Is ‘Mountains of the Moon’ Our Generation’s ‘Koyaanisqatsi’?
Chris Benchetler’s new movie is a meditation on the inter-connectedness of action sports, Grateful Dead music, and all living things that surround us and bind us together.
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Music
A Voice Not Silenced
Revisiting The Gits 30 years after tragedy ended the band’s shot at fame
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Cameron Crowe Shows the Power of Connection
In his new memoir ‘The Uncool’ the filmmaker blends family grief, rock-journalism, and a lifelong faith in music.
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‘The Story of ABBA’
Swedish music journalist doesn’t go deep enough inside the music
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‘Waiting For Britney Spears’
Music journalist Jeff Weiss chronicles his aimless youthful tabloid pursuit of our most troubled diva
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‘The Name Of This Band Is R.E.M.’ Gives Fans Most of What They Want
Biography is comprehensive, but not quite life’s rich pageant
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Listen to Michel Faber…Or Else
Novelist wants to “change your mind” about music in new book of essays, and he just keeps talking, provocatively
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‘Murder Ballads’ Will Make You Hurt
Artist, writer, and musician Steven L. Jones celebrates the long, rich history of “unhappy music”
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What Destruction Sounds Like
A Review of ‘Sonic Life’ by Thurston Moore
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Shake It Off: Taylor Swift Is Not Writing A Memoir
Blank space on the bestseller list belongs to another fandom
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The Best Music Books of the Year
A holiday shopping guide for the music lover in your life
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Lennon Lit
New books about John Lennon on the anniversary of his death
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‘Rockers’ Book Brings to Life the Making of the Legendary Reggae Film
The golden age of rude boys, from Jamaica to New York and beyond
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Viva Las Elvis
A Comprehensive Book About The King’s Last Peak
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