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Music Review: Eden & John’s East River String Band – Be Kind To A Man When He’s Down
Brings a smile to your face and a spring to your step far more readily than most popular music today.
Read More »Music Review: Ray Charles – Live In Concert [Expanded and Remastered]
Sounding better than ever, this live classic contains seven previously unreleased tracks.
Read More »An Interview With Brad Parks, Author of Eyes of the Innocent
A former reporter continues a fun series in which an ace reporter covers New Jersey in all its glory.
Read More »Book Review: Blood In Blood Out: The Violent Empire of the Aryan Brotherhood by John Lee Brook
How the Aryan Brotherhood went from a bunch of thugs to a criminal empire founded on violence.
Read More »Barry Bonds Trial: You Can’t Handle the Truth!
This trial is more about Major League Baseball, specifically how baseball has turned a blind eye to the problem of performance enhancing drugs for years.
Read More »An Interview With James Thompson, Author of Lucifer’s Tears
A fascinating fictional look at Finland via crime novels.
Read More »Interview: Tito Jackson – Home Is Where the Heart Is
The Jacksons' guitarist continues Michael's legacy, while adding a touch of the blues to his first ever solo album.
Read More »Mets Mess: Oliver Perez Released – Thumbs Up or Down?
The team gave up on both Castillo and Perez, exorcising at least some of the ghosts left behind by former GM Omar Minaya.
Read More »Book Review: The Paperbark Shoe by Goldie Goldbloom
Memorable central character narrates first novel's exploration of the landscape of a social outcast.
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