Why did rock and roll become white? Music critic Jack Hamilton’s extraordinary new book provides a challenging answer.
Rock-and-Roll
Fuse Film Review: “Ricki and the Flash” — A Damp Squib
Ricki and the Flash is a film that is bad enough to hurt a lot of reputations.
Book Interview: “Season of the Witch” — Rock ‘n’ Roll and the Occult Imagination
“To say that the occult ‘saved’ it is really to say that the spiritual agitation is at the heart of what was able to bring rock ‘n’ roll to its most interesting places.”
Highlife Lowdown
Two excellent books, one by Boston rocker Jen Trynin, plumb the insides of the worlds of jazz and rock ‘n’ roll.