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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 →

July 31, 2015 · 2 Comments

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 18, 2015 · Leave a comment

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 →

May 28, 2015 · Leave a comment

American Idioms

MYSTERY TRAIN. Images of American Rock and Roll Music. Greil Marcus. Plume. “Gets as close to the heart and soul of American and American music as the best of rock … Continue reading →

May 11, 2015 · Leave a comment

Three Kings: Celebrating Latin America’s Greatest Voices

Original watercolor portraits by Eric Ward. © Eric Ward 2015. All Rights Reserved. Concept by John Aiello

April 26, 2015 · Leave a comment

In the Audio Corner

SOMEONE IS WATCHING. Joy Fielding. Brilliance Audio. This novel keeps you transfixed as you live Bailey Carpenter’s nightmare. In the story, Carpenter sustains a horrible attack. And in its aftermath, … Continue reading →

April 14, 2015 · Leave a comment

James McPherson & the Civil War

THE WAR THAT FORGED A NATION: WHY THE CIVIL WAR STILL MATTERS. James McPherson. Oxford University Press. The title of this book says it all: after a century and a … Continue reading →

March 24, 2015 · Leave a comment

In the Audio Corner

IRRITABLE HEARTS. Mac McClelland. Brilliance Audio. During the past 20 years, society has finally come to see Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as a very real affliction with very real effects. In Irritable Hearts, … Continue reading →

March 11, 2015 · Leave a comment

Coltrane Live On the Road

SO MANY THINGS. The European Tour – 1961. John Coltrane Quintet (featuring Eric Dolphy). Acrobat Records. This amazing 4-record set features the legendary John Coltrane live on the road with … Continue reading →

March 2, 2015 · Leave a comment

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