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Music Review: Alexei Lubimov – Debussy: Preludes
ECM releases a fabulous edition of Debussy's Preludes.
Read More »Music DVD/CD Review: Muddy Waters & The Rolling Stones – Live At The Checkerboard Lounge, Chicago 1981
The historic 1981 summit meeting between the Stones and Muddy Waters at Buddy Guy's Chicago Juke Joint finally gets the proper release it deserves.
Read More »Book Review: Charlie: A Love Story by Barbara Lampert
A story of love and survival, how one dog changed his owners life forever.
Read More »Louis Freeh Report: Penn State Top Brass Covered Up Sandusky for 14 Years
It's inexcusable that multiple Penn State top officials cared more about Sandusky than his victims. There needs to be severe consequences for their immoral inaction.
Read More »Music Review: The Electric Prunes – The Complete Reprise Singles
The Electric Prunes singles collection is a mono mix of real and fake psychedelia.
Read More »The Resurrecting Inspiration of Jehanne Dubrow’s Stateside
For the military spouse of the combat-deployed, a lot of what goes unspoken could burn a hole through paper.
Read More »Music Review: Harry Shearer – Can’t Take a Hint
Can’t Take a Hint is Harry Shearer adding new collaborators to his satirical musical mix.
Read More »Book Review: Burning Man (Kingdom of the Serpent, Book 2) by Mark Chadbourn
Burning Man is urban, girty dark fantasy and mythology for the modern world.
Read More »Music Review: The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Live At Berkeley
Move over and let Jimi take over.
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