Can there really be anything more to say about Bob Dylan and his music? As it turns out, the answer is a qualified yes. Just don’t hold your breath awaiting major revelations.
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Book Review: ‘Down on the Corner’ by Cary Baker
'Down On The Corner' by Carey Baker is a fascinating and incredible journey into the world of music on the street.
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'Dangerous Memory' by Charlie Angus is the antidote to right wing politicians with their cries to make things "Great Again"
Read More »Music and Book Reviews: Continental Drifters, plus Phil Alvin, John Surge, and Bento Box Trio
The Continental Drifters garner the spotlight, thanks to an anthology, a tribute album, and a bio. Plus, reviews of CDs from Phil Alvin, John Surge, and Bento Box Trio.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Kate Chopin in New Orleans’
'Kate Chopin in New Orleans' by Rory O'Neill Schmitt and Rosary O'Neill is a superb hybrid-genre book about the life of writer Kate Chopin.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Endless Fall’, by Mohamed Leftah
'Endless Fall's', by Mohamed Leftah, stark beauty and integrity make it one of the more intricate condemnations of homophobia available.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Look’ by Viggo Mortensen
'Look' by Viggo Mortensen reminds us to stop and not only look at the world around us but breathe in its beauty.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Song Keepers’ by Georgann Eubanks
'Song Keepers' by Georgann Eubanks is a loving testament to the musicians who have performed and recorded with the Music Makers Foundation.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Daughters of Eve’ by Sally Wiener Grotta
In her new book 'Daughters of Eve,' Sally Weiner Grotta mines the lives of Biblical women to give us insight into our own.
Read More »Book & Music Reviews: ‘Song & Dance Man: The Art of Bob Dylan,’ plus the Richard Thompson Band and Fats Domino
Gray’s knowledge of his subject is encyclopedic, and he digs up all sorts of interesting connections.
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