Odes To the Golden Age of Song
INTRODUCING DARLENE LOVE. Darlene Love. Produced by Stevie Van Zandt. Columbia Records. Darlene Love has long been thought of as one of rock guru Phil Spector’s great discoveries, known for … Continue reading
Talking Folklore Center Leaves Time Standing Still
IZZY YOUNG: TALKING FOLKLORE CENTER. Directed by Jim Downing. MVD Visual/Gazell Records. In 1959, Izzy Young helped to put folk music on the map with his Folklore Center which sat … Continue reading
Medicare & Medicaid At 50
MEDICARE AND MEDICAID AT 50. Edited by Alan B. Cohen; David C. Colby; Keith A. Wailoo; Julian E. Zelizer. Oxford University Press. This volume, just released from Oxford, takes a … Continue reading
War Times From Different Perspectives
THE REAPER. Nicholas Irving. With Gary Brozek. Macmillan Audio. The Reaper is a gripping memoir written by Special Operations Direct Action Sniper Nicholas Irving. Irving was regarded as the most … Continue reading
Portraits of Van Morrison’s Middle Period
VAN MORRISON: ANOTHER GLORIOUS DECADE. UNDER REVIEW. 1977- 1987. MVD. Due out on September 18, Glorious Decade chronicles an important and generally under-appreciated period of “Van-the-Man’s” storied career. In the … Continue reading
August 2015
DARK ORBIT. Carolyn Ives Gilman. TOR. Carolyn Ives Gilman’s Dark Orbit will be like presents under the tree on Christmas day for Sci-Fi fans across the globe. In this dark … Continue reading
Tropical Taste of Tiempo Libre
PANAMERICANO. Tiempo Libre. Universal Music Latin Entertainment. The music the Afro-Caribbean group Tiempo Libre makes is all about clear crystal rhythms rising through the fog to tug you from your chair, these … Continue reading
June 2015
THE DARKNESS ROLLING. Win & Meredith Blevins. Forge. This historical mystery has it all: adventure, romance, mystery – all cloaked in the cinematic territory of the American Southwest. The novel tells … Continue reading
The Boston Mob
Two Books Tell the Complete Story of the Brutal Boston Mob BOSTON MOB. The Rise And Fall of The New England Mob And Its Most Notorious Killer. Marc Songini. St. … Continue reading
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