Music

"I don't care much about music. What I like is sounds." — Dizzy Gillespie

• Young, Gifted, and Black

  Rashod Ollison's memoir "Soul Serenade" is a special book, in part because it doesn't claim to be.

  Emily J. LordiMar 18, 2016

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  Overlooked, Again

  Charles Taylor reviews Tom Jones's autobiography.

  Charles TaylorMar 17, 2016

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  Focusing on the Fundamentals

  The music of Loreena McKennitt

  Cornel BoncaMar 13, 2016

  • Music

• A Magician for Musicians

  Passman's book "All You Need to Know About the Music Business" is read not only by musicians but also by executives and lawyers, educating a generation.

  Corey FieldMar 12, 2016

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  One Level Up: A Conversation with John Andrew Fredrick

  John McIntyre interviews John Andrew Fredrick.

  John McIntyreMar 4, 2016

  • Fiction

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• Poetry in Motion

  "Sinatra's Century" offers multiple views of a subject that fascinates its author.

  Tom ToceFeb 23, 2016

  • Biography & Autobiography

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• Madrid Rock City: The Return of AC/DC

  AC/DC in Spain.

  Duncan WheelerFeb 23, 2016

  • Around the World

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• A California Commonist

  One of the important additions "Woody Guthrie L.A." makes is a grappling, in a couple of chapters, with Woody’s initial embrace of white supremacy.

  Josh Garrett-DavisFeb 22, 2016

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  Searching for Sullivan

  The disappearance of '60s singer/songwriter Jim Sullivan

  Aquarium DrunkardFeb 17, 2016

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  Time for Something Different

  Michael Jackson’s “definitive” biographers have all failed to excavate the human being from the mythology and misinformation built up over the decades.

  Toni BowersFeb 10, 2016

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  Top Five, Dead or Alive

  On Shea Serrano's new "Rap Year Book."

  Oliver WangFeb 6, 2016

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• In the End, You’re the Property of the Airports: Robyn Hitchcock Flies On

  An interview with singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock, reflecting on how a career artist adapts to a hostile new world.

  Jody Beth LaFosseJan 31, 2016

  • Music