dude I’m not dead!!! On Alissa Bennett’s “Taxidermist’s Handbook”Ariella Garmaise reviews Alissa Bennett’s compilation of celebrity-themed zines, collectively titled “Taxidermist’s Handbook.”...ARIELLA GARMAISETELEVISIONFILMMUSICGENDER & SEXUALITY
Misunderstood Musical Genius: On Harvey Sachs’s “Schoenberg”Musicologist Judith Finell reviews Harvey Sachs’s new biography of the influential and misunderstood 20th-century musical genius Arnold Schoenberg, titled “Schoenberg: Why He Matters.”...JUDITH FINELLMUSICHISTORY
Comment for Comment: On Michael Tedder’s “Top Eight”Grant Sharples reviews Michael Tedder’s “Top Eight: How MySpace Changed Music.”...GRANT SHARPLESMUSICSCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Through the Wreckage: On Joe Molloy’s “Acid Detroit”Alexander Billet reviews Joe Molloy’s “Acid Detroit: A Psychedelic Story of Motor City Music.”...ALEXANDER BILLETMUSIC
Measured Longings and Layered Stories: On Jonathan Leal’s “Dreams in Double Time”Sam V.H. Reese reviews Jonathan Leal’s “Dreams in Double-Time: On Race, Freedom, and Bebop."...SAM V. H. REESENONFICTIONMUSIC
A Poet of the Anticipation of Joy: On Laurie Winer’s “Oscar Hammerstein II and the Invention of the Musical”Tim Riley reviews Laurie Winer’s “Oscar Hammerstein II and the Invention of the Musical.”...TIM RILEYMUSICBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Hereditary Venom: On Nicholas Britell’s “Succession: Season 4” SoundtrackAli Royals reviews Nicholas Britell’s “Succession: Season 4” soundtrack....ALI ROYALSTELEVISIONMUSIC
Quantum Mechanics: On McKenzie Wark’s “Raving”Vivian Medithi reviews McKenzie Wark’s “Raving.”...VIVIAN MEDITHIMUSICMEMOIR & ESSAYCULTURAL STUDIES
Someone Always Takes Me Home: On Howard Fishman’s “To Anyone Who Ever Asks”Chris Molnar reviews Howard Fishman’s “To Anyone Who Ever Asks: The Life, Music, and Mystery of Connie Converse.”...CHRIS MOLNARMUSICBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
How Much Faith Is Left?: On Warren Zanes’s “Deliver Me from Nowhere”Tim Riley reviews Warren Zanes’s “Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Nebraska.’”...TIM RILEYMUSICHISTORYBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Greater than Man’s Technology: On DeForrest Brown Jr.’s “Assembling a Black Counter Culture”Nicholas Nauman reviews DeForrest Brown Jr.’s “Assembling a Black Counter Culture.”...NICHOLAS NAUMANMUSIC
Reconsidering the Ordinary: On Andrew Simon’s “Media of the Masses”Marc Masters reviews Andrew Simon’s “Media of the Masses: Cassette Culture in Modern Egypt.”...MARC MASTERSMUSIC
Los Angeles Is Burning: Ian Winwood on Rock Music in L.A.Ian Winwood writes about covering the music industry in Los Angeles....IAN WINWOODMUSIC
These Creatures: On Cosey Fanni Tutti’s “Re-Sisters”Arielle Gordon reviews Cosey Fanni Tutti’s “Re-Sisters: The Lives and Recordings of Delia Derbyshire, Margery Kempe & Cosey Fanni Tutti.”...ARIELLE GORDONMUSIC
BTS: Permission to DesireRani Neutill discusses the euphoric affect of BTS for Gen-X women....RANI NEUTILLMUSICGENDER & SEXUALITY
Love Labor: On Touring as an Independent MusicianEli Winter details the material and psychological quirks of touring as an independent musician....ELI WINTERMUSIC
The Band’s Massive Weight: On Martin Scorsese’s “The Last Waltz” and Jeff Sellars and Kevin C. Neece’s “Rags and Bones”Ethan Warren reviews “Rags and Bones: An Exploration of the Band” and Criterion’s remaster of Martin Scorsese’s “The Last Waltz.”...ETHAN WARRENMUSIC
Good Evening, We Are from Ukraine: The Subversive Radicalism of a Viral Wartime SloganMaria Sonevytsky explores how a simple phrase became a slogan invoked by Ukrainian politicians, soldiers, intellectuals, and keyboard warriors....MARIA SONEVYTSKYAROUND THE WORLDPOLITICSMUSIC
Is Rock the Real Thing?: On John Scanlan’s “Rock ’n’ Roll Plays Itself”Alex Harvey reviews John Scanlan’s “Rock ’n’ Roll Plays Itself: A Screen History.”...ALEX HARVEYFILMMUSIC
A Giant Peak Called “The Doors”: A Conversation with John DensmoreJames Penner interviews John Densmore, drummer for the Doors....JAMES PENNERNONFICTIONMUSICBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
What Are You Looking For?: A Conversation with Open Mike EaglePaul Thompson interviews rapper Open Mike Eagle for issue no. 36 of The LARB Quarterly....PAUL THOMPSONLARB LITMUSIC
Anchor Points and Improvisations: A Conversation Between Jeff Jackson and Dashiel CarreraDashiel Carrera and Jeff Jackson discuss how music has inspired the form and content of their novels....JEFF JACKSON, DASHIEL CARRERAFICTIONMUSIC
The Psychedelic Genesis of the Doors: A Conversation with Robby KriegerJames Penner speaks with Robby Krieger, the guitarist for the Doors....JAMES PENNERMUSICMEMOIR & ESSAY
/https%3A%2F%2Fdev.lareviewofbooks.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F09%2FTaxidermists-Handbook.png)
/https%3A%2F%2Fdev.lareviewofbooks.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F08%2F71-eDlgz5L.jpg)
/https%3A%2F%2Fdev.lareviewofbooks.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F08%2FMiss-Americana.jpg)
/https%3A%2F%2Fdev.lareviewofbooks.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F08%2FTop-Eight-How-MySpace-Changed-Music.jpg)
/https%3A%2F%2Fdev.lareviewofbooks.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F06%2Fsuccession-season-4-soundtrack-album-artwork.jpg)
/https%3A%2F%2Fdev.lareviewofbooks.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F06%2FRaving.jpg)
/https%3A%2F%2Fdev.lareviewofbooks.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F06%2FTo-Anyone-who-ever-asks.jpg)
/https%3A%2F%2Fdev.lareviewofbooks.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F06%2FDeliver-Me.jpg)
/https%3A%2F%2Fdev.lareviewofbooks.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F03%2FAssembling-a-Black-Counter-Culture-DeForrest.jpg)
/https%3A%2F%2Fdev.lareviewofbooks.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F03%2FMedia-of-the-Masses.jpg)
/https%3A%2F%2Fdev.lareviewofbooks.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F02%2FBodies.jpg)
/https%3A%2F%2Fdev.lareviewofbooks.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F02%2FRe-sisters.jpg)
/https%3A%2F%2Fdev.lareviewofbooks.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F02%2Fbts-pc.jpg)
/https%3A%2F%2Fdev.lareviewofbooks.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F02%2FDegas-Pathway-in-a-Field.jpg)
/https%3A%2F%2Fdev.lareviewofbooks.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FRags-and-Bones.jpg)
/https%3A%2F%2Fdev.lareviewofbooks.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FBlack-Square.png)
/https%3A%2F%2Fdev.lareviewofbooks.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FRNR-Plays-Itself.jpg)
/https%3A%2F%2Fdev.lareviewofbooks.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FThe-Seekers.jpg)
/https%3A%2F%2Fdev.lareviewofbooks.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FAre-you-content.png)
/https%3A%2F%2Fdev.lareviewofbooks.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FMovements-scaled.jpg)
/https%3A%2F%2Fdev.lareviewofbooks.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F12%2FDoors.jpg)
