Erin Crawford & Book Reviews
Artist Statement As a self taught artist, my paintings are a celebration of my love for dance and music. They have been a remedy for a broken heart and a … Continue reading
Bob Dylan & the Beatles
BOB DYLAN AND THE BEATLES (Vol. 1 of the best of the Blacklisted Journalist). Al Aronowitz. First Books Library. Al Aronowitz is often referred to as “the godfather of rock … Continue reading
Fiction & Nonfiction
TELL THE COURT I Love My Wife: Race, Marriage, and Law – An American History. Peter Wallenstein. Palgrave/Macmillan. In Tell The Court, Virginia historian Peter Wallenstein has written a timely and absorbing study … Continue reading
Religion & Sports
Religion 101 MOST POWERFUL PROMISES IN THE BIBLE. Steve and Lois Rabey and Marcia Ford. Warner Books. With another Christmas upon us, many will find it to be a good time … Continue reading
Genius of Chagall
MARC CHAGALL. Jean-Michel Foray, Meret Meyer Graber, Jakov Bruk. Abrams. Chagall’s work is known through-out the world for its breadth and range and sharp use of color — an artist … Continue reading
The Cheerful Little Earful
FATS WALLER (THE CHEERFUL LITTLE EARFUL). Alyn Shipton. Continuum. Music historian and journalist Alyn Shipton believes that the true genius of Fats Waller has not be fully explored nor appreciated by … Continue reading
Unhurried Vision
UNHURRIED VISION. Michael Rothenberg. La Alameda Press. Michael Rothenberg was arguably Philip Whalen’s closest friend during the Zen Master’s last days on this earth. It was during those days that Rothenberg … Continue reading
Sick of Being Me
SICK OF BEING ME. Sean Egan. Askill Publishing. Drugs and Rock and Roll stories are nothing new in the world of publishing. Every year, we seem to see four or … Continue reading
The People’s Lawyer
II. The Constitution burns and we, the radical lawyer, the civil rights lawyer, the People’s lawyer, the nation’s guardians of our precious precepts of liberty, we sit on our hands … Continue reading