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The Shirelles and Their Soldier Boy Topped the Charts 50 Years Ago
The Shirelles marched all the way to number one a half-century ago this week.
Read More »Music Review: Albert King – I’ll Play the Blues for You [Remastered 40th Anniversary Edition]
Fans of any blues King should not miss the 40th anniversary edition of Albert King’s Stax classic.
Read More »Book Review: The Shoemakers’s Wife by Adriana Trigiani
Can life and love survive a separation of distances across continents?
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: Blue by Pat Grant
An impressive debut Aussie graphic novel looks at adolescence, small-town bigotry and surfing.
Read More »Yankee Rivera’s Class Act Is a Teachable Moment
Rivera leaves a great impression with his work ethic, his demeanor, and his embodiment of sportsmanship.
Read More »Music Review: The Kinks – Sleepwalker
The Kinks: Chapter 15. The Kinks return to a rock 'n' roll sound.
Read More »Book Review: The Hunger Angel: A Novel by Herta Müller
Nobel Prize winner's new novel describes life in a Soviet labor camp
Read More »Music Review: Thelonious Monk Quartet – Misterioso [Remastered]
Monk live in 1958 at the Five Spot Cafe.
Read More »Junior Seau Commits Suicide – Will the NFL Take Notice Now?
Seau is dead by his own hand, but the NFL must be held complicit in that it needs to do more for former players to help them cope with life after football.
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