related books

Hip Hop Indie Rock

WATCH: Aesop Rock Releases Exclusive Rhyme In Honor of A Legendary Cat

May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments Aesop Rock, Books, cats, Hip-hop, Lil BUB, LiL BUB: The Earth Years, Melodic Virtue, Mike Bridavsky, pets, Rhyme

Lil BUB: The Earth Years comes out today

Experimental Pop

American Helen

March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 j. poet 0 Comments Books, comic art, Green Porcelain, Helen America, Igor Stravinsky, Jherek Bischoff, Red Sun, X-Ray Spex

Multidisciplinary artist Helen America creates dark beauty for uncertain times with latest project

Music Journalism Pop Rock

Leif Garrett Turns Over A New Leaf

January 28, 2020January 29, 2020 Kelley Simms 9 Comments Behind The Music, Books, Chris Epting, Idol Truth, Idol Truth: A Memoir, Leif Garrett, Post Hill Press, Roland Winkler, The Leif Garrett Special, The Outsiders, VH1

The former teen idol and Melvins collaborator pens tell-tale memoir, promises new music in 2020

Music Journalism

Can You Hear What David Owens Hears?

January 14, 2020January 15, 2020 Jason Gross 0 Comments Apple AirPods, Books, David Owen, Eargo, Earlove, earplugs, Etymotic, Hearing in a deafening world, Hearing Loss, My Bloody Valentine, Penguin Books, Volume, Volume Control

A discussion with the author of Volume Control on music, musicians and hearing loss

Hard Rock Rock

That Sounds Like Theory, Mr. Vai!

April 3, 2019April 12, 2019 Meghan Roos 0 Comments Books, Frank Zappa, Music Theory, Steve Vai

Legendary guitarist Steve Vai steps into the music instructor role with the release of his new book, Vaideology.

Hip Hop

Blame It On The Rain

February 5, 2019February 5, 2019 Katharine Coldiron 0 Comments A Tribe Called Quest, Books, Hanif Abdurraqib, University of Texas Press

Author Hanif Abdurraqib’s new book on A Tribe Called Quest straddles the line between listening guide and love letter

Rock

And C Is For Cool

October 29, 2018 Lee Zimmerman 1 Comment Beer, Ben Lee, Books, Musicals, Tom Robbins

In regards to the new Tom Robbins/Ben Lee project B Is For Beer: The Musical