I’m really a sucker for all things Beatles. I’ve read quite a few books about them already and have more on my TBR pile. What I like best about BeatleI’m really a sucker for all things Beatles. I’ve read quite a few books about them already and have more on my TBR pile. What I like best about Beatles books and sixties books in general is the analysis of what happened in that era. I felt like I got to know them a little bit better as people here.
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I’m really a sucker for all things Beatles. I’ve read quite a few books about them already and have more on my TBR pile. What I like best about Beatles books and sixties books in general is the analysis of what happened in that era. I felt like I got to know them a little bit better as people here....more
I’ll never stop reading about The Doors. As long as people write about The Doors and Jim Morrison, I will read about them. This is one of the better oI’ll never stop reading about The Doors. As long as people write about The Doors and Jim Morrison, I will read about them. This is one of the better ones. ...more
This is a very important book. One of my top five of the year. It’s a look into the people that decided to bomb Pearl Harbor. It’s an indictment of smThis is a very important book. One of my top five of the year. It’s a look into the people that decided to bomb Pearl Harbor. It’s an indictment of smart people who don’t speak up. ...more
This book was a great start. I think the seventies were the golden age of cinema and was hoping for a thorough examination of the grindhouse b-movie gThis book was a great start. I think the seventies were the golden age of cinema and was hoping for a thorough examination of the grindhouse b-movie genre. It had good information, but was sorely incomplete. There were scattered, brief discussions about a handful of movies. I just wanted more. ...more
This is a book about hip-hop, but it’s so much more. The title is sort of misleading that way, It really examines the sociological and political rootsThis is a book about hip-hop, but it’s so much more. The title is sort of misleading that way, It really examines the sociological and political roots of not only hip-hop, but disco and soul. It’s indispensable for music nerds like me....more
Van Halen are a bunch of assholes. At least, that’s Noel Monk’s side of the story, and I’m inclined to believe him. He doesn’t come across as a saint Van Halen are a bunch of assholes. At least, that’s Noel Monk’s side of the story, and I’m inclined to believe him. He doesn’t come across as a saint himself, but he has plenty of ammunition. Monk was the band’s manager only up until the “1984” era and they were probably on even worse behavior after that.