American Band: Music, Dreams, and Coming of Age in the Heartland
Fans of NBC’s “Friday Night Lights” (who, if the show’s continued ratings struggles are any…
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Clapton: The Autobiography
An autobiography from the guy who recorded such classic lite-FM snoozers as “Wonderful Tonight” and…
Opening Lines, Pinky Probes and L-Bombs
“Girls & Sports” is a comic strip that currently appears in more than 225 mainstream…
Making Records: The Scenes Behind the Music
Chances are, unless you grew up in the vinyl age – and spent large portions…
Not That You Asked: Rants, Exploits and Obsessions
Once upon a time – in the not-so-distant past, actually – pop culture essayists were…
Everybody Wants Some: The Van Halen Saga
Ian Christie does an excellent job of reporting the Van Halen drama in his 300+…
Panic Attack! Art in the Punk Years
What a fascinating concept, maybe what arty English punks the Buzzcocks were thinking about when…
Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey
Not since college have I torn through a book in a single weekend (and even…
Fiasco: A History of Hollywood’s Iconic Flops
There’s something wonderful about a really, really bad movie…and if the movie costs a bundle…
101 Things NOT To Do Before You Die
Robert Harris does one thing really well in his new book, “101 Things NOT To…