The Rolling Thunder Revue Spotlights Dylan’s Many Faces
THE ROLLING THUNDER REVUE: THE 1975 LIVE RECORDINGS. Bob Dylan. Columbia/Legacy. In 1975, Bob Dylan took to the road with his famed “Rolling Thunder Revue.” The tour was designed to … Continue reading
Woody Guthrie Tribute Concert Celebrates One of American Music’s Forgotten Influences
WOODY GUTHRIE ALL-STAR TRIBUTE CONCERT 1970. Directed by Jim Brown. Produced by Jim Brown, Nancy Wexler, Nora Guthrie, Harold Leventhal. Frederic Underhill, David Myers. MVD Visual. Woody Guthrie’s songwriting and … Continue reading
In the Afterglow: HBO’s Chernobyl
CHERNOBYL. A Five-part miniseries. Directed by John Renck. Created and written by Craig Mazin. HBO and Sky-UK. In the 1980s, the Soviet Union was a nation in deep decay: not … Continue reading
San Francisco Giants Join Major League Baseball To Battle Breast Cancer
For the San Francisco Giants and all other Major League Baseball teams, Sunday will be about more than Mother’s Day. In addition to celebrating mom’s presence in our lives, fans … Continue reading
Eric Topol’s Deep Medicine Looks To Change the Way Healthcare Is Delivered
DEEP MEDICINE. How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again. Eric Topol. Basic Books. “We currently live in a world of shallow medicine. Patients exist in a world of insufficient … Continue reading
Quick Picks In Fiction & Nonfiction
AT HOME WITH MUHAMMAD ALI: A Memoir of Love, Loss & Forgiveness. Hana Ali. Amistad/Harper One Group. Fans of the enigmatic boxer will be captivated by his daughter’s beautifully written … Continue reading
Gina Marie Guadagnino’s The Parting Glass Brings Old New York Roaring To Life
THE PARTING GLASS. Gina Marie Guadagnino. Atria. Historical fiction is both a tough sell and an extremely difficult genre to explore via the confines of a debut novel. Nonetheless, Gina … Continue reading
Redress Limited For AT&T Cell Phone Users Alleging Deceptive Pricing
I believe I recently fell victim to one of the oldest business cons there is – the Bait and Switch, this one orchestrated by AT&T Mobility. My story goes like … Continue reading
Spotlighting Chicago Poet Nancy Botta
In celebration of National Poetry Month 2019, The Electric Review introduces Chicago-area poet Nancy Botta. As readers know, the ER rarely publishes original work. For me to publish someone, their … Continue reading