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Book Review: “In the Midnight Hour” — The Tempestuous Life of Wilson Pickett

February 17, 2017
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Tony Fletcher’s research is impeccable, his sources are unimpeachable, and his style is thoroughly engaging.

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Music Interview: Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols — A “Lonely Boy”

January 30, 2017
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Having long gotten “the short end of the stick,” Sex Pistols founding member Steve Jones decided to write his autobiography.

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Music Interview: Tommy Stinson — The Living Embodiment of Rock-and-Roll?

January 18, 2017
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Anything Could Happen is a 12-song collection that is as good as anything that a fan could have hoped for from Tommy Stinson.

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Music Interview: Kristin Hersh — Making the Best Music of Her Life

December 14, 2016
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“There should never have been the cult of the rock star. That just shouldn’t have happened.”

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Book Interview: William F. Buckley on TV’s “Firing Line” — “Open to Debate”

October 19, 2016
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“Conservatism was his perspective, but William F. Buckley was really interested in having the other side on and having real discussions.”

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Music Interview: Jay Ferguson of Sloan — Celebrating “One Chord to Another”

October 13, 2016
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“I’d be happy to start making a new record tomorrow, but I don’t know if we’ve all decided what the next move is.”

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Book Review: Altamont — Rock’s Worst Day?

September 26, 2016
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As a work of history, a journalistic account, and an astute study of a troubled subculture, Altamont is so engrossing that it almost disarms criticism.

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Music Interview: Feeling out “The Feelies”

September 12, 2016
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Four nerdy young men from small-town suburban New Jersey named their band after a prophetic product of Aldous Huxley’s imagination.

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Book Review: “Never A Dull Moment” — Rock Apotheosis

August 14, 2016
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Was 1971 greatest year in the history of rock? Read this delightful book and be prepared to argue.

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Music Interview: Rob Sheffield on David Bowie

August 2, 2016
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“It might sound a little kooky comparing David Bowie to poet William Butler Yeats, but they had similar pitfalls as artists.”

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