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Allen Ginsberg’s Picture of A Broken Country

THE FALL OF AMERICA JOURNALS – 1965-1971. Allen Ginsberg. Edited by Michael Schumacher. University of Minnesota Press. “The Fall of America continues Planet News chronicle tape-recorded scribed by hand or … Continue reading

January 18, 2021 · Leave a comment

Peace Among the Shadows

An Interview With Actress Karen Lorre Karen Lorre has had no less than five separate lifetimes rolled into one. A television actress of considerable reach, Lorre launched her career as … Continue reading

November 10, 2020 · Leave a comment

John Aiello’s A Higher Calling To Be Released August 15th

“You’re right when you say early San Mateo County was the wild-west with an anything goes attitude. It stayed that way until some of those frist [modern-era] DAs set out … Continue reading

August 5, 2020 · Leave a comment

Bob Kaufman’s Collected Works Spotlights the Raw Beauty of the Beats

THE COLLECTED POEMS OF BOB KAUFMAN. Bob Kaufman. City Lights Books. San Francisco poet Bob Kaufman, who died in 1986 at the age of 61, was a one-of-a-kind writer whose … Continue reading

December 2, 2019 · Leave a comment

Travelin’ Thru Invites Us All To A Magical Rock-Country Wedding

TRAVELIN’ THRU. THE BOOTLEG SERIES – VOLUME 15 – 1967-1969. Bob Dylan. Produced by Jeff Rosen and Steve Berkowitz. Liner notes by Colin Escott and Rosanne Cash. Sony Legacy. “I … Continue reading

November 20, 2019 · Leave a comment

Bob Dylan At the Isle of Wight, Rabbit’s Blues & Clarence Clemons On DVD

BOB DYLAN AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL 1969. Bill Bradshaw. Foreword by Julie Felix. Medina Publishing. “The Second Isle Of Wight Festival of Music, 31 August 1969…and I was … Continue reading

October 1, 2019 · Leave a comment

A Glimpse Into the Man Behind the Mask

“As we grew from North Country boys into men, we shared a set of values and a simple outlook on life that transcended our individual success, values that had drawn … Continue reading

August 30, 2019 · 1 Comment

Looking Back At Woodstock 50 Years Later

WOODSTOCK. Three Days of Peace & Music. Michael Lang. Reel Art Press. This beautiful coffee-table style book by the creator of the legendary Woodstock Festival commemorates the 50th birthday of … Continue reading

August 1, 2019 · 1 Comment

Celeste Norfleet’s One Night In Georgia Brings A New Face To the Road Novel

ONE NIGHT IN GEORGIA. Celeste O. Norfleet. Harper Collins. “I had seen racist crimes against my father and grandfather, but I had never experienced it firsthand. Not like this. Taken. … Continue reading

July 1, 2019 · Leave a comment
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