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TV Review: Jimi Hendrix Voodoo Child
Jimi Hendrix Voodoo Child is an autobiographical journey that reveals the man as never before.
Read More »DVD Review: This Is Elvis
A balanced picture of a brilliant performer who had flaws like anyone else.
Read More »Book Review: Brief Lives: Leo Tolstoy by Anthony Briggs
Leo Tolstoy biography provides more context and analysis of writer's life and work than its size might suggest.
Read More »Book Review: Neil Young: Long May You Run by Daniel Durchhortz and Gary Graff
No book can convey the sounds that made Neil Young an icon, but this one does an excellent job of documenting his career visually.
Read More »Book Review: Neil Young: Long May You Run: The Illustrated History by Gary Graff & Daniel Durchholz
The story of the legendary Neil Young told through words and pictures.
Read More »DVD Review: You Really Got me: The Story of The Kinks
Do you want to get Kinked?
Read More »Book Review: American Sketches: Great Leaders, Creative Thinkers, and Heroes of a Hurricane by Walter Isaacson
Time editor recycles essays and reviews.
Read More »Book Review: Koestler: The Literary and Political Odyssey of a Twentieth-Century Skeptic by Michael Scammell
New biography of one of the great intellectuals of the 20th century recognizes his importance despite his warts.
Read More »Book Review: Wild Bill Hickok & Calamity Jane: Deadwood Legends by James D. McLaird
Historian delves into folklore of Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane, examining the facts and fictions of their status as Old West heroes.
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