A Life In the Light
LA VOCE DEL VIOLONCELLO: SOLO WORKS OF THE FIRST ITALIAN CELLIST-COMPOSERS. Elinor Frey. With Esteban La Rotta and Susie Napper. Passacaille Records. The cello adorning the cover of LA VOCE … Continue reading
White People & the Damage Done
WHITE PEOPLE AND THE DAMAGE DONE. Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine. Alternative Tentacles. Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine have a new album out, just … Continue reading
Sneaking A Peak At Sony’s Upcoming Classical Shelf
Sony Masterworks has a hot and sultry summer in store for fans of myriad genres, who can expect to see a plethora of important releases as the days dissolve to autumn. … Continue reading
Dylan, Lennon, Cornflakes
Short-Takes: Talking Bob Dylan In France British writer Michael Gray, a world-expert on Bob Dylan and the biographer of Blind Willie McTell, recently announced that he will be opening his … Continue reading
The Wide Open Eyes of the World
Chronicles: Bob Dylan Digests Himself The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia & An Interview With Michael Gray Suze Rotolo On Dylan Music Writer Kathleen Mackay Blood Idioms: the Art of Johnny Cash … 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
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
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
Dylan & the Beast
From the Editor: These selections mark the best of the music books we saw in 2003. SONG AND DANCE MAN III (THE ART OF BOB DYLAN). By Michael Gray. Continuum … Continue reading
Electric Review 