The internet is great for research, but there’s also much to be said for picking up a book and just leafing through the pages. More often than not, you’ll stumble
Read MoreNewspapers, magazines, and broadcasters (including me) have huge reserves of pre-written obituaries available for use the moment a big name dies. The Times of London is one of the better
Read MoreDavid Bowie’s career was a series of ups and downs through six decades. It all finally came to an end on January 10, 2016, when he died of liver cancer.
Read MoreBefore the internet made such books relevant, there were plenty of volumes documenting the evolution of rock and pop on a day-by-day basis. Rock and Pop Timeline may be twenty
Read MoreDerek Shulman had a good ten-year run (1970-80) as a member of Gentle Giant, the English prog group. After that ended, he transitioned into the roll of music executive, signing
Read MoreFor some reason, the human brain comes hardwired for music, even though there is no solid evolutionary reason for this to be so. We’ve been making music as a species
Read MoreMost of us will only get to experience a rock concert from the front of the stage. But what about all the people and work that goes on behind the
Read MoreI’m still keen on collecting encyclopedia-type books because they’re so much fun to flip through. I can’t tell you how many serendipitous discoveries I’ve made over the years. My latest
Read MoreIf you’re the kind of person who spends (or has spent) a significant amount of money on home audio gear, you’re going to LOVE this coffee table book called HiFi
Read MoreA morbid title, to be sure, but I Shot a Man in Reno–A History of Death, Murder, Suicide, Fire, Flood, Drugs, Disease, and General Misadventure by Graeme Thompson, is a
Read MoreThis is a deep-in-the-weeds book for many, but if you’re into recording studios and the process of capturing audio for all time, How Does It Sound Now? Legendary Engineers and
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