The War Is Never Over is a compelling way to appreciate the importance of a music icon, to understand why Lydia Lunch’s work matters.
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Book Review: “Seeing Sideways” — Parenting on the Edge
Those who have followed Throwing Muses’ Kristin Hersh’s career over the past three decades are the target audience for this memoir. But she is a good enough writer to interest people who may never have listened to her music.
Book Review: Nashville Songwriter Aimee Mayo is “Talking to the Sky”
Nashville songwriter Aimee Mayo’s memoir offers an eye-opening perspective on the problematic treatment of women in the country music industry.
Book Review: “How 1984 Became Pop’s Blockbuster Year”
Music fans who miss, or missed, the long party that was mainstream music in the mid-’80s will be skillfully taken back to fast times in Can’t Slow Down.
Book Review: “Buy Me Boston, Volume 2” — Celebration of Advertisements Past
Flipping through this volume will help readers understand just how much the internet and consumer technology has changed the world of arts and culture.
Book Review: “Nobody Ever Asked Me About the Girls” — A Disappointing Look at Women, Music, and Fame
Journalist Lisa Robinson deconstructed the idea of the girl who could hang with the guys (and laugh off their casual misogyny) long before Gillian Flynn immortalized the Cool Girl in Gone Girl.
Book Review: “Fangirls” — In Praise of Fanatics
Fangirls is a funny and poignant survey of an essential coming-of-age experience.
Book Review: “Remain in Love” — The Story of the Talking Heads, Told with Charm
With the beguiling Remain in Love, Talking Heads drummer Chris Frantz puts a refreshing spin on a familiar genre.
Book Review: Kathy Valentine — Life Before and After the Go-Go’s
In this satisfying memoir, Go-Go’s bassist and quintessential rock chick Kathy Valentine shares her experiences as a member of the most successful all-girl rock band of all time.