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January 6, 2021 Book Reviews / Music Reviews

Music & Book Reviews: Joni Mitchell’s ‘Archives, Volume 1,’ plus John Lennon’s Solo Years

Listen in as an obscure folksinger first reveals her brilliance. Plus, two books focus on a Beatle’s final decade.

October 30, 2020 Book Reviews / Music Reviews

Book & Music Reviews: A History of TV’s ‘Ready Steady Go!’ plus Solomon Burke, Sensational Country Blues Wonders!, Paul Winter, and Felix Hatfield

A book documents the history of a popular 1960s British TV rock and pop show. Also, reviews of CDs from Solomon Burke, Sensational Country Blues Wonders!, Paul Winter, and Felix Hatfield.

December 4, 2019 Book Reviews / Music Reviews

Music & Book Reviews: The Doors’ ‘Soft Parade’ Turns 50, plus Jerry Leger, Swans, and ‘The Specialty Records Story’

A 50th anniversary edition of the Doors’ ‘The Soft Parade,’ plus albums from Jerry Leger and Swans and a book about Specialty Records.

November 30, 2018 Book Reviews / Music Reviews

Music & Book Reviews: Rolling Stones’ ‘Beggars Banquet’ Anniversary Edition, plus the Animals, Paul Oscher, Shawn Mullins, and ‘Dreaming of Dylan’

The Rolling Stones’ ‘Beggars Banquet’ resurfaces in a 50th anniversary edition. Plus more new CDs and a book called Dreaming about Dylan.

September 30, 2018 Book Reviews / Music Reviews

Music & Book Reviews: The Doors’ ‘Waiting for the Sun’ Turns 50, plus Granville Automatic, Linda Thompson, and a Bruce Springsteen Biography

A 50th anniversary edition of the Doors’ most commercially successful album includes previously unreleased studio mixes and live recordings. Plus, more noteworthy new CDs and a Bruce Springsteen bio.

The Magic Tree by Steve Forbert
September 4, 2018 Book Reviews / Music Reviews

Book & Music Reviews: Steve Forbert’s ‘Big City Cat’ and ‘Magic Tree,’ plus Anthony Geraci, Vanessa Peters, and Chris Darrow & Max Buda

Steve Forbert delivers a not-so-revealing memoir and an excellent new CD. Plus, noteworthy albums from Vanessa Peters, Anthony Geraci, and Chris Darrow & Max Buda

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Now available: A paperback North American edition of Dylan on Dylan, Japanese editions of Lennon on Lennon and Dylan on Dylan, a Spanish edition of Leonard Cohen on Leonard Cohen, and an Italian edition of Dylan on Dylan.

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